Senior Manager Focus Factory

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Acuity Brands, Inc.
(NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company.
We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come.
Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology.
Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.
Job Summary Acuity Brands Lighting is hiring a Senior Focus Factory Manager to join our team in Winona, Minnesota at our Minnesota Production Facility.
The Minnesota Production Facility (MNPF) is a small but mighty manufacturing facility within Acuity Brands.
The facility is in the picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota.
With the diverse outdoor recreational opportunities, music, art and cultural events, Winona offers something for everyone while still tucked into a small city package.
If all that Winona offers isn’t quite enough, we are just 40 minutes from Rochester and 2 ½ hours from the Twin Cities.
As a Senior Focus Factory Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating all functions of a Focus Factory (New Product Introduction, EQDCI, In-sourcing, Customer Satisfaction, Employee Satisfaction, Employee Performance, Supply Chain Performance).
You will also be responsible for partnering with the Value Stream Leader to drive profitable growth for Value Stream.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions) Enterprise Risk - responsible for safety and environmental issues for the focused factory.
Quality - responsible for quality in three phases: incoming supplier quality, internal quality (manufacturing processes), external quality (customer satisfaction/quality finished goods products).
Delivery - responsible for 95% or greater target compliance while reducing lead times to customers.
Cost - responsible for continuous improvement in the value stream to drive month over month cost improvement/reduction.
Lean Process leader - responsible to use and mentor others on the Acuity Business Systems tools for use in continuous improvement (Kanban, SW, 5S, SMED, TPM, etc.
).
Innovation - continuously drive to develop new and innovative ways to improve our processes.
New Product Introductions Preferred Education (i.
e.
type of degree) Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Business Administration Skills and Minimum Experience Required Bachelor's Degree preferred 6 to 8 years in a manufacturing or production environment, preferably high volume.
Experience with P&L preferred Previous supervisory experience leading a diverse team of salaried professional and hourly operators.
Proven leadership skills and accomplishments developing a team.
Management skills (people and projects).
Experience in problem solving, communication and conflict resolution.
Experience with Lean principles and exposure to Kaizen and continuous improvement events is helpful.
High degree of comfort with computer usage, and ability to analyze and present data.
Able to read, write and speak English.
Physical Requirements Light work Travel Requirements 1-20% We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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