Senior Operations Manager

Senior Operations Manager
A plastics injection molding focused manufacturer of packaging solutions is seeking a dynamic Senior Operations Manager. The solutions they offer include trigger sprayers, pumps, fine mist sprayers, and closures brands used for personal care, beauty, fragrance, home, garden, and healthcare.
The Senior Operations Manager will enhance, encourage, and provide the tools and leadership necessary to lead the Manufacturing Operation. We are looking for someone with a track record of driving organization results who will play a key role in improving safety culture, driving process improvement in all department functions, managing department budgets for labor, and spending to meet plant financial targets, and developing a technology roadmap for the future.
Responsibilities:

• Ensuring EHS compliance by actively searching for potential risks and mitigating them. Implementing corrective and preventive measures ensuring the occupational health and safety of employees, and compliance with necessary regulations.
• Promoting employee engagement and talent development by mentoring, motivating, and providing timely feedback regarding their performance.
• Developing an internal talent pool by resolving functional issues to achieve targeted performance, creating development plans for direct reports, and building transparent, cooperative, trustworthy working environment for the employees.
• Directing and planning the operational efforts of the manufacturing departments ensuring compliance with company policies and practices in areas such as safety, ISO, and any regulatory compliance.
• Monitoring, tracking, and analyzing production efficiencies.
• Developing business plans, budgets, staffing plans, and forecasts.
• Reviewing manufacturing methods and developing strategies to meet objectives for quality, cost, responsiveness, and growth.
• Analyzing data to develop improvements in the operation including materials and productions departments.
• Planning, developing and implementing strategic action plans that align with annual objectives.
• Keeping operational needs and requirements within budget.
• Generating capital requests and managing capital budget for department.
• Researching, and implementing investments in technology, equipment or systems that will enhance the plant's production capabilities to optimize production, improve efficiency and reduce conversion cost.
• Leading processes improvements using Lean tools and creating a continuous improvement environment.
• Drive Operational Excellence, Lean tools, best practices, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitating problem solving within departments and cross functionally.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with experience in plastic injection molding and/or high-speed automated assembly environment.
• 8-10 years of progressive management experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, quick-changing atmosphere.
• Experience managing production operations through a Manufacturing Execution System (Mattec preferred)
• Experience With Lean Manufacturing, 5S Principals and Strong Continuous Improvement Record and Background
• Experience Managing Engineers, Technicians, Supervisors and Production Associates
• Strong Knowledge of Injection Molding Tooling and polymers
• Ability to coach and mentor with strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.
• Prior Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing training
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills