Operations Excellence Manager

Menasha Corporation; Alsip (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Menasha Corporation is seeking an experienced operations leader to manage day-to-day activities of the operations department and drive performance across safety, quality and productivity. You will lead continuous improvement efforts and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet internal and external delivery commitments.

With 5+ years in production or manufacturing leadership and a track record of change management success, you will shape the facility’s development plans and help build

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading production improvement initiatives.
• Experience with change management/transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Establishes operational strategies to assure safety, productivity, quality, customer service, sales, human capital, cost and profitability.
• Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues to reach short- and long-term performance goals while fostering urgency, integrity and trust.
• Accountable for site’s key performance metrics including machine and labor efficiencies and provides guidance to departmental leaders to ensure scorecard objectives are met.
• Lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives and develop innovative practices, methods and procedures that add value for the facility.
• Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to set continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence.
• Accountable for employee and organizational development plans and people management strategies.
• Proactively monitors site capacity and collaborates with other sites on scheduling optimization to meet on-time-delivery demands.
• Conducts equipment feasibility studies and makes recommendations for investment; works with Finance to prepare capital expenditure plan.

Skills

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Menasha Corporation is seeking an experienced operations leader to manage day-to-day activities of the operations department and drive performance across safety, quality and productivity. You will lead continuous improvement efforts and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet internal and external delivery commitments.

With 5+ years in production or manufacturing leadership and a track record of change management success, you will shape the facility’s development plans and help build