Operations Manager

Position Summary

Manage day-to-day plant operations by establishing strategy, objectives, and standards to meet business goals. Responsible for achieving or exceeding expected performance levels in safety, customer satisfaction, employee productivity, financial performance, quality, work ethic, and morale. The Operations Manager is the key decision maker when it comes to near-term and long-term strategy through data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure and promote a safe working environment by maintaining compliance with all safety and environmental rules, requirements, and procedures.
• Lead and manage operations team by establishing goals and objectives and determining actions that support the plant's overall objectives. Conduct periodic performance reviews for all salaried employees under the position's supervision and support their training and professional development.
• Own operations profit and loss performance, including cost analysis and improvement opportunities, product margins, purchase price variance goals, and manufacturing productivity.
• Understand and operate within current plant guidelines and policies, including maintaining a working knowledge of the labor agreement with the local union.
• Serve as a leader and company representative, setting the standard for performance-related activities within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Serve as the process owner for the Quality Management System process for Manufacturing and Delivery.
• Understand customer requirements and determine how to deploy and manage people, equipment, and tooling to meet those requirements and support plant objectives.
• Perform capacity analysis as required.
• Identify opportunities to improve work methods and processes through lean operations principles and continuous improvement.
• Maintain effective communication throughout the functional areas, including with the hourly workforce, salaried workforce, suppliers, customers, and, when necessary, the community.
• Ensure that all operations business activities are conducted in accordance with plant and corporate policies and all applicable local, state, and federal laws and requirements.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of seven to ten years of manufacturing experience, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience.

Firsthand experience is required in at least three of the following areas:

• Hourly supervision
• Salaried supervision
• Quality management or engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Maintenance management
• Human resources management
• Financial management
• Labor contract negotiations
• Operations management

Required Skills and Traits

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective organizational and leadership skills
• Sound judgment and decision-making ability
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive accountability
• Commitment to safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement