Sr Operations Manager

Reporting Relationship: Reports to the General Manager and directly supervises, Operations, Quality Inspection, Production Planning, Purchasing, Project Management, and Maintenance.

Job Objective: Provides general leadership and strategic direction for the company.  Responsible for the overall efficiency and effectiveness (OEE) of all manufacturing operations and supporting functions.

Responsibilities:

1.     Partner with other members of the Leadership Team to establish company vision, mission, and values to formulate both short term and long-term strategic plans that support the needs of all key stakeholders.

2.     Ensure company operational objectives are defined, understood, and translated into departmental strategies to assist all employees to participate in effective implementation.

3.     Constantly models behavior grounded in company core values to promote and sustain the existing culture.

4.     Plan, direct and coordinate all manufacturing activities, supply chain, logistics, and project support for both quoting and new orders.

5.     Continuously monitor capacity of all operations while collaborating with Sales for future workload.  Identify and create capital expenditure justifications for additions or replacements of machinery and equipment.

6.     Assess capabilities of manufacturing processes and proactively recommend improvements to align with business growth factoring in risk, quality, and efficiency.  Must maintain a strategic cross-training plan.

7.     Identifies and implements process improvements to reduce risk and improve quality, productivity, and safety.

8.     Develop and analyze key performance indicators (KPI’s) while escalating concerning trends to implement countermeasures where necessary to improve performance.

9.     Develops and trains supervisors/managers within assigned departments.  Coordinates efforts of all reporting managers to the strategic plan and culture initiatives.

10.  Effectively collaborate with Sales and Engineering to ensure project planning is robust and proactively mitigates risk of failure to meet all customer requirements including quality, delivery, cost, and safety.

11.  Provide leadership to Planning and Procurement to ensure our supply chain is suitable to meet our quality and delivery requirements of the business while assessing future risk and cost requirements.

Qualifications:

1.     Bachelor’s degree in business management, Operations, Engineering, or related field. Relevant experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

2.     15+ years operations management experience in a relevant industry.  10+ years previous experience managing others.

3.     One or more of the following is desired:  Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Project Management Profession (PMP) Certification.

4.     Must be a strategic thinker who is highly analytical and tech savvy.

5.     Prove ability to develop strategies that drive growth.

6.     Demonstrated ability to effectively delegate tasks to others.

7.     Exceptional organizational abilities, both in physical and electronic workspace.

8.     Strong attention to detail.

9.     Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Ability to persuade others through local communication.

10.  Proven ability to multi-task and effectively manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Mental/Physical Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.  Contact the Human Resources department to request an accommodation.

1.     Physical Demands:

1.1.   This position is classified as light work.

1.1.1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee may be required to exert up to 20 pounds of force.

1.1.2.Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

2.     Work Environment:

2.1.   The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

2.2.   Most work is performed in a standard office environment.

2.3.   Office and manufacturing areas are climate controlled.