Operations Manager

• Direct supervision and development of plant employees – may be over multiple departments or in multiple plants.
• Determine staffing needs and coordinate resources, optimizing facilities, personnel, and equipment in order to meet production requirements.
• Foster and develop a trained and motivated production workforce and maintain a positive employee culture.
• Actively implement continuous improvement, through identifying and resolving issues impacting safety, quality, and process flow
• Perform performance evaluations and handle disciplinary actions of direct reports.
• Review production processes and make recommendations to improve quality, reduce cost, or increase efficiency.
• Actively implement continuous improvement, through identifying and resolving issues impacting safety, quality, and process flow.
• Develop and evaluate manufacturing methods and standard operating procedures for key processes.
• Promote a team-based culture and open communications with broader team.
• Report the status of production goals, compliance to schedules, and budget considerations to Operations Manager.
• Active leadership and support of AMS initiatives.
• Write standard operating procedures and work instructions for key processes.
• Interface with other key areas/departments to meet customer requirements.
• Achieve optimal standards in on-time delivery, productivity quality and safety.
• Apply Lean principles in own work performance and drive Lean applications in company operations.
• Develop, establish, and implement long-range and short-term strategies and operating policies to achieve established departmental goals and objectives.
• Set clear performance expectations for team members and establish appropriate metrics to measure process effectiveness and improve results.
• Determine staffing needs and coordinate resources, optimizing facilities, personnel and equipment to meet production demand and financial budgets.
• Review production processes and make recommendations to improve quality, reduce cost, or increase.
• Foster the development of associates in a positive, productive environment.
• Analyze customer requests/issues and make decisions for their best resolution.
• Report the status of production goals, compliance to schedules, and budget considerations to Director of Operations.
• Represent manufacturing/operations on cross-functional project teams.

• Qualified candidates will possess a 4-year degree in a related discipline and 7 or more years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• A successful track record of attaining results and building highly effective teams is required.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, project management skills, above average computer skills (Microsoft Office, ERP systems) and mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to build teams in a positive, fast-paced work environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience with implementation of Lean concepts required.

• Directly supervise supervisors, and support staff.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws including exhibiting core value behavior.
• Hiring employees
• Training employees
• Assigning work
• Appraising performance
• Rewarding and disciplining employees
• Addressing complaints
• Resolving problems.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Supervisor is involved with:

• quality assessments
• assisting production as required
• office work
• visual shop management
• safety assessment
• plant leadership meetings.

• Travel requirements are occasional (10-15%).

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• When on the production floor the noise level may be loud.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position performs tasks in both production and office environments and may travel as needed for development and issue resolution

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