Operations Manager

Job Summary:

Are you an experienced Operations Manager with a passion for continuous improvement and a drive to grow in your career? If you have 5 years of experience managing operations and are eager to take your leadership skills to the next level, we want to hear from you! Join our dynamic, fast-paced environment where you’ll play a crucial role in overseeing plant operations, including production, quality, maintenance, and safety, all while driving innovation and operational excellence.

This position is designed for someone who is committed to their professional development, with plenty of opportunities for career advancement. You will directly impact operational efficiency, plant performance, and the development of a strong team in a collaborative environment.

 Job Responsibilities:

• Safety and Compliance: Partner with Facilities, Maintenance, and EHS teams to ensure a safe and compliant work environment. Lead safety initiatives, investigate incidents, and sustain corrective actions for any OSHA recordables or near-miss incidents.
• Production and Quality Management: Oversee and optimize production schedules to ensure timely delivery while maintaining high-quality standards. Work closely with supervisors and operators to resolve quality issues and lead continuous improvement projects to enhance production processes and product quality.
• Continuous Improvement Leadership: Champion Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to lead continuous improvement initiatives across the facility. Focus on process optimization, waste reduction, and increasing efficiency, while promoting a culture of innovation and learning at all levels of the organization.
• Team Leadership and Development: Develop and mentor a team of supervisors and staff, ensuring their alignment with plant goals and career growth. Encourage a collaborative and high-performance culture that empowers employees to solve problems and improve daily operations.
• Customer Satisfaction and On-Time Delivery: Collaborate with production control, purchasing, and planning teams to ensure on-time delivery to internal and external customers. Monitor productivity and implement corrective actions as needed to meet deadlines and exceed expectations.
• Inventory and Resource Management: Work closely with purchasing and planning teams to manage inventory levels, ensuring the resources needed for production are available when required.
• Plant Launch and New Initiatives: Take ownership of plant launches by ensuring systems, equipment, and tracking programs are ready. Oversee the transition to full-scale production and ensure launch goals are met.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster cross-departmental collaboration, ensuring that production goals are met and operations run smoothly. Act as a liaison between operations, engineering, and other departments to align on company objectives.
• P&L Management and Data-Driven Insights: Own the operations P&L. Utilize data analytics to identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize resource allocation, and increase profitability. Share actionable insights with leadership to help guide key business decisions.

 Minimum Required Skills / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in operations management, 7 years of experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven expertise in production management, quality control, and maintenance.
• Strong experience with continuous improvement methodologies, such as Lean and Six Sigma.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building skills.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and meet production goals in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills /Experience:

• Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt or Black Belt).
• Experience in Fiber manufacturing or automotive industries is a plus.
• A track record of driving operational excellence in dynamic environments.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Continuous Improvement Focus: Passionate about optimizing processes and reducing inefficiencies, with a strong commitment to fostering a culture of innovation and improvement.
• Integrity: Demonstrates ethical leadership and builds trust within the organization and with stakeholders.
• Drive and Ambition: High energy, a strong desire to achieve results, and the ability to motivate others to do the same.
• Customer Focus: Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external customers to ensure long-term success.
• Change Leadership: Embraces change and promotes innovation to improve operations.
• Teamwork: Fosters collaboration and teamwork across departments to meet operational goals.
• Problem-Solving: Works effectively with teams to identify and solve challenges in operations.
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and actively seeks opportunities for improvement.

Behavioral Competencies – Common to all Motus Positions

• Integrity – Iron clad. Does not ethically cut corners.  Earns trust of co-workers.  Puts organization above self-interests
• Energy/Drive – Exhibits high level of energy and ability to energize others. Strong desire to achieve, high dedication level.  Gets Results. Recognizes excellence in the efforts and work of others. Enjoys seeing others succeed.  Ability to energize and motivate others.  Has a positive ‘can do’ attitude
• Customer Focus – Monitors internal and external client satisfaction. Establishes partner relationships with clients. Visible and accessible to clients. Focuses on partnerships with customers, suppliers and communities
• Change Leader - Embraces change. Communicates needs during periods of change. Actively intervenes to create & energize positive change. Leads by example
• Assertive/Edge – Ability to take a forceful stand on issues without being excessively abrasive. Able to challenge tactfully
• Execution – Likes to be challenged and can work through tough tasks and execute on stretch goals to move the organization forward
• Teamwork: Supports environment that encourages teamwork, cooperation and collaboration
• Interpersonal Communication: Is respectful when interacting with others. Shares information freely in all direction
• Problem-solving/Decision-making: Works cooperatively within teams to solve problems. Works cooperatively across teams to solve problems
• Personal Development: Continually learning and growing. Seeks out and uses personal feedback
• Innovator: Takes initiative. Encourages risk-taking in pursuit of continuous improvement
• Flexible - Embraces change. Communicates needs during periods of change  

Motus Integrated Technologies is a rapidly growing, half a million-dollar global manufacturer of high-performance headliners, interior trim and fiber solution products for the global automotive market. Headquartered in Holland Michigan, Motus operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in North America (U.S. and Mexico), Europe, and Asia with over 20 entities worldwide.  Motus is a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, an industrial holding company headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Motus Integrated Technologies offers a competitive compensation and benefits package (including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, Rx, life insurance, disability coverage, 401K and Company match, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement eligibility, etc.)

 Motus is an Equal Opportunity Employer