Clayton Athens - Cost Analyst - Athens, TX

Clayton Homes, a Berkshire Hathaway company and the nation's leading housing provider, is a vertically integrated housing company that builds, sells, and insures affordable housing. Our commitment to creating a World Class Customer Experience is unparalleled in the housing industry and we believe it begins with a World Class Team Member Experience. From entry-level to more experienced positions, we're actively recruiting individuals who are passionate, positive, and eager to learn. We then equip you for success, whether you're in the office, in the field, or on the floor. As a member of our team you'll enjoy excellent benefits, opportunities for growth, and an encouraging culture that supports work / life balance.

Core Competencies and Job Requirements:

• Three to five years of experience in costing in a manufacturing environment, preferred
• Must have excellent mathematical skills
• Great attention to details, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment
• Motivated to pursue improvement
• Demonstrates initiative and assertiveness
• Able to communicate positively and clearly with peers, managers, and internal customers
• Expert knowledge in MS Office software, including Excel
• Knowledge of AS400 &/or Oracle preferred

Internal Requirements:

• Cannot be above a verbal on attendance (not within the last four months)
• Ideal Team Player on most recent evaluation
• No disciplinary actions in the last 6 months

Position Summary:
The Cost Analyst will identify plant and cost department problems and will develop and implement improvement solutions. Cost Analyst will work with plant management to determine and resolve plant processes, take a leadership role on plant teams and will participate in plant and cost department projects. The Cost Analyst will have a thorough knowledge of cost systems and will perform analysis of cost data to prevent and resolve production and inventory issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

MAJOR OBJECTIVES

• Develop and maintain accurate Bills of Materials for each model and each option.

This is accomplished by:
o Prototyping of new models and options
o Audits of existing models and options.
o Category Audits/Cycle Counts
o Like model comparisons.

• Process Improvement
  o Lean Initiatives – Make sure they are getting done and reported. 
  o Champion Cost saving implementations and follow up
  o Tracking and reporting progress on improvements

DAILY DUTIES

Print and evaluate the Daily Production Report, distribute, and review for margin irregularities. Monitor the Engineering Change Request (ECR) and respond to all necessary ECR's Immediately.  This will include providing cost impact to the ECN, if necessary. Provide cost where applicable for Sales Change requests. Modify any BOMs as required by authorized ECRs immediately.  Communicate necessary changes with the Material Manager and plant/facility management.  Changes to the BOM are necessary to make sure inventory is relieved properly. All other duties that may be required.

WEEKLY DUTIES

Provide cost detail for any necessary options or projects as required. Audit one ceiling per week for foam seal usage.  Calculate the cost per LF and report results to the appropriate personnel. Attend required plant meetings (e.g. production meetings, quality team meetings, etc.) All other duties that may be required.

MONTHLY DUTIES

Audit at least two models per month - Prototypes and/or Re-Audits. Cost any necessary options that may be required for a Prototype BOM. These are sometimes required due to the urgency of developing pricing information or to set up information for purchasing. Review ECRs for start dates All other duties that may be required.

MONTH END DUTIES

At month end the Plant Analyst should review the ECR file to make sure the ECRs approved for the plant during the month have been incorporated into the Bills of Material and options, when applicable. Ensure that Cost Savings are submitted monthly. All other duties that may be required.

PHYSICAL INVENTORY
It is the responsibility of the Cost Analyst to assist Materials Manager to prepare plants for physical inventory, be directly involved in conducting the physical inventory and be responsible in the review and reconciliation of the physical inventory at their particular facility.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability Requirements:

Language Skills, Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of peers or team members. 

Mathematical Skills. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other:

Rules and Regulation. All employees must adhere to all safety rules and regulations required by local, State and Federal authorities, wear the appropriate personal protective equipment necessary to perform the job in a safe manner and will follow all safety rules per the Company’s Safety Policy.

Physical Demands. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that a team member will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job, but majority of duties will be performed on the plant floor, requiring personal protective equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate (office) to loud (production plant).

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