Operations Manager Jobs

Why Work Here?

This 260 employee manufacturing facility is part of an innovative 60 plant company that cares about its employees and demonstrates this through a welcoming and professional team and by the strong benefit package and advancement opportunities that they offer to their team members. Safety is a high priority. Their benefit package includes medical, prescription, health and dental coverage, paid time off Family leave, EAP, Competitive 401K plan, Company funded Retirement Accumulation Plant and employee Stock purchase program, Tuition Reimbursement, pet insurance options, vacation, holidays, and more. If you want to work in a team environment with a positive atmosphere and excellent opportunities for future advancement, this is the place.

Your Role with the Company:

The Operations Manager oversees all production, maintenance, and continuous improvement functions to ensure efficient and profitable manufacturing operations. Directs the manufacturing activities of all products including machines, spare parts, buildings & grounds and repair activities to meet customer schedule commitments within quality and cost objectives. The position will report to and work closely with the Plant Manager in strategic planning.

• Assure appropriate working climate by maintaining proper discipline, morale and employee relations.
• Ensure adherence to all environmental, health and safety policies and procedures.
• Manage, direct, plan and coordinate (through Manufacturing Managers and Supervisors) all production and maintenance activities in order to meet plant objectives, annual Profit Plan and monthly forecast.
• Determine effect of production load changes on plant operations. Take action(s) to adjust capacities (labor and/or equipment) to meet new production requirements.
• Support the identification, development, and drive implementation of WCM, new manufacturing methods, equipment, material planning, quality improvement, and Lean and Six Sigma methods.
• Responsible for the efficiency of the entire operation to include the asphalt plant, production lines, maintenance/facilities and WCM.
• Participate in planning and/or decision making in matters concerning financial and operational problems, inventory control, plant policy, Facility/Maintenance issues and staffing.

Employee Qualifications

• TPM. (autonomous maintenance, professional maintenance and early equipment management)
• Proficiency in Six Sigma, TPM and Lean Manufacturing concepts-WCM.
• Quality and process control including Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• 7+ years manufacturing experience in a management capacity (24X7 building products manufacturing environment).
• Standardized work, 5S and other Lean principles.
• Strong working knowledge of product structure, manufacturing processes as well as quality standards and modern manufacturing technologies and techniques including:
• BS Degree required. An Engineering or Business degree strongly preferred.