Operations Manager - Production

Why join us

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. Its the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values so we can build a more sustainable equitable and beautiful future for everyone.

GENERAL PURPOSE

Responsible for leading managing and setting strategy for multiple Operations Supervisors and their teams to achieve operational objectives (in such areas as safety quality reliability cost continuous improvement and employee morale) which align with and promote the achievement of Operations and the corporations business strategy. Results are achieved through coaching leading and developing Supervisors and their teams. Additional results are achieved through effective planning organizing implementation and execution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• 100% Value: Responsible for championing the continuous improvement processes of operations by eliminating the seven forms of waste and creating processes that add 100% value to the customer.
• Continuous Improvement: Responsible for championing change by using kaizen as a tool to improve the organizations capability by utilizing peoples skill to solve problems proactively and constantly move towards the ideal situation or true north.
• Responsible for ensuring that teams engage in kaizen activities every day to proactively go after problems with a shop floor focus.
• Develop and coach supervisors to be capable of managing and leading in a problem-solving management structure utilizing Facilitators and disciplined continuous improvement thinking.
• Development: Responsible for employee selection and training. Also responsible for helping employees develop new skills that will allow them to increase their contribution to the business and improve the processes of the operation. People Are the Most Important Resource.
• Perform other activities as assigned.
• Professional Challenge/Participation: Responsible for motivating and involving production teams and work team leaders in improving processes through creativity problem-solving and learning. This is accomplished through setting expectations teaching encouraging coaching and holding employees accountable for utilizing standardized work. Solicit employees ideas for improvement and create a work environment where employees are encouraged to take risks and share their ideas for improvement. Coach supervisors on effectively using leadership skills to drive improvements.
• Pull System: Responsible for creating an operation that produces products only to customer demand (takt time) using one-piece flow. Provide leadership through coaching providing strategies and removing barriers for successful implementation.
• Quality: Responsibilities include identifying and solving broad problems that impact quality. Ensure performance and accountability to zero defects. Must partner with customer service and corporate quality teams to identify quality issues and their root causes as well as design and implement solutions. Must also manage and monitor compliance with industry standards.
• Recognition/Feedback: Responsible for showing appreciation to those individuals and teams that demonstrate outstanding performance. Also responsible for providing timely feedback including formal performance reviews performance coaching and discipline.
• Reliability: Ensure 100% on-time delivery of quality products to customers by providing strategies and removing obstacles.
• Safety: Ensure a safe working environment for all employees and visitors. Responsible for the teams safety program implementation and commitment to 5-S principles ensuring all safety training and development is completed for all employees administering safety policies and procedures and complying with all state and federal legislation. Manage and monitor the achievement of corporate and plant environmental goals.
• Shop Floor Focus: Responsible for ensuring that supervisors spend 80% of their time directly on the shop floor where the key value-added activities take place.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

• Bachelors degree in manufacturing/operations management or equivalent professional experience required.

• Minimum of six years of successful supervisory experience required (including leading teams salaried level employees and multiple departments) in a technical or complex operations environment.

• Demonstrated coaching and change management skills.

• Previous experience in implementing and coaching lean manufacturing principles and tools.

• Ability to express ideas effectively (verbally and nonverbal)

• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills demonstrate professionalism

• Adept at resolving conflict in a team environment

• Demonstrated ability to identify and understand issues and make appropriate decisions

• Proficient in industry-required quality systems fundamentals and lean manufacturing principles

• Must be PC and systems literate (Excel Word Lotus Notes)

• Critical competencies for this position include integrity and trust customer orientation job knowledge decisiveness relationship building effective communication systemic thinking future-focused thinking managing and developing talent flexibility innovation and business knowledge.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively use office automation/communication software and business tools.

• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Who We Hire

Simply put we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities gender identities and expressions ages ethnicities sexual orientations veterans from every branch of military service and more. Here you can bring your whole self to work. Were committed to equal opportunity employment including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at .