Operations Manager Jobs

The Operations Manager is responsible for planning, directing and managing a manufacturing value stream from printing through finishing of approximately $145M or more in sales to achieve operating goals and objectives consistent with plant and division objectives. The Operations Manager directs the safe manufacture of products through the value stream at the lowest cost consistent with established specifications, quality, quantity and delivery.

Key Position Responsibilities:

Strategic Initiatives – EBITDA and Cash Targets

• Optimize inventory turns and reduce aged board inventory to meet cash targets
• Increase labor efficiency and utilization, including staffing and overtime
• Improve productivity and decrease waste through the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and projects.

Growth Initiatives – Annual revenue

• Achieve on-time delivery targets
• Ensure that customer specifications are consistently met or exceeded
• Drive successful onboarding of new and transfer business
• Execute Voice of Customer initiatives at the facility level

Operational Effectiveness

• Direct management team to ensure productivity targets are monitored and achieved across all facility assets
• Meet or exceed standards for environmental, safety, working conditions and cleanliness through daily oversight and direction of management team
• Ensure the value stream assets are appropriately maintained through planning and implementation of maintenance programs and procedures, including preventative maintenance and reliability programs.
• Manage value stream maintenance budget within parameters
• Manage spending against budget and in relation to changes in production volume
• Provide support and coordination on facility capital projects
• Develop and implement processes and procedures to continually improve quality and reduce customer complaints

Organizational Effectiveness

• Develop talent through assignments, job rotations, promotions to build bench strength and succession planning
• Drive and support high performance culture employee involvement initiatives and practices. Build and maintain a productive and engaged relationship with hourly associates.
• Drive and implement high performance management practices, including Lean Sigma, daily management processes and other related programs.
• Establish group and individual accountabilities through annual goal planning and performance reviews.
• Partner with HR function to hire, train and evaluate team members. Assess performance and take corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy. Ensure compliance with current federal, state and local employment regulations.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Internet skills
• Ability and desire to relocate within 1-3 years is a requirement for this position
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to communicate vision/mission
• Ability to build high performing and collaborative teams
• Lean Manufacturing experience a plus
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate process improvement teams
• Technical and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to motivate people

Required Experience

• Proven leadership ability in manufacturing sites
• Strong business acumen and operations – based financial analysis skill
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field, Master’s Degree a plus
• 5 - 7 years of operational management experience in the packaging industry, preferred

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful. If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more about us at www.graphicpkg.com.

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