Operations Manager

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The Operations Manager will be responsible for the overall production activities of the plant with emphasis on safe operation, attentiveness to quality, on-time delivery, and operational efficiency. The Operations Manager will regularly review performance in these areas, develop plans to improve, and execute upon the plans.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Lead and manage the Operations team including Supervisors and the Engineering Department. Ensure team member direction and goals are specific, relevant, and aligned with goals, vision, mission, and values of the plant and company

• Drive environmental, health, and safety ownership throughout the plant from the Supervisor to the front-line employee. Ensure critical EHS initiatives are completed, and that policies and procedures are followed. Lead EHS incident reviews with the assistance of the Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager and drive resulting action items to timely completion

• Ensure accountability for quality production and that it is clearly defined and consistent through the use and development of training and standard operating procedures

• Execute the production plan as defined by Production Control ensuring timely delivery of product

• Drive sales and operating planning to optimize equipment operation and resource utilization  

• Perform root causes analysis for operations deviations and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurrence

• Analyze regular data-base of production capacity levels, cycle times, material flow, and manpower levels. Assist Production Control in ensuring production master data for the plant is accurate and up to date in the enterprise resource planning system

• Partner with Maintenance and Production Control on a plant calendar to identify and plan for production adjustments needed resulting in planned maintenance, holidays, and vacations

• Coordinate the operations staff from shift-to-shift to ensure plant duties are completed

• Work with the Plant Manager to identify and justify capital expenditures that will drive improved production efficiency in the areas of EHS, quality, and productivity

• Ensure that all plant policies are implemented and followed

• Communicate production performance to the Plant Manager

• Develop and implement continuous improvement project and ensure operational PM are completed on time

• Participate in customer calls

• Ensure production data entry is completed in timely manner without errors

• Work with the Plant Manager in the hiring of plant operations staff

• Create a collaborative environment utilizing input from all team members to produce positive results

• Maintain compliance with device calibration

REQUIREMENTS:

• A bachelor’s degree is required in business administration, technical science. Similar discipline is a plus

• Six Sigma knowledge with a Green Belt Certification preferred

• A minimum of 5 years or more of manufacturing experience preferred

• A minimum of 3 years or more Supervision experience preferred

• Courageous leadership and acting with integrity in all aspects of business and people related decisions

• Strong communication skills to establish priorities, work schedules, allocate resources, deliver presentations, support the EHS and quality systems, enforce company policies and procedures, and utilize resources to provide the greatest efficiency to meet production objectives

• Strong leader of people with the ability to define goals, develop plans, and inspire the organization to achieve them to ultimately drive production success

• Ability to provide clear and frequent direction to the operations staff and provide necessary resources to meet production goals

• Demonstrated ability to leverage each member's strengths and provide recognition of accomplishments to maximize overall results

• Strong structured problem-solving skills including the ability to identify the root cause of issues

• Strong business sense and ability to make good decisions in the light of limited information

• Demonstrated ability to set challenging targets for production yield and cycle time and meet them. Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment

• Ability to understand customer requirements and analyze the business, its financial levers, and make decisions based on that knowledge

• Previous experience with SAP a plus

• Required to wear all PPE necessary

• Ability to