Element has an opportunity for Department Manager. Element has developed the Department Manager role to provide greater accountability at all levels of the organization that will drive improvements into our business. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the success of your assigned team to all business metrics under your influence. You must be an effective leader and communicator that will drive your team to achieve the desired results. Fundamentally the Department Manager role is the cornerstone of our new leadership structure. This role will provide the heartbeat of our daily operations ensuring we always perform to our customer’s expectations.

Safety

• Ensure team members are trained in and adhering to Company Safety Procedures

Quality

• Improve FTR (First time right), ensure test samples and quality processes are being followed
• Ensure required training is completed for assigned team members
• Develop and implement appropriate cross-training plans

Delivery

• Assign and direct the work of dedicated team members; establish daily work plans coordinating. well with the other Department Leads and Management Team; conduct review of technical work and make independent judgments on the best course of action
• Ensure productivity is measured against targets for what is required to meet or exceed the OTD and LT for the department
• Ensure department has necessary supplies/tools to perform daily job requirements effectively and efficiently

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)

• Coordinate technical aspects of the area of assignment including fabrication, assembly, implementation, testing, calibration and maintenance of a wide variety of highly complex test equipment, support systems and devices

Innovation

• Identify and make proposals for improvements and implement approved changes in the area of assignment

SQDC

• Lead SQDC meetings and manage resulting actions items to completion
• You will own IRR, FTIR, OTD and LT for your assigned areas and have direct impact on these metrics for our site

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Contributes to all personnel actions for the group including hiring, promotions, performance and merit reviews, discipline, and terminations

• Three years of technical/vocational training in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, blu-prints, data and details furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Experience in interpreting testing procedures and requirements
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, etc….)
• Safety – 1 safety improvement per year
• Safety – 1 safety training per month
• OTD – 95%
• Revenue – 95% Revenue Days at Target
• Productivity – 1 productivity project per year
• New Business – 1 new business capability/scope added per year
• Reporting: Weekly report outs to GM and OPS on Operational metrics to the goals and objective sheet

LT per department:

• Machine Shop: 36 hrs
• Mechanical: 20 hrs
• Chemistry: 24 hrs
• Metallurgy: 24 hrs

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 6,500 brilliant minds operating from 200 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.