Operations Manager

About us 

Silent-Aire, a division of Johnson Controls, is a global leader in Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) dedicated to providing custom solutions for data center customers. Our product line includes large-scale equipment such as air handling units and modular data centers. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and delivering tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs. 

Location: Silent-Aire USA Manufacturing Facility, Gilbert, AZ 

What you will do 

You will be responsible for the strategic direction, leadership, and overall administration of plant operations overseeing staffing and production of multiple departments or value streams while effectively and efficiently overseeing the development and direction of the production team to drive the growth of throughput, revenue, and the quality of goods produced in the facility.  You will also be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with suppliers, vendors, department managers and ensuring the integration of strategic plans within the plant facilities.  

How you will do it 

• Promote and enforce a culture of safety and well-being for all employees. 

• Accountable to work with EH&S Specialist to ensure we are OH&S compliant across all functions of the plant. 

• Be compliant with all EHSIS reporting requirements 24/7/14 for the plant. 

• Lead and participate in Zero Harm Culture program and initiatives. 

• Lead and monitor plant performance over multiple shifts with daily reporting against goals to ensure that progress is being made and that corrective action is taken if necessary. 

• Hold daily production meetings (Tier Daily Mgmt) and meet regularly with department heads/business unit leaders; facilitate resolution of issues/problems between business units and/or departments. 

• Responsible for appropriate shift configurations, labor allocation, and staffing levels to meet production targets of the facility with production efficiency drive to 82% or greater. 

• Recruit and hire staff as well as handle terminations and performance management. 

• Back-up designate for the plant and facility operations such as security, access control, fire prevention and protection, preventative maintenance, and janitorial services. 

• Develop and implement new business strategies for creating or improving processes and procedures to improve performance. 

• Manage the morale in the facility by setting and demonstrating a strong business ethic for dealing with employees, suppliers, and customers by using and following our Core Values. 

• Enhance and develop policies, procedures, and service systems to meet the goals of the facility. 

• Direct, assist, participate and follow Lean Manufacturing principles across the plant. 

• Lead and participate in Zero Defect Culture program and initiatives. DPU reduction by product and production line. 

• Participate, review, and approve plans for the control