Tyler Union- Operations Manager (Oxford, AL Location)

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote and uphold The McWane Way principles values and behaviors.
• Adhere to safety protocols outline in the Tyler Union Safety Management Program.
• Assist supervisors in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Follow ergonomic and safe lifting techniques.
• Perform daily equipment inspections and report any issues.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Production Leadership
  • Oversee daily operations for the Oxford facility ensuring production goals quality requirements and delivery schedules are met.
  • Monitor operational KPIs and implement corrective actions when performance gaps appear.
  • Develop operational plan and budget for the facility.
  • Assist in establishing annual cost reduction goals and execution of goals for the organization to meet the company business plan.
  • Coordinate staffing levels to meet production needs including overtime and shift adjustments.
  • Plans directs and oversees site-wide maintenance activities to ensure safe reliable and efficient operation of all equipment facilities and infrastructure.
  • Leads procurement planning and sourcing for materials parts contractors and services ensuring cost-effective decisions vendor accountability and uninterrupted support for production and maintenance needs.
• Leadership & Development
  • Lead coach and develop supervisors team leads and hourly employees for skill depth and succession planning.
  • Provide clear performance expectations feedback and accountability.
  • Foster an environment of respect teamwork and engagement aligned with The McWane Way.
  • Assist HR with interviews selection and training of new employees.
• Safety & Compliance
  • Champion a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance with all OSHA environmental and company safety requirements.
  • Conduct regular safety audits incident reviews and corrective action followups.
  • Promote safe work practices and ensure all team members receive required training.
• Inventory & Quality Control
  • Oversee inventory accuracy cycle counts reconciliation and root-cause analysis for variances.
  • Ensure proper material handling processes minimize damage loss and quality issues.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement
  • Ensure adherence to quality standards and collaborate closely with Quality and Engineering teams on process improvements.
  • Utilize lean manufacturing rootcause analysis and problemsolving tools to reduce downtime scrap and rework.
  • Drive 5S standard work and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Evaluate new technology and how it can be applied to enhance operations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Maintenance Engineering HR and Supply Chain to support facility operations.
  • Assist with planning of long-term capital projects and equipment upgrades.
  • Review production schedules and ensure efficient use of materials labor and equipment.
  • Work with sales and planning to achieve on time delivery metrics and provide best in industry lead times and service.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Operations or related field.  5 years of leading operations manufacturing or production leadership experience may be considered in-lieu of degree.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communication leadership coaching and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze data solve problems and implement effective solutions.
• Commitment to safety quality and continuous improvement

Additional Information :

Physical Demands

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.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand walk sit use hands and fingers to handle or feel reach with hands and arms talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL - sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA - gender identity) (In CA- gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time