Senior Manager Operations

Job Overview

This position manages all employees of a business unit and is responsible for the performance management of all personnel and direct manufacturing operations.

A Day In The Life

• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Partner with HR to address employee issues or concerns
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts
• Strive for continuous pristine operational discipline on shop floor
• Manage operational expense, establishes controls and effective action plans to address opportunities
• Look across mindset to ensure opportunities and lessons learned are deployed

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and lead optimum day-to-day operations to exceed targets and customer expectations.
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing costs and ensuring quality standards are met.
• Drives efficient problem solving across the enterprise to prevent reoccurrence
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Share a trusting relationship with HR to recruit, manage and develop the team at all levels.
• Collect and analyze data to find places of scrap, overtime and other waste.
• Commit to plant safety procedures

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in Operations Management.
• Proven work experience, managerial experience & adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning and resource allocation).
• Must be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes.
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example. Strong team building, decision making and people management skills.
• Strong lean acumen and tools such 5S, VSM, SMED, TPM, Std Work

• Computer literacy a must.
• Highly proficient on Emotional Intelligence
• Servant leadership with strong drive to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People KPI’s
• BS Degree in business management or related field.
• Masters Degree is a plus
• Lean Certification is a plus