Position: Operations Manager
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in operations management, business administration, or related field.
- Minimum 6-years of Manufacturing Operational leadership experience working in a manufacturing product-related business.
- Experience in a LEAN manufacturing environment is required with demonstrated success in continuous improvement.
- Metal stamping, machining, bearing basics, manufacturing equipment and subassembly knowledge are a plus.
- Experienced in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) as a measure of how well a manufacturing operation is utilized compared to its full potential.
- Solid understanding of Production Scheduling/Planning utilizing KANBAN principles.
- Manage the functions associated with scheduling, purchasing, inventory control and management, manufacturing, logistics, and maintenance strong cost justification development and oversight skills.
- Highly trained in conflict management and business negotiation processes.
- Knowledge of general business software (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook) and aptitude to learn new applications.
- Knowledge of ERP systems (Syteline a plus)
- Resilient and flexible, able to multitask and prioritize with an innate ability to understand and accept change and motivate others around change.
- Positive influencer.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all aspects of manufacturing processes including planning, scheduling, and controlling the flow of in-house raw materials, material flow, work-in-process, finished goods, final product packaging, and all inventory control.
- Develop, implement, and monitor policies and procedures to ensure the efficient and timely shipment of high-quality products in compliance with production schedules.
- Responsible for adherence to safety policies, procedures and reporting in all manufacturing facilities.
- Conduct weekly production review meetings with production management and team leaders to meet on-time delivery demands.
- Evaluate production scheduling reports, adjust production schedules as may be necessary to reflect changes in priorities.
- Recruit, train and supervise employees.
- Work with Sales, Finance, and senior management to establish annual business forecasts.
- Maintain constant communication with management staff and vendors to ensure proper operations within the organization.
- Grow the efficiency of existing organizational processes and procedures to enhance and sustain the organization’s internal capacity, using lean manufacturing concepts and principles.
- Ensure operational activities remain on time and within a defined budget.
- Promote a company culture that encourages top performance and high morale.
- Motivate employees by communicating a clear vision that enables all employees to understand the company wide objectives.
- Leads and builds team capabilities by working with individuals on performance improvement, career planning, training, and skills development.
- Technical interaction with engineering to evaluate manufacturability of new opportunities.
- Versed in OSHA requirements to ensure compliance of all safety regulations.
- Develops, communicates, and executes a skills matrix and an apprentice training program.
- Drives a continuous improvement methodology and promotes cost savings.
- Analyzes and reports on key performance indicators, completing root cause analyses, and developing and executing action items while removing barriers and addressing issues.
- Manage the functions associated with scheduling, purchasing, inventory control and management, manufacturing, logistics, and maintenance.
- Experience with ISO standards and implementations.
- Work with Quality department on quality control issues, including resolving non-conforming material issues.
- Drive regulatory/legal compliance.
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