Mgr, Operations II

The Operations Manager II, the safety and health of employees takes precedence over any other duties of this position. The Operations Manager II is responsible for the daily production and maintenance functions of plant operations. This includes the installation and maintenance of equipment, creating and maintaining training programs for employees including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), managing the daily work flow and implementing maintenance programs, and insuring adequate spare parts levels are maintained.

Duties include:

• Supervising production technicians, maintenance technicians and production team leaders to ensure that machine and people meet daily goals for safety, quality and production. Driving the optimization of production throughputs/outputs and product quality.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and projects through application of Lean 6 Sigma, building andsustaining a strong foundation: 5S. problem solving, KPI, visual management, managerial practice, coordinating root cause investigation of production incidents and operational failures to identify mitigations, resolutions, and responses in a timely manner.
• Developing and sustaining maintenance systems appying TPM principle and ensuring maintenance tasks (planned, PM and unplanned) are performed promptly and on time.
• Leading, developing, coaching and evaluating Operations Team; working with management peers help develop and maintin a positive work environment for all employees.
Reporting out on key perforrnance indicators (KPIs) and implementing actions to continuously improve them (OEE, Productivity, Quality, Adhere to Plan). Delivering targeted costs and propose plan to optimize both variable and direct costs.

Requirements:

• Requires B.S. in Engineering, preferably Chemical or Mechanical or Operations management or substantial equivalent experience.
• Ten (10) years experience in batch manufacturing, high SKU, low volume, supplying a distribution network.
• Requires five (5) to seven (7) years of multiple shift production management experience including operations, service, maintenance and management functions.
• Requires interpersonal skills in dealing with employees and customers, mechanical aptitude.
• Extensive knowledge and leadership in the principles and practice of Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement models, particpated in related improvement projects.
• Good practice and knowledge of ERP (Oracle preferred).
• Strong team player with the ability to teach others (coaching) and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Practical experience implemeting and sustaining Operational Excellence Programs: Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM.
• Strong technical background and experience in implementing maintenance system.
• Previous experience in new equipment start up and fatory scale up.
Requires interpersonal skiills in dealing with employees and customers, mechancial aptitude.

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

• Physical Activity: Requires more than 2/3 of time talking or hearing; 1/3 to 2/3 of time standing, walking and/or sitting; and less than 1/3 of time using hands and fingers, reaching, climbing/balancing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling and or tasting/smelling.
• Lifting: Reqires lifting somtimes in excess of 50 pounds less than 1/3 of time.
• Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
• Envrionment: Requires 1/3 to 2/3 of time working near moving mechnical parts and less than 1/3 of time exposed to fumes/airborne particles, in an office enviornment, exposed to outdoor weather, heat, and vibration.
• Noise: Requires exposure to moderate notice.