Job Description

Operations Manager

Plan and organize the execution of operations and related manufacturing support functions. Directly accountable to achieving planned levels of quality, output, safety, and delivery within budget. Participate in the definition of strategic objectives and ensure critical metrics (on-time delivery, cost reduction, overtime, inventory accuracy, quality, safety, efficiency, and productivity) are being met. Actively lead the continued adoption of lean manufacturing techniques to drive improvement efforts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to the company’s Operating System to drive continuous improvement
• Plans, organizes, staffs, and controls the operations as assigned by the Plant Director.
• Ensures the production plan is accomplished on an on-going basis in accordance with budgeted levels of performance.
• Hires, trains, coaches, and motivates supervisory direct reports and holds them accountable to achieve key metrics and budgeted levels of performance.
• Drives the quality process to achieve goals through problem prevention, process improvement, and tracking of critical quality metrics.
• Leads safety processes. Ensures that safety metrics are improving significantly year-over-year.
• Develops and maintains solid working relationships with cross functional teams.
• Plans labor and drives cost reduction initiatives to ensure that efficiency, productivity, and on-time shipment performance targets are being met.
• Leads the 5S initiatives in all buildings of plant site location. Drives the process of daily audits from the top down to ensure cleanliness and organization goals are being met.
• Defines and executes strategic plans. Ensures that cost reduction and Kaizen activities are being utilized to achieve aggressive cost reduction goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations or Engineering required; will consider equivalent experience.
• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing operations including management of personnel, experience determining operational processes within a metal fabrication environment, demonstrated leadership experience, and demonstrated lean manufacturing experience required.
• Must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and ERP solutions, Oracle EBS experience preferred.

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