Technical Operations Manager

Concordia Fibers, a world class converter of synthetic yarns and carbon fiber for use in high end textile applications and advanced composites, is looking for to join our technical support team to support challenging new business opportunities within our composite fibers business. Concordia Fibers, founded in 1920 as a manufacturer of silk yarns, has re-engineered its textile capabilities over the past 105 years to expand into synthetic yarns and yarns for advanced composites in the aerospace, automotive, filtration media, power transmission belts, and many other industries. We have developed new proprietary fiber processes to support the growing requirement for weight-saving carbon and glass composites in numerous market segments.

POSITION SUMMARY

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

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)

• Improves and maintains current systems by performing process experimentation and capability studies using applicable six sigma tools for experiment setup and analysis.
• Validates and revalidates new or modified products, equipment, or systems.
• Develops, evaluates, and improves industrial manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.
• Research and analyzes customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Review process flow and equipment setup methods and identify and implement improvements to streamline and eliminate waste.
• Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confers with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
• Specifies system components or directs modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Lead new product builds on the floor; providing proper documentation, training of operators, ordering and tracking of raw materials, scheduling of prototype build and ensuring process capability to meet customer requirements.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Confers with vendors in order to determine specifications of products and arrange equipment, material purchase, and parts.
• Investigates equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew.
• Supervise engineering maintenance staff and oversee the preventative maintenance (PM) system and PM schedule for all plant machinery.
• Monitor and record all corrective maintenance activity and track for any trends that require permanent solutions.
• Create budgets and track expenses for all equipment repair and maintenance activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
• Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
• Lead the purchase, installation and qualification of new equipment, materials, or parts to support production expansion or improvements.
• Direct and coordinate the new production, processing, and distribution activities of a Textile production organization.
• Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Participate in Sales decisions concerning new products by using product specifications and release dates to determine product costs and resource needs.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Lean Manufacturing: Demonstrated success implementing lean techniques and streamlining process flow and eliminating waste.
• Team Player: Ability to work with and interact with all employees. We have a small work force and pride ourselves on an honest and open working environment.
• Communication Skills: Demonstrated ability in writing protocols and work instructions as well as interacting with customers and vendors.
• Change Management - Ability to encourage others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities.
• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Project Management - Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.
• Self Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Consensus Building - Ability to bring about group solidarity to achieve a goal.
• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
• Deductive Reasoning - Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Innovative - Ability to look beyond the standard solutions.
• Project Management - Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.
• Risk Taker - Ability to take calculated risks or to stretch the limits of comfort zones.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education : Minimum of Associates Degree and 5 years in manufacturing, part of which is in a supervisory role. BS in Engineering: Industrial, Mechanical, or Textile preferred

Experience : Background with manufacturing methods, supervision, process improvement programs and procedures required. Textiles experience a plus but not required.

Computer Skills

Computer Proficiency in all MS Office Required

Certificates & Licenses

Forklift Operation Training (Company Provided)

Other Requirements

Hazard Communication Training (Company Provided)

ISO Quality System Training

General Safety Awareness

Lock Out Tag Out Training (Company Provided)

Physical Requirements

Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Ear plugs required while on manufacturing floor.)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work performed in an office environment with moderate exposure to elements of a factory environment such as noise, dust, heat, cold, etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person