Operations Manager (Manufacturing)

TheOperations Manageris responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing location/area including safety quality efficiencies and meeting customer expectations. Provides leadership to supervision and employees and ensures they have the proper tools to perform their job safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities of the Operations Manager:

• Leads daily Team Performance Center meetings with the Operations team to review safety quality and production performance
• Conducts production Gemba walks to optimize production flow and efficiencies
• Participates and practices Lean Manufacturing practices such as Six Sigma and 5S
• Engages the team in identifying and implementing continuous improvement projects
• Engages production floor employees in problem resolution to improve production issues/efficiencies utilizing Lean Manufacturing techniques as needed
• Performs necessary administrative functions such as budgetary administration employee safety performance reviews and employee counseling
• Participates in weekly forecast calls to meet customers shipment deadlines
• Attends pre-shift meetings to observe and provide feedback to the operations team focusing on continuous improvement
• Conducts Behavior-Based Safety observations and works with employees to ensure they are performing their job in a safe manner
• Participates in monthly site safety review to understand problem areas and establish plans to improve overall safety record and reduce incidents. Lead participant in the monthly Joint Safety Committee
• Meets with Planning and Operations team members to discuss production schedules and changes in the schedule that are needed. Works with the production team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned absences
• Coordinates with the Maintenance Department to prioritize maintenance work orders to improve equipment optimization and downtime
• Ensures employees are properly trained in all aspects of their jobs. Identifies training gaps and develops training plans
• Works with the Quality team to review Quality issues through HFI (Hold for Inspection) and scrap process. Minimize rework and/or scrap due to non-conformance through problem resolution
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements for the Operations Manager:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering preferred
• 7 years experience in a manufacturing environment
• Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Vietnamese is highly desirable
• Superior communication collaboration and interpersonal skills both verbal and written along with the ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Ability to solve complex problems by: actively seeking information and new ideas from a variety of sources; systematically and objectively evaluating information consistently looking for novel ways to solve problems; and mastering unfamiliar information tasks and situations quickly and effectively
• Effective attention to detail with a calm and steady demeanor
• Ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy under pressure
• Flexibility of schedule to ensure coverage of all shifts/employees