Director of Operations

Job Overview

Provide leadership and is responsible for all aspects of the Operation; personnel, productivity, on-time delivery performance, cost, and budgeting/forecasting. Manage and develop a team in a fast paced environment with a commitment to process improvements in the areas of Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery performance, utilizing business practices/processes to include 5S, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Deploy company and factory policies and strategies to staff throughout the manufacturing operation and translate them into business, team and personnel goals.

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A Day In The Life

• Manage and direct overall manufacturing activities of the Business Units
• Maintains a safe working environment consistent with all local, state and OSHA requirements.
• Originates, measures, and improves key indicators for the business unit (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost).
• Ensures the quality systems are established and maintained.
• Continues to enhance the LEAN culture.  Ensures the production area maintains a clean, well-organized environment through “continuous improvement” and 5S.  Implements and drives “continuous improvement” activities by eliminating non valued added activities in the manufacturing process (waste elimination).
• Develop budgets and forecasts.  Approves expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring that materials, labor and equipment are used efficiently to meet productivity and customer requirements.
• Establishes work requirements and ensures production schedules are met.
• Develop Staff and a culture within the business unit dedicated to the highest levels of quality and customer service.

What will help you thrive in this role?

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree; MBA preferred
• Experience as a Plant Manager, Director of Operations or Operations Manager – preferably in a medium to heavy manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
• Understanding of Operations Metrics and managing to metrics.
• Experience with forecasting manufacturing needs/manufacturing hours to meet key objectives.
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and training skills
• Dynamic, results oriented, metric driven, disciplined leadership
• Staff development and engagement skills 

PREFERRED:

• Welding, Punch Press, Forging, Galvanizing experience
• SAP experience
• Experience working in a union environment
• Operational Excellence or Lean Certification
• TPM Experience
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Ability to travel on business related trips; ability to move to various locations within the Company; ability to communicate; ability to work on a personal computer o other related equipment as required 

LEVEL OF DECISION MAKING:

• Final approval of operating expenditures up to Corporate guidelines
• Ultimately responsible for all operations-related Business Unit decisions