Area Manager

• Manages associate outcomes by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and correcting behaviors as needed; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures. Sets priorities for outcomes and resources.
• Determines and monitors standards, budgets and departmental goals/operational objectives, based on company policies and available resources.
• Implements measures to motivate employees and to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency.
• Achieves product and operations operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, customer-service, safety, security, and health standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; identifying, developing, and implementing system improvements.
• Contributes to product and operations management and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• Manages Plant priorities within their area of responsibility by reviewing customer orders and requirements; analyzing equipment, materials, and associate availability.
• Resolves production scheduling problems by analyzing reports; reviewing equipment, materials, and associate availability; conferring with production control; developing solutions.
• Prepares production information and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Contributes to plant and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably within in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing and leading a team.

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles.

The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations.

Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward.

Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.