Director Of Operations Jobs

Overview

Classification:

Exempt

Salary Grade/Level/Family/Range:

Salary

Reports to:

Vice President of Operations

Date: 05/24/2023

Director Of Operations

Who We Are:

Ranch Hand, a Lippert company, is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing, and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

• Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
• A unique, inclusive, and supportive company culture.
• Career development and mentoring and opportunities to gain experience.
• Fair and competitive compensation.
• Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective

The Director of Operations for Ranch Hand obtains profit contribution by managing staff, establishing, and accomplishing business objectives for multiple locations. Provide leadership and motivation to direct reports in manufacturing system that emphasizes safety, quality, customer satisfaction, accuracy, productivity, cost reduction, housekeeping, efficiency, training, teamwork, and morale.

Essential Functions

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

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and Team Members, enforcing ethical business practices.
• Increases management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities.
• Accomplishes subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Develops strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives.
• Deliver manufacturing output that meets or exceeds budgeted goals as it relates to volume, margin, and quality.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.

Competencies

• Proficient with MRP, demand planning, theory constraints planning.
• Experienced with planning for make to stock & make to order environment.
• Strong background in building and developing high performing teams
• Quality Management (ISO 9001 required & IATF 16949 a plus)
• Financial Planning and Strategy
• Coaching of leaders & team members to achieve business goals.
• Developing Standards
• Proficient in steel fabrication (tube & plate cutting and bending, weld and powder coat)
• Performance Management
• Demonstrated implementation of successful continuous improvement methodologies

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job in the production environment the team member is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The team member is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. In the office environment, primarily working indoors, may sit for several hours at a time, prolonged exposure to computer screens, use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are typically Monday through Friday, time depends on production demands.

Travel

Ability to travel is required.

Required Education And Experience

• 10+ Management/Leadership experience.
• 10+ Manufacturing/industry experience in steel fabrication & weld (mig)
• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Education And Experience

Six sigma green or black belt

MAPICS/XA experience

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass EVerify.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.