Operations Manager

Austin Powder Company, US & Canada; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Powder Company in Washington state seeks an Operations Manager to lead safety-focused, multi-site operations as part of the LLC/Regional Management team. You will drive performance, coach Location Managers, and manage KPIs to raise efficiency and accountability across sites.

With a strong focus on regulatory compliance, talent development, and cost management, you will partner with regional leadership to execute the strategic plan and ensure safe, reliable operations while upholding our

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination education and experience.
• Minimum of five years of management experience with direct reports, preferably in a multi-site service environment.
• Minimum of five years working experience and knowledge of regulatory compliance, regulatory audits, and working with regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and regulatory compliance across multiple sites and drive a high level of awareness and response to risks.
• Lead by our Safety first values and coach direct reports to understand KPI measures and budgets.
• Ensure talent to execute strategies through hiring and succession planning as a core process.
• Oversee inventory, assets, and costs with budgetary guidelines; manage vendor relationships.
• Coordinate site setups, closures, and asset placements; participate in investigations to determine root causes.
• Develop and enforce standard operating procedures.

Skills

Operations management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Supervisory experience

KPI analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination education and experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Operations Manager is a member of the LLC/Regional Management team with a focus on safety and operations at multiple company sites in support of the business's strategic plan. The Operations Manager will be a \"take charge\" leader, driving the company to higher levels of performance, efficiency, and accountability.

The Operations Manager assists in defining service and cost performance targets for the business. This role will have a strong focus on managing a team of Location Managers and monitoring performance through key performance indicators. The Operations Manager will work with LLC/Regional Management to ensure growth of team members through consistent succession planning.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and maintain a high level of awareness, preparation, and response to safety and security-related risks as well as regulatory compliance.
• Lead by conscious choices aligned with our values of Safety as our 1st Priority, Customer Focused, Respect, and the Power of Family.
• Establish agreed upon goals and objectives for direct reports with measurable outcomes and/or key performance indicators. Coach, manage, and develop direct reports to understand KPI measures and budgets. Address behaviors and discipline consistently.
• Ensure the company has the talent to execute its strategies by hiring and developing a strong team and making succession planning a core business process.
• Communicate clear and consistent legal and ethical standards and ensure organizational compliance. Audit and observe locations and job sites routinely.
• Have a thorough knowledge of product's physical and chemical properties as well as safety precautions for handling, storing and transporting.
• Along with the Sales Manager, responsible for inventory management, all fixed and mobile assets in conjunction with budgetary guidelines and managing costs (i.e., equipment and personnel utilization).
• Coordinate site setups, closures, and asset placements.
• Participate in investigations of accidents and incidents to determine root cause and communicate findings to appropriate parties.
• Negotiate our requirements with vendors and monitor expenses.
• Assist in developing and enforcement of standard operating procedures.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination education and experience.
• Minimum of five years of management experience with direct reports, preferably in a multi-site service environment.
• Minimum of five years working experience and knowledge of regulatory compliance, regulatory audits, and working with regulators.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of operations activities.
• Strong working knowledge of industry regulations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and then be able to present findings in Excel, PowerPoint, Graphs, etc.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical matters with abstract and concrete variables.
• Must possess strong communication skills to present information concisely to customers, employees and peers whether written or verbal.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with executives, managers, employees, customers and vendors.
• Must have possessed direct supervisory experience with responsibilities that included hiring and accountability for performance management.

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

• Exposure to outdoor climate and terrain including dust, noise, oils, greases, and other mining related elements.
• While performing certain job functions, the Operation Manager is required to walk, stand, balance and may be required to do specific task training associated required at the job site.
• Other aspects of this role include working in a remote office setting with the frequent use of computers and keyboards.
• Up to 75% travel (regional and overnight) by car and/or plane