Operations Manager - Insulators

Hubbell Incorporated; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated in the United States is seeking an Operations Manager II to coordinate and manage manufacturing activities across several areas, ensuring volume and quality within budget. You will supervise production tasks, provide coaching, plan schedules, hire and develop staff, implement lean initiatives, maintain safety programs, and drive cost, quality, and productivity improvements.

This role requires a strong engineering/management background and SAP experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of manufacturing management experience.
• 10+ years of Lean manufacturing and/or Six Sigma quality processes.
• Proficiency in Excel and computer skills.
• Strong knowledge of Financial Management.
• Experience in a growth-oriented sales and marketing organization.
• SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervising the production tasks, quality, and manufacturing engineering.
• Providing advice, coaching, guidance, and mentoring employees on operations initiatives and necessary changes.
• Planning, organizing, and managing the activities necessary to meet production schedules and cost objectives.
• Selecting and maintaining qualified personnel in all positions reporting directly and supervising the hiring, development, evaluation, and termination, if necessary, of all other personnel responsible for direct reports.
• Executing plans for additional equipment, improved processes, and facilities when required.
• Maintaining safety programs to ensure conformance to company, corporate and government requirements.
• Leading overall strategic planning to include production and productivity improvement activities and growth strategies.
• Ensuring that manufacturing capabilities meet or exceed all industry and customer standards.
• Facilitating a work environment that supports a safe and healthy culture.
• Managing requirements for cost, quality, and responsiveness.
• Preparing the organization for ongoing change.
• Developing and managing the annual operating budget.
• Leading managers to evaluate and take actions that are consistent with the companys overall strategy.
• Monitoring performance against performance goals to ensure progress is being made.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Financial management

Sales and marketing knowledge

SAP experience

Education

Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Management, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Operations Manager IIcoordinates and manages the manufacturing activities of several areas, ensuring to reach the manufacturing volume and quality standards within the approved operation budget.

Every day at Hubbell is different and you’ll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you’ll make a difference by:

• Supervising the production tasks, quality, and manufacturing engineering.
• Providing advice, coaching, guidance, and mentoring employees on operations initiatives and necessary changes.
• Planning, organizing, and managing the activities necessary to meet production schedules and cost objectives.
• Selecting and maintaining qualified personnel in all positions reporting directly and supervising the hiring, development, evaluation, and termination, if necessary, of all other personnel responsible for direct reports.
• Executing plans for additional equipment, improved processes, and facilities when required.
• Maintaining safety programs to ensure conformance to company, corporate and government requirements.
• Leading overall strategic planning to include production and productivity improvement activities and growth strategies.
• Ensuring that manufacturing capabilities meet or exceed all industry and customer standards.
• Facilitating a work environment that supports a safe and healthy culture.
• Managing requirements for cost, quality, and responsiveness.
• Preparing the organization for ongoing change.
• Developing and managing the annual operating budget.
• Leading managers to evaluate and take actions that are consistent with the company’s overall strategy.
• Monitoring performance against performance goals to ensure progress is being made.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Management, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience manufacturing management experience (required)
• 10+ years of experience with Lean manufacturing and/or Six Sigma quality processes (required)
• Proficiency in Excel along with all other computer skills (required)
• Strong knowledge of Financial Management
• Experience in a growth-oriented sales and marketing organization
• SAP experience preferred

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.