Operation Manager

Position Summary

Manage overall operations and is responsible for the effective and successful management of labor, productivity, quality control, and safety measures. Ensure safe and efficient operations. Lead supervisors across a 24-hour operation. Enhance the operational procedure, systems, and principles in the areas of plant processes, equipment uptime, information flow, and management, enhanced management reporting, and drive continuous improvement. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company's policies and applicable laws.

Duties and Responsibilities

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  Lead the Plant supervisors in their daily standard work.
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the facility.
• Select, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel, and discipline employees
• Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions
• Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends
• Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce and evaluate policies and procedures.
• Analyze process workflow, employee and space requirements, and equipment layout; implement changes
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Accomplish operations and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Meet or exceed operations labor budget expectations
• Manage staff levels
• Responsible for all department supervisors
• Run a safe, injury/accident-free workplace
• Work closely with the management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures, and systems and to follow through with implementation.
• Communicate all operating policies and/or issues at department meetings
• Work closely with the inventory/planning leader and team to perform analysis of our inventory and ensure we are utilizing our inventory effectively, purchasing the right equipment, maintaining solid inventory data, and reducing rental expenses

Job Requirements

Education and Experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Business Administration, or related field
• Minimum 7 years of plant supervisory/operations manager experience

Essential 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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent leadership and team-building skills
• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to handle multiple priorities and to meet deadlines, while delivering projects within budget; results-oriented
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated initiative
• Proven ability to build relationships, communicate effectively, and present ideas confidently and persuasively
• Strong computer skills that include proficiency with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) and familiarity with ERP such as JD Edwards

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, write, and speak English; bilingual in Spanish preferred

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 regularly required to talk or hear.
• Possess the ability to fulfill and all office activities normally expected in an office setting, to include, but not limited to: remaining seated for periods of time to perform computer entry, participating in filing activity, lifting and carrying office supplies (paper reams, mail, etc.)
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20-25 pounds.
• May require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).

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.

• This position operates in an office and manufacturing environment.
• This position may work in extreme heat or cold (weather).
• This position may work near airborne particles.
• The noise level is usually moderate to loud.
• This position routinely uses standard office equipment such as computer, phone, printer/scanner, and filing cabinets.
• Travel as required.