What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Manager position at Greif Brothers?
Job Title: Operations Manager
At Greif, we are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to lead our team in Lockport, IL. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for managing daily operations, ensuring production schedules are met, and maintaining quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations
- Manage production, assets capacity, and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standards
- Ensure production output, product quality, and on-time shipping
- Allocate resources effectively
- Collect and analyze data to find areas of waste and overtime
- Commit to plant safety and quality procedures
- Maintain systems and processes that track and optimize productivity - OEE
- Keep up to date with the latest production management best practices
- Maintain lean manufacturing processes
- Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives
- Monitor operations, initiate, and drive corrective actions when needed
- Manage human capital - Oversee work schedules to ensure coverage
- Provide a clear sense of direction and focus to team members
- Facilitate the planning: Develop maintenance procedures, schedules, and policies
- Manage: Supervise maintenance staff and contractors, and ensure they have the resources to complete their tasks
Key performance measures include Safety TRIR & DART; CSI – Customer Service Index; OEE – Overall Equipment Effectiveness; Financial performance to budget. Additional duties as assigned by management.
Requirements:
- Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience
- Post-secondary degree in Engineering required
- At least 10 years of experience in high-speed; plastics manufacturing in an operational role. Blow Molding experience would be a significant plus
- Skilled expertise in troubleshooting blow molding equipment
- Excellent knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, electronics, and PLC troubleshooting abilities
- Extensive knowledge of preventive and autonomous maintenance
- Experience in lean manufacturing concepts
- Ability to identify, prioritize, and execute on improvement opportunities in an efficient and effective manner
- Excellent leadership and team-building skills
- Positive, proactive manager who provide excellent direction and is focused on developing his team and holding them accountable
- Bilingual communication skill sets – English and Spanish are a plus
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Greif offers a great working environment, the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome. At Greif, your work has purpose, colleagues care about your well-being, and you have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Service and leadership are the core of everything we do. Our global presence provides us a platform to do good in the world.
Compensation Range: $105,000.00 - $198,000.00 per year
Salary : $105,000 - $198,000
