Responsible for overseeing the production process of metal castings, ensuring quality control, managing staff, and coordinating operations. Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing production processes: Ensuring that all specifications are followed while reducing costs and increasing productivity.
- Managing staff: Overseeing, training, and evaluating foundry personnel.
- Maintaining equipment: Overseeing maintenance and upkeep of foundry equipment.
- Implementing safety initiatives: Ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Planning and coordinating production schedules: Meeting customer demands.
- Driving continuous improvement: Identifying and implementing process improvements for increased efficiency and reduced costs.
- Collaborating with other departments: Streamling operations and resolving issues. Strong leadership and managerial skills, a proven understanding of metallurgical processes and quality control, along with excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilites are essential.