Director of Operations
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Job Location:
Naugatuck, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As an essential business Anomatic produces innovative and sustainable packaging for todays biggest brands. By leveraging over five decades of manufacturing expertise and employing an extensive technologies portfolio we design manufacture and finish incomparable stock and customized solutions for numerous markets.
TheDirector of Operationsis a key leadership role in the company with specific responsibility for their flagship facility within the organizations footprint. This site produces all the companys key products in a high-volume/high-mix production environment. The Director of Operations will have full day-to-day responsibility for the facility including full oversight over plant operations over multiple accordance with top-down commitment from the leadership team the Director of Operations will be responsible for establishing a high-performance work culture using Lean manufacturing/TPS principals. They will utilize Lean concepts in the development of a problem-solving culture and teach associates how to identify and eradicate waste and complete root cause analysis to drive daily continuous improvement.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS-Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Manage work priorities and timelines and allocate resources to assure assigned plant goals and timelines are met. This includes planning production operations and establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
- Coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications.
- Lead and develop a strong daily management process with factory team to deliver on operational KPIs and business financials. Lead coach and train employees toward Lean manufacturing concepts and foster environment for an empowered high-performance plant.
- Ability to anticipate negotiate and manage conflicts problems changing situations and deadlines.
- Strong floor presence: we seek an on-the-floor leader.
- Make recommendations to improve productivity quality and efficiency of operations. Execute approved projects on budget and schedule.
- Make hire and fire decisions responsibly. Train and develop a team and create a succession plan.
- Maintain OSHA environmental and other regulatory agency compliance.
- Manage work priorities and timelines and allocate resources to assure assigned plant goals and timelines are met.
- Prepare operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Operations Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or similar technical field preferred
- Experience in metal fabrication is required.
- Experience in metal stamping preferably eyelet or progressive is preferred
- Experience working/scheduling in a high-volume/high-mix environment required
- Strong manufacturing leadership experience in discrete manufacturing environments with demonstrable results. The ideal candidate will have 1015 years of work experience and at least five years of experience leading operations teams.
- Experience working in businesses with less than $200M in revenue. (Understands idiosyncrasies of mid-sized and/or family-owned / run businesses. Enjoys being able to make an impact more than having big company resources big fish / small pond.)
- Five-plus years working in strong Lean cultures required
- Must have had roles with P&L responsibility and must have working knowledge of budgets and financial statements.
COMPETENCIES
- Lean manufacturing methodologies
- ERP Systems
- Strategic and Tactical abilities
- Microsoft Office
- Root Cause Management
- Collaboration
- Continuous Improvement
- Leadership Development
- KPIs and Countermeasures
- Succession Planning
- Competitive Pay and bonus
- Career Growth
- Health Coverage Starting Your First Day
- 401K with Company Match to help save for the future
- Paid Time Off to Enjoy Family or Hobbies
- Gym Membership Reimbursements to help you stay active
- Training to help hone skills
- Many more!
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Risk Management
- Negiotiation
- Operational management
- Smartsheets
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Program Development
- Supervising Experience
- Financial Planning
