Director of Operations

SUMMARY
The Director of Operations will be responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing functions. The Director of Operations must review standard procedures within the business to ensure the introduction and adoption of new and modern approaches to leadership communication quality control and cost. The Director Operations will plan organize measure and direct all manufacturing operations of the company to ensure an on-time delivery of products that meet customers requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Direct Operations: Provide direction leadership and management of all operating facilities that will result in on-time delivery of products that set the standard of the industry for quality performance and cost effectiveness.
Communication: Develop and introduce a continuing communication program with all employees under his/her direction that will result in all personnel knowing and understanding the needs requirements and future opportunities for the business so as to provide for good relations with management and plant operating personnel.
Engineering Capital Plans: Work with Engineering to develop recommend direct engineering and integrate facilities plans that will result in meeting the needs for cost-effectiveness quality and performance of SMC products.
Training: Determine requirements develop programs of training that are appropriate to all levels of management and labor skills to result in a highly effective operations staff and operations work force.
Safety and Housekeeping: Provide programs of training leadership and motivation to result in high standards of safety and housekeeping that exceed the expected norm for our type of industry as measured by formal comparisons in monthly and annual reports.
Strategic and Tactical Plans: Provide leadership in developing strategic and tactical capital facilities and operating plans that result in meeting or exceeding the manufacturing capability of SMCs major competitors.
Product and Process Improvement and Cost Reduction: Develop and integrate a product and process cost improvement plan that will annually achieve lower net costs for comparable product manufacturing operations as measured by appropriate standards of quality and economics.
Materials Management: Organize and direct a materials management program that minimizes the need for inventory permits just-in-time delivery of raw materials results in cost-effective utilization of material provides outside purchases at levels of cost-effectiveness that is superior to SMCs competitors and results in the best competitive record for on-time deliveries.
Inter-functional Liaison: Develop habits of cultural liaison with all interface functions such as technology finance sales product management and quality that will provide these functions with understanding and data they need to properly perform their functional requirements for operation and planning.
Quality: Provide leadership direction training and inspiration to result in highest quality levels of SMC products consistent with the requirements of cost effectiveness so that SMCs reputation for quality is the model for and the accepted quality leader for the industry.
Advanced Management Techniques: Determine introduce and utilize advanced management techniques that become available and are applicable to SMCs operation to include statistical process control operations research mathematical modeling measurement vs. applicable norms and other similar management tools.
Pricing Strategy: Provide personal and functional leadership to assist product management with pricing strategy competitive analysis and approaches to becoming the strategic leader from a standpoint of manufacturing cost effectiveness.
Measurement: Develop and provide monthly and annual measurement programs that measure and compare operations results with budgets industry norms where available and competitive standards of performance.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Accomplishes all tasks as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelors degree in (Mechanical) Engineering desired.
10 years of directly related work experience in a manufacturing environment.

SPECIAL SKILLS
Demonstrated leadership and drive within a manufacturing environment. Ability to build a culture of operational excellence inspiring employees to develop best practices in the areas of operating maintenance safety engineering and quality.
Ability to oversee the development and control of operating and maintenance budgets and improving budgets to assure accomplishment of financial goals.

COMPETENCIES
Exceptional leadership capabilities with the proven ability to mentor and develop people.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Demonstrated job and technical knowledge.
Perform all aspects of the position legally and ethically.
Strong communication and problem solving skills.
Strong innovation and analytical skills.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
The Company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS Frequently moves about the manufacturing facilities. Frequently moves equipment weighing up to 50 pounds. Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. Must be able to detect unsafe conditions from long distances. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT Work 50% of time in a climate controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Work the remaining 50% of time in manufacturing environment. While performing duties in manufacturing environment employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts toxic chemicals or risk of electrical shock. Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles extreme heat (non-weather) and vibration. The noise level in the manufacturing environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.