Hydraquip - Fluid Power Production Manager

Hydraquip is looking for a candidate who wants to contribute on a significant way with our largest clients and vendors to join our 100% employee-owned company. Hydraquip has offices in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado and Tennessee - providing motion control solutions for hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrically powered applications.

Under the direction of the Operations Manager, the Fluid Power Production Manager maintains project schedules and oversees all assembly and test operations for the department.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Shop Scheduling.
• Management of Production Personnel.
• Management of Facilities Maintenance.
• Job Quoting and Estimating.
• Schedule and attend training that will improve job duties; and that of others.
• Become familiar with industry specifications and quality prerogatives typical of the projects.
• Verify that equipment is tested and is running properly.
• Verify that jobs are sent out on time.
• Handle any personnel issues that may arise in the shop.
• Track equipment.
• Maintain frequent contact with other departments.
• Prepare and maintain paperwork, including a record of equipment going into and out of the shop and equipment maintenance paperwork.
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities in an ethical and conscientious manner.
• Support and participate in the organization’s continual improvement program to conform to ISO 9001 requirements by complying with the Quality Policy and procedures and meeting QMS objectives.
• Understand the implications of not conforming with the quality management system requirements.
• Ensure processes are delivering their intended outputs.
• Ensure the promotion of customer focus throughout the organization.

• Demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the quality management system by:
• taking accountability for the effectiveness of the quality management system;
• ensuring that the quality policy and quality objectives are established for the quality management system and are compatible with the context and strategic direction of the organization;
• ensuring the integration of the quality management system requirements into the organization’s business processes;
• promoting the use of the process approach and risk-based thinking;
• ensuring that the resources needed for the quality management system are available;
• communicating the importance of effective quality management and of conforming to the quality management system requirements;
• ensuring that the quality management system achieves its intended results;
• engaging, directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system;
• promoting improvement;
• supporting other relevant management roles to demonstrate their leadership as it applies to their areas of responsibility.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor or Associate degree a plus.
• Experience as described below may be accepted in lieu of education..

EXPERIENCE

• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in shop operations a plus.
• Education as described above may be accepted in lieu of experience.
• Experience working in an ISO 9001 environment is considered a plus.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Team Leadership capabilities.
• Able to accept responsibility and be accountable for own actions.
• Able to identify, analyze, and solve problems.
• Knowledge of MS Office and Project.
• Knowledge of shop equipment and operations.
• Knowledge of safe operating procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and operating and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• 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 furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) plans with company match. A unique benefit Hydraquip offers as part of Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. is an employee stock ownership plan.

What is an ESOP?

ESOP is a special retirement program that allows employees to own stock in the company. When you join EOHI, you automatically begin investing in your future (without having to purchase shares). We are a high growth company committed to training our employee owners to develop their skills and advance in their careers.

- Studies also show that retirement account balances for ESOP companies are 2.5 times higher.

- ESOP companies grow 2.5 times faster than those companies without employee ownership.

- Research shows employee owned companies are superior in performance, employee benefits and employee morale because everyone is working towards a common goal.