Operations Manager

Nemak; Dickson (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemak is seeking an Operations Manager to plan, organize, and control manufacturing activities across departments, ensuring safety, efficiency, and alignment with SQDCME. The role requires servant leadership, goal setting, and effective collaboration with other functions to meet plant objectives.

You will own KPIs, implement improvement plans, mentor teams, and ensure compliance with audits, while maintaining strong customer relations and asset maintenance across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Strong English written and verbal communication.
• 5-7 years of management experience in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and control activities of manufacturing functions within departments.
• Ensure safety and environmental standards and drive improvements to safety culture.
• Lead with servant leadership principles and set goals for manufacturing areas.
• Optimize use of assets and personnel to meet customer and plant objectives.
• Own daily to yearly KPIs and develop action plans to improve performance.
• Collaborate with other departments on special tasks or projects.
• Establish and enforce process standards for all manufacturing processes.
• Train and empower reports in root cause analysis and problem solving tools.
• Interface with customers to improve relationships.
• Develop reports and accountability for project management and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external audits.
• Maintain visual management and employee communications per management system.
• Mentor team members for career growth and talent development.
• Oversee maintenance of assets in their department(s).

Skills

Strong English communication

Manufacturing management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Operations Manager plans, organizes, and controls the activities of the manufacturing functions within their respective departments.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure department(s) follows all safety and environmental standards and is proactive about implementing continued improvements to enhance safety culture
• Embodies and exemplifies the principles of servant leadership
• Defines goals and objectives in each area of manufacturing along with specific responsibilities to achieve them in accordance with SQDCME
• Ensures production assets and plant personnel are utilized effectively to achieve customer and plant objectives
• Responsible for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and action plans to improve performance for their department(s)
• Collaborates with other departments to establish and carry out special tasks or projects
• Ensure process standards and systems are established and followed for all manufacturing processes
• Responsible for ensuring department is trained and proficient in using all root cause analysis and problem solving tools
• Responsible for interfacing with customers and improving relations
• Ensuring their direct reports have developed and are accountable for all project management and improvement initiatives
• Responsible for compliance for all department(s) employees to all internal and external auditing systems
• Establishes and maintains visual management and employee communications in accordance with management operating system
• Responsible for mentoring team to support career growth and talent development
• Responsible for maintenance upkeep of all assets in their department(s)

Position Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must have strong English communication skills both written and verbal
• SAP experience preferred
• 5-7 years' relevant Management experience in manufacturing