Job Description

The Operations Manager is responsible for overall production, in the facility, which runs on a 3-shift basis. Responsible for the work assignments of production supervisors and meeting the customer's quality and deliver requirements, working closely with the technical engineering support teams for current production and future business. Teamwork with internal quality and logistics is also essential to succeed and limited customer contact is required for new program launches and current production issues. This role is part of a team of managers to support all production functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED:

• Manage all Shift and Production Supervisors for each shift. This includes interviewing, hiring, training, mentoring, performance appraisals, and disciplining.

• Promote awareness and provide direction to employees to ensure a safe working environment.

• Ensure elimination/reduction of workplace lost time accidents and incidents.

• Prioritize awareness and provide direction to employees for process optimization and continuous improvement. (P.P.M., First pass yield and scrap).

• Ensure customer expectations for product quality are met or exceeded.

• Track and maintain maximum utilization of all allocated resources including personnel, equipment, material, and other expenses.

• Adhere to established annual goals including continuous improvement of all key production figures.

• Manage assigned area’s production activities and activities between all shifts including the continuous improvement of all change-overs.

• Organize the workforce through proper distribution to ensure that production objectives and customer demands are being met.

• Stop process if quality, safety, or environmental problems occur.

• Organize and maintain training for production workforce to maximize safety and production.

• Build a safe, improvement-focused operation, through a workforce empowered by comprehensive training, effective communications, clear operating goals, and recognitions for achievement.

• Maintain introduced standards including but not limited to “first piece inspection.”

• Make certain that all production equipment is available.

• Maintain all production parameters.

• Responsible for OEE.

• Support new product launches by assisting with the implementation of manufacturing procedures for new operations.

• Recommend, implement, and carry out personnel changes within area of responsibility; i.e. promotions, transfers, demotions, terminations, shift changes, additions, and performance/wage adjustment issues.

• Ensure consistency and compliance to plant policy and safety procedures.

• Demonstrate open communication and teamwork at all levels.

• Interface as needed on production and program issues as well as discussions regarding plant facilities, capital equipment replacements, new process and tooling requirements.

• Act as change catalyst for improvements in cultural environment.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• 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.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; B.S. in Engineering or Management preferred.

• Five or more years experience in manufacturing.

• Minimum of five years of progressive supervisory responsibility for a manufacturing production line.

• Experience in an automotive manufacturing facility strongly preferred.

• Hands-on knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, OEE, and production systems.

• Familiarity with time keeping systems, computerized production systems, Lotus Notes applications, and Microsoft Office software programs.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven leadership and employee development skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to read and interpret metal rule.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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 stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee must regularly wear Personal Protective Equipment. The employee is frequently required to understand and comply with work directions and discriminate amongst various potential safety hazards. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel or crouch.
• The employee must possess the ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The environment will vary based on work position.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual may encounter when working in a manufacturing setting. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position.
• All individuals are required to wear ANSI rated approved safety glasses, with side shields, and steel or composite-toe safety shoes. Additional personal protective equipment is required in some work areas such as hearing protection.
• The employee is required to understand and comply with work directions and identify various potential safety or environmental hazards in the work environment.

SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Adhere to company safety rules and all federal and state reporting agencies requirements such as OSHA and EPA.
• Understand the ISO-14001 Environmental Policy which requires individuals to comply with environmental regulations, prevention of pollution, and continual improvement.