Huntington Beach California / United States

 The client is looking for a talented 1st Shift Manufacturing Manager with strong leadership qualities who knows how to motivate employees to focus on quality and deliver on performance expectations.
This role is based on-site in our Huntington Beach, CA facility.
The hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, full-time from 7 am – 4 pm

• 100% Employer-Paid Medical + Dental + Vision Insurance options for employees
• 401(K) Plan with company match
• Profit Sharing plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D/Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Discounts on theme parks, movie tickets, sports, hotels and more
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Assistance Program

• Directs production, assembly, safety, and shipping for maximum efficiencies of equipment, materials, and personnel of the assigned shift.
  
• Oversees and monitors the budget for manufacturing, including capital expenditures, labor, and headcount.
  
• Drives continuous improvement and lean transformation to create world-class manufacturing processes with a focus on reducing costs and improving lead times.
  
• Embodies a safety culture and implements safety initiatives that drive the organization to achieve the goal of zero accidents.
  
• Ensures organizational policies are implemented to conform to corporate compliance areas including environmental, safety, and product liability.
  
• Determines current and future manufacturing opportunities that support new technologies and long-term growth in support of the strategic plan.
  
• Maintains customer, market, product knowledge and understanding.
  Prepares production for product line changes as required to meet customer and market needs.
  
• Manages material handling best practices to ensure best-in-class inventory accuracy on an ongoing basis.
  
• Manages the shipping operation, develops appropriate direct and indirect reports while building leadership skills within the team and improving productivity.
  
• Develops and promotes a motivated, positive, and collaborative culture in the manufacturing facilities.
  
• Ensures productive and supportive interaction between departments and shifts.
  
• Performs additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
  

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
  Spanish bilingual skill is preferred.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
  
• A sense of urgency and efficiency in all tasks.
  
• Ownership of all assigned areas of responsibility.
  
• Excellent time management skills; must be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines.
  
• Attention to detail and accuracy; must be able to recognize and resolve discrepancies.
  
• Good judgement and discretion.
  
• Commitment to building and developing a quality team.
  Ability to delegate and manage a multi-functional team.
  
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, honesty, and unwavering commitment to California Faucets ongoing growth and profitability.
  
• Ability and desire to understand the business at all levels, including from a product, marketing, sales, and operational perspective.
  
• Demonstrated strategic planning skills and the capacity to provide manufacturing leadership to the organization.
  
• The ability to build and energize a strong positive team environment, with bench strength at all levels.
  
• Team player with strong communication skills who can work openly and cooperatively with all company departments and managers.
  
• The ability to communicate across all levels, from shop floor to members of the executive team.
  
• The strategic and visionary leadership skills to maintain a long-term focus and the tenacity to achieve results.
  
• Change agent skills that motivate and inspire others with a drive for innovation.
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field and/or at least seven (7) to ten (10) years of manufacturing experience in rapidly growing businesses.
  
• At least three (3) years of management level experience in manufacturing operations.
  
• Experience managing a team of at least 50 employees.
  
• Strong Lean Manufacturing experience and toolkit.
  
• Familiarity and experience with ERP, MRP, or WMS systems.
  
• A successful track record of achieving growth targets, reducing direct/indirect costs while increasing operational efficiency, productivity, and quality.
  
• Extensive experience with manufacturing process improvement, including budget management, facility enhancement and improvements, cycle time reduction, lead time reduction, workflow enhancements and capacity management planning.
  
• Ability to manage with KPIs, participation in Capex project, and analyze operating reports to identify opportunities; the ability to summarize monthly operating results and future plans with executive teams and others.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and all Microsoft Office applications.