Senior Manager-Production Operations

S&C Electric; Palatine (IL); On-site; USD 155,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

S&C Electric is seeking a Senior Manager - Production Operations in Palatine, IL. You will plan, oversee, and manage department operations, lead a team of managers and supervisors, and drive OKRs and KPIs in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

The role emphasizes strategic and tactical planning, improved production efficiency, and a safety-first culture within a manufacturing environment. Eligible for annual incentive plan based on performance and company criteria.

Responsibilities

• Health & Safety Compliance: Drive a safety-first culture, ensuring leaders understand and enforce safety rules.
• Leadership & People Management: Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team with coaching and performance management responsibilities.
• Strategy Implementation: Cascade strategies to develop mid-term tactical and operational plans aligned with OKRs and KPIs.
• Production Planning & Operations: Lead mid-term production planning, optimize schedules, capacity planning and processing methods to meet targets.
• Lean Performance Systems: Recommend and implement goals for performance improvement and process enhancements.

Job description

As an S&C Electric team member, you'll work on projects that have real-world impact. You'll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We're big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner.

Hours

• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) On Site Palatine, IL

Compensation

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $154,968- $205,332.60. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C's annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

Join Our Team as a Senior Manager - Productions Operations!

The Senior Manager - Production Operations is responsible for planning, overseeing, and managing the operations and production processes for the department, leading a team of Managers, Assistant Managers, and Supervisors to achieve strategic Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC). The Senior Manager - Production Operations focuses on strategic and tactical operations planning with a mid-term focus, contributing towards greater functional strategies, directing the smooth operations of multiple departments, driving strategic problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives, reporting out to executive leadership on results, and making strategic adjustments and countermeasures when targets are missed.

• Health & Safety Compliance: Drive a safety-first culture, ensuring leaders understand and enforce safety rules. Ensure that health & safety is considered in all departmental plans in order to maintain and promote a safety-conscious manufacturing environment and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to production operations.
• Leadership & People Management: Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team. Role model appropriate and professional workplace behaviors, address/mediate conflicts to restore harmony, and support a positive, healthy, and inclusive workplace culture in accordance with S&C's mission, vision, values, and guiding principles. Manage departmental administrative team member processes, including but not limited to recruitment, induction, vacation management, performance reviews, performance improvement plans, and workforce/succession planning. Proactively establish, monitor, and hold team members accountable to clear responsibilities and accountabilities; provide ongoing performance feedback, both positive and developmental; address performance gaps in a timely manner; recognize and reward achievements and initiate decisions for corrective actions and terminations where required. Foster a culture that supports the growth and development of team members and proactively train, mentor, and coach team members.
• Strategy Implementation: Cascade strategies to develop mid-term tactical and operational plans for the function, in line with the company's overall business objectives, including automation, insourcing, and unattended machining. Oversee a leadership team that directs the day-to-day operations of activities within the department and span of control, ensuring the timely and cost-effective delivery of outputs to KPIs. Work with senior leaders to recommend and implement strategic adjustments to operational plans in order to meet OKRs and KPIs.
• Production Planning & Operations: Lead strategic production planning initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop a mid-term plan for the department and initiate strategies that contribute to long-term production planning. Work with leaders to optimize production schedules, identify bottlenecks, and determine capacity plans and processing methods. Evaluate machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime. Establish a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing operations. Set mid-term productivity goals and analyze report-outs from Managers.
• Lean Performance Systems: Recommend and implement goals for departmental performance improvement, supporting leaders as they identify and implement process improvements to