General Manufacturing Job Description
General manufacturing
provides basic engineering support to the production area on routine issues to maintain optimum levels of productivity in terms of cycle times and quality.
General Manufacturing Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Planning, risk management, and project performance addressing cost, schedule, and technical quality for related Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements on a large system development-type contract or full responsibility for all aspects of program performance on a large technical services-type contract
Must have the ability to work 12 hour shifts (7A.M
Packaging products on a conveyor belt or through other means
Working in different departments and accepting cross training in other jobs
General labor such as assembly, picking, packing, sorting, loading, and unloading the company’s products
Standing, squatting, or lifting throughout your shift
Provide direct supervision and coaching for production supervisors and other operational staff
Implement and optimize processes to improve results
A solid work history - prefer one consistent year of work experience within the last three years
Responsible for leading a team of engineering, inside sales, commercial and manufacturing managers
General Manufacturing Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for General Manufacturing
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HP, EPA, FAA, CPIM, APICS, PMP, LSS, ISO
Education for General Manufacturing
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the general manufacturing job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, Technical, Associates, Military, Automotive, Management, Science, Leadership
Skills for General Manufacturing
Desired skills for general manufacturing include:
Technical field/area of specialization
Simple computer operations
Avionics
Flight controls
Installing trouble shooting of aircraft systems
Structures
At least one but all in repair
MS Office and the ability to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership
Equipment and basic warehouse procedures
Routine and non-routine packing procedures
Desired experience for general manufacturing includes:
Wear the correct Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) at all times
Ensure all housekeeping activities in the Packing Area are observed and carried out appropriately
If not APICS CPIM certified, be willing to pursue certification path
Bachelors degree in a S.T.E.M
Experience leading Lean/Six-Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, DMAIC, or continuous improvement projects and teams
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering
General Manufacturing Examples
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General Manufacturing Job Description
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of general manufacturing. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for general manufacturing
- Manage annual budgetary responsibilities of $1M
- Providing direction to employees utilizing management guidelines and general policies
- Managing the area to produce quality products, and
- Assists with on-the-job training for associates newly assigned to the department with current associates regarding any new procedures
- Performs all duties according to established safety and efficiency procedures and champions a safety culture
- Coordinate all related activities for plan, design, approval, project execution support and buy off of General Assembly systems
- Ensure completion of technical peer reviews on new projects or programs and implement scalable best of the best ideas to improve quality, reduce cost, enhance operator safety, and meet timing
- Foster innovative, lean solutions to ensure project is the “Best of the Best”
- Utilize technical peer reviews to enhance GAE performance for **** in China
- Interface/Coordinate all GA activities with other functional areas
Qualifications for general manufacturing
- Must be an excellent communicator, both written and verbally, with the ability to motivate on a one-on-one basis in large presentation forums
- Candidate will need an artistic and creative background
- Auto body experience is a big plus
- Team player who is wiling to work closely with other
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Industrial Technology preferred
- Must possess extensive experience in a manufacturing, engineering and technical sales/customer service environment, with significant supervisory/managerial experience
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Our company is looking for a general manufacturing. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for general manufacturing
- Implement a strong project/program control process, including management reviews
- Implement appropriate Equipment strategies for low cost lean plants
- Serve as the GA expert, and together with IO or NA tech center resources if needed, for all technical matters **** JV come to ask for help
- Continuously help JV to improve their performance in China, including safety, quality, cost
- Support **** new business development (the portion related to General Assembly)
- Support **** other businesses & activities (the portion related to General Assembly) in China
- Manage and lead the activities of the manufacturing departments at the Reading Facility
- Directly supervise production managers
- Direct the activities of the Manufacturing organization to maximize improvement in safety, quality, delivery and cost
- Lead the Operations team to completely new levels of accountability, clarity, and employee engagement from general manager to hourly employee
Qualifications for general manufacturing
- Ability to lead and positively influence direct reports, others - essential
- Demonstrates a professional and positive attitude passion for developing others
- Previous responsibility for P&L essential
- Ability to navigate stands, lifts, ladders, work platforms
- Normal physical mobility, which includes movement from place-to-place on the job taking distances and speed into account
- Normal physical agility, which includes the ability to maneuver body while in place
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Our growing company is looking for a general manufacturing. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for general manufacturing
- Serve as the focal point for production stand up, facility build out, capital transfer and overall production readiness
- Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure on-time delivery of high quality, affordable products and services that meet all contract requirements and business objectives
- Provide the program and team with coordination of core production capabilities and resources required to meet current and future program needs
- Work in concert with other program leadership homerooms and shared service organizations, to coordinate, and support the continuous improvement of People, Products, Processes, Systems and Service
- Oversee multiple APN-241 projects assigned and provide direction to ensure cost, schedule, and quality are achieved
- Provide objective-oriented direction utilizing management guidelines and general policies
- Direct supervision/management of the staff
- Capital Planning, functional design, build out and completion of APN-241 production facility
- Providing objective-oriented direction to subordinates utilizing management guidelines & general policies
- Ensure ISO9001, AS9100 policies and practices are followed
Qualifications for general manufacturing
- Normal physical strength to handle and/or move objects up to 80 pounds, taking frequency into consideration
- Use of hands, fingers and arms to grasp, feel and reach
- Seldom required to stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Minimum 1 year in a manufacturing environment
- General understanding of all aspects of maintenance practices
- BS/BA degree with a minimum of 10 years’ professional experience
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of general manufacturing. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for general manufacturing
- Managing and coordinating risk management and project performance addressing cost, schedule, and technical quality for APN-241 program performance
- Monitor staffing size and production workload
- Facilitates meetings, conducts briefings, and provides updates to program and functional leadership
- Assist in training employees, auditing manufacturing and testing procedures, and troubleshoot manufacturing issues
- Understand and properly execute emergency procedures
- Serve as the backup for the second shift Fabrication Supervisor when needed
- Supervise all Thin Film Coating's second shift employees, with a dotted line reporting structure to the department Supervisor
- Manage and oversee the 35,000 square foot QRC Support Center Repair Depot
- Ensure the Repair Depot continues to meet all completed action requirements in accordance with established schedules and contractual delivery requirements
- Supervise no less than two Repair Depot Supervisors who oversee 15 to 20 Technicians, Assemblers, and Machinists
Qualifications for general manufacturing
- 5 or more years relevant experience in engineering or manufacturing
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and constructively communicate with all levels of Manufacturing, Program, Engineering, Functional Support Management and Professionals
- Experience with resource planning and budgeting
- Experience working in a union represented environment
- At least 6 years of prior demonstrated successful people management experience – including experience managing a large staff of 10 or more individuals
- Hands-on experience developing and managing budgets with responsibility for cost performance
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of general manufacturing. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for general manufacturing
- Supervise the Facilities Maintenance Coordinator and ensure the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and professional manner
- Adhere to all NGC, Local, State, and Federal Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA, and EPA regulatory requirements
- Management oversight of general maintenance and management of the QRC facility
- Create and maintain an engaged, diverse, empowered and all inclusive work environment
- Upon hire, the candidate will be required to immediately apply and successfully secure a Department of Defense interim Security clearance at the Secret level
- Assume responsibility for the Fabrication departments and personnel on third shift
- Audit manufacturing and testing procedures
- Troubleshoot manufacturing issues
- Understand and execute emergency procedures
- Demonstrate the required leadership behaviors to motivate and engage employees and to build trust and confidence among the management team and peers
Qualifications for general manufacturing
- Support GA ME deliverables in China to ensure the goals of safety, quality, cost, investment, timing, etc of the respective projects are achieved
- Align and cascade knowledge to JV GA ME’s to allow them to become more self sufficient ensure a successful SORP of the respective product grogram or project
- Working closely with the JV Project teams, Global and Regional Manufacturing Engineering to develop a balanced, integrated solution
- Work independently and effectively with multi-cultures and JV environment and be able to work under pressure
- Proficiency in both complex project management and technical GAE skills
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal skills and ability to coach / mentor others to enhance skill set across **** China Operations