24/7 Plant Operations Leader | Safety, Quality & Growth

Anchor Glass Container LLC; Henryetta (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Glass Container LLC—headquartered in Tampa, Florida—seeks an Operations Manager to oversee 24/7 plant production, drive safety, quality and productivity, and develop scalable processes. The role includes leading a team of 20–30 employees, coordinating across functions, and partnering with suppliers to hit manufacturing objectives.

Ideal candidates have a engineering/manufacturing degree and 7+ years of manufacturing experience with 5 years in operations leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Manufacturing equivalent.
• 7+ years manufacturing experience with 5 years operations leadership.
• Experience in change management, process improvement and optimization.
• Ability to communicate effectively from shop floor to executive leadership.
• Willing to be accessible 24/7 and holidays to support facility as needed.

Responsibilities

• Foster a team environment of strong communication, collaboration, and a willingness to challenge the status quo.
• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Foster a culture that includes an open, high trust, learning environment.
• Drive overall plant operations which may include finance, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, materials, quality assurance/control, human resources, and information systems.
• Assist in developing a culture of high trust, clear metrics, leading indicators, ownership, and accountability.
• Assist with aligning objectives within each function to achieve the business strategic goals; including safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and people development.
• Observe 24/7- daily operations to ensure facility performance is aligned to and achieves business objectives in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and people development.
• In conjunction with General Manager, coordinate plant activities through the planning with departmental managers to ensure the manufacturing objectives are accomplished and contribute to the overall success and instill a culture of accountability to perform against these objectives.
• Understand and ensure all regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Ensure technical objectives are met and any roadblocks or issues are quickly resolved.
• This role will lead between 20-30 employees (Salary), strategic partners, and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Change Management

Process Improvement

Team Building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Manufacturing

Job description

Anchor Glass Container LLC—headquartered in Tampa, Florida—seeks an Operations Manager to oversee 24/7 plant production, drive safety, quality and productivity, and develop scalable processes. The role includes leading a team of 20–30 employees, coordinating across functions, and partnering with suppliers to hit manufacturing objectives.

Ideal candidates have a engineering/manufacturing degree and 7+ years of manufacturing experience with 5 years in operations leadership.