Operations Manager

Harbor began operations in 1973 in a corrugated lean-to located in Harbor City near the port of Long Beach in Los Angeles. From this humble beginning, we moved to a modern facility in Brea, CA, a small town in north Orange County which was incorporated during a local oil boom in 1917. We are proud to be located near this thriving and culturally rich suburban jewel. Brea remains our headquarters location today…we even park vehicles on an old oil equipment pad in the Brea Olinda Hills.

Harbor has continued to grow not only in size, but in stature as viewed by customers, dealers, and automotive truck manufacturers. Today, we are considered one of the premier service body manufacturers in the U.S. We have extended our reach to the entire West Coast by adding an Edgewood, WA location near Seattle in conjunction with a partner and adding Service Centers in Northern California and Oregon. Our coverage also includes the Southwest U.S. with an added location in Marion, TX, on the outskirts of San Antonio. To support this geographical expansion, we have added a 7.5 acre complex in Fontana, CA which serves as a central distribution hub and our main truck body mounting location. Not only have we earned many volume awards (major achievements with truck manufacturers), in 2014 we received an award for earning the highest Dealer Satisfaction Rating in the U.S. among all commercial body manufacturers in our industry. To our knowledge, this is the only dealer satisfaction survey ever taken by one of the “major” truck manufacturers. It is one of the awards of which we are most proud.

Sometimes a piece of history conveys a great message. Recently, we visited with folks from the maintenance department at the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) in Orange County, California. They showed us a real gem: a Harbor Fabricating body (that’s what we were called back then) manufactured at our Harbor City location during the very first year of our existence…1973 (the picture above shows the end panel with “Harbor Fabricating” and “Harbor City” stamped in it). We, of course, assumed they wanted to replace this relic. “No way!” their service technician cried, “I wouldn’t consider giving it up. It still works great!” Thank you GGUSD. We couldn’t have delivered a better message ourselves.

Operations Manager

DESCRIPTION

Harbor Truck and Van is currently seeking a candidate who coordinates and manages the daily activities and sets priorities for the production team. Provides technical expertise for complex issues and ensures effective and efficient production flow. You will play an important role in the implementation and ongoing process of lean manufacturing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieves all production objectives through proper planning to meet production schedules and delivering high quality products, which meet specifications.
• Supervises the daily activities and sets priorities for the production team
• Ensures the safety of all team members by maintaining a safe work environment and enforcing all safety standards
• Maintains necessary records/documents of production work performed.
• Effectively interacts with difficult and sensitive personnel situations using good judgment.
• Ensures proper use of tools, equipment, and materials used within the production department, while maintaining a safe and clean working environment that will ensure safety of all employees.
• Leads and directs work for team of employees as defined by Harbor Management.
• Manages staff selection, performance, development, and training processes to ensure team competencies and capabilities to reach the business goals and expectations.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Requires minimum 4 years relevant work-related supervisory or management experience in manufacturing and production environment (fabrication, welding, automotive electrical wiring, painting experience preferred)
• Ability to plan, set priorities for the team and direct technical efforts to meet targets.
• Strong leadership and effective interpersonal skills
• Able to use judgement to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.
• Effective oral and written communication and attention to detail
• Coordinate training, cross-training and job rotation within departments

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, or sex.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $72,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $72,000 - $80,000