Essential Functions
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
- Understands the Valence Surface Technologies Code of Conduct policy, leading by example.
- Organizes assigned area to ensure ready access to and knowledge of all orders currently in process on a daily work basis.
- Effectively communicates with customer service regarding work that is in the area or coming to the area for processing.
- Maintains the shop in an orderly 5S and well-kept manner.
- Operates within established safety, quality, and financial guidelines.
- Keeps current on project and overall shop performance, understands and monitors department budget, works with manager to resolve problems and plans for improvements.
- Works closely with Production Management and supervisors on other shifts/departments to determine daily, weekly, and monthly work schedules.
- Maintains schedule and reassigns labor as work load changes.
- Maintains and monitors appropriate documentation on all orders.
- Effectively supervises employees in the shop.
- Organizes work to be done and assigns accordingly, follows dashboard requirements while working with customer service to exceed customer expectations.
- Initiates disciplinary actions where necessary according to established procedures.
- Trains employees and monitors their performance on Valence Surface Technologies safety procedures and proper Valence techniques for all production processes and movement of materials in/out/around the shop.
- Resolves technical problems and challenges by involving the appropriate people in order to keep production moving, to meet/exceed customer expectations.
- Participates in improvement teams, Gemba walks, and meetings as requested.
- Participates in continuous process improvement activities, always looking for new ways to do the job with an eye to reducing cost, streamlining processes, and increasing throughput.
- Keeps current on industry trends, innovations, and changes that may affect production operations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds or less
- Requires frequent standing, bending, grasping and reaching
- Occasional walking, sitting, and speaking
- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Safety Glasses
- Sense of sound, touch, and sight
- Work is performed in shop conditions and can be in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Skills & Abilities
Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) Required
Experience: 3 plus years of experience in manufacturing
Computer Skills: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a “U.S. Persons”