Operations Manager Jobs

Responsible for the safe, compliant, efficient, and reliable operation of equipment and processes to produce products. Responsible to ensure all work is compliant with site and regulatory EHS requirements; that personnel and process safety risks are understood and controlled; performance of in-process quality control procedures to produce quality products free of defects; management of efficient raw material receipt and utilization as well as shipment of finished products; management of labor, material, supplies and other costs. Responsible for the efficient transportation and storage of goods and is effective at reducing costs while delivering superior value to meet and/or exceed customer expectations. As equipment owner of the bulk of site equipment, the Operations Manager is responsible for the proper operation, up-keep, reliability, cleanliness, and repair costs of equipment. Responsible to provide standard operating procedures for production work processes and to ensure compliance to procedures through training and skill development of production employees. Responsible to drive continuous improvement of all aspects of performance by setting targets, making performance visible, engaging employees in improvement efforts, and driving root cause problem solving. Responsible for identifying and engaging team members in developmental activities designed to stimulate long-term individual and organizational growth.
Site Management

• Anticipates future requirements for site and develops and implements strategic plans to meet those requirements
• Collaborates with other functional leaders to identify, prioritize, and solve problems to support achievement of site goals and objectives
• Serves as member of Site Leadership Team

Operations Manager Role

• Responsible for maintaining site's production execution and operating processes (The Operating Envelope) linking compliance, EHS, reliability, production, yield, quality, cost, and capital projects to mitigate production risks and maximize production value
• Ensures EHS compliance and continuous improvement in EHS performance
• Ensures achievement of planned production volume on-time, on-spec and at cost
• Establishes operational discipline by following all Operations Manager daily standard work processes, monitors, measures, and audits department leaders to ensure accountability for following daily standard work processes
• Leads department performance and improvement through alignment and effective use of the planning and performance management cycle (PPMC). Sets clear goals, rigorously monitors KPI progress towards goals, and takes action to ensure accomplishment of goals

Production Department Leader Role

• Drives execution of the production schedule to optimize production line usage, preventive maintenance activities, and workforce effectiveness
• Establishes operational best practices to efficiently manage cost controls e.g. unplanned production downtime/delays and employee overtime
• Monitor crew scheduling processes to optimize workforce performance and plant production
• Is accountable for the problem-solving and RCA processes to resolve reliability problems, and reduce risks

• Minimum five (5) years of experience, preferably in Process industry manufacturing
• Degree preferably in Engineering or Chemistry.
• Minimum (10) years manufacturing experience and 5 years supervisory experience, preferably leading another functional department in a manufacturing environment