Operations Manager

1. Drive efficiencies and identify opportunities to achieve production targets while maintaining cost controls and compliance

2. Design and implement plans for the effective use of labor resources to achieve manufacturing targets

3. Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to generate improved plant performance and workflow optimization and efficiencies. Document and train to new process.

4. Partner with Human Resources to implement talent strategies to include goals and objectives, performance and development, succession planning, interviewing and selection, and administering corrective actions for direct and indirect reports

5. Collaborate with production supervisors to implement strategies to foster positive employee engagement ensuring a motivated and satisfied workforce

6. Directly responsible for leading a team of first-line production supervisors and indirect reports.

7. Collaborate with the quality department to ensure product quality and specifications are consistent

8. Routinely oversee inspection of QA Hold area to determine root cause of non-conforming products then implement process controls to prevent recurrence

9. Oversee the procurement of raw materials and related processes required for manufacturing including the efficient offloading of raw materials, inventory counts, BOM adherence, and optimal usage of resin to positively impact cost

10. Partner with the Maintenance Manager to coordinate maintenance of production equipment and ensure efficient operation

11. Partner with all support functions (internal and external to plant) in the execution of meeting the production schedule to ensure all product is shipped to target

12. Maintain effective communications with scheduling, safety, sales, customer service and external customers (as needed)

13. Actively support and drive a safe and healthy work environment by establishing safety standards and procedures holding all accountable to work safe

14. Using data, compile production reports showing key metrics of plant performance such as (not all inclusive) scrap, lbs./labor hour, time to execute changeovers and screen changes, downtime minutes and reasons for each line and total plant for various views (day, week, month, by product, by shift, etc.), actual lbs. per hour per line vs engineering capability (show where we have upside in throughput), quality complaints (various views), etc. to drive improvement opportunities

15. Actively take part in Plant wide communication meetings and other employee related events as scheduled

16. Other essential duties as assigned