Senior Operations Manager

The Planet Group; Iowa; Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Planet Group is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing and distribution operations in alignment with the General Manager’s strategic initiatives. The Production Manager will guide Supervisors and Leads responsible for hourly team members, leveraging lean and continuous improvement to drive plant performance.

You will build a world-class production team, promote safe practices, and partner with HR, CI, and Engineering to meet production goals and improve

Qualifications

• 8+ years of production management in manufacturing.
• Basic understanding of conditional logic (if/and/or).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated and self-directed; team player.
• Experience in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Responsabilités

• Plan, lead and manage multi-shift production and distribution operations.
• Review production, quality control and operational reports.
• Analyze quality issues and determine root cause for corrective actions.
• Plan and direct production activities and set priorities for cost-effective operations.
• Manage 4–6 supervisors; conduct annual evaluations and mid-year reviews.
• Promote safe work environment and champion safety programs.
• Collaborate with General Manager to set production schedules and goals.
• Report delays and backorders; remove obstacles to meet ship dates.
• Partner with HR on hiring practices and transfers; adhere to HR policies.
• Work with managers to train, motivate, and reward staff.
• Support Open Door Policy and communication programs; align CI with goals.
• Work with CI Manager and Sr Engineering to plan Capital Requisitions and improvements.
• Track KPIs to evaluate effectiveness and drive annual goals.
• Build a World-Class Production Team and sustainable processes.

Connaissances

Production management

Logical thinking

Communication

Team player

Self-motivated

Interpersonal skills

Present ideas

Collaboration

Description du poste

A Senior Operations Manager responsible for leading the day-to-day manufacturing and distribution operations in alignment with the General Manager's strategic initiatives and goals. The Production Manager will lead a team of Supervisors and Leads who are directly responsible for hourly team members performing production duties. The Production Manager will also demonstrate aptitude in utilizing lean and/or continuous improvement methodology to drive Plant improvement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan, lead and manage a complex, multi-shift production and distribution operations.
• Review and analyze production, quality control and operational reports.
• Analyze quality issues and able to determine root cause to develop and implement corrective actions.
• Plan and direct production activities and establish priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Manage 4 to 6 supervisors as direct reports, performing annual evaluations, and mid-year reviews, providing positive recognition and/or corrective action as necessary.
• Promote safe work environment, including identifying safety hazards, performing timely follow up on safety issues and corrections.
• Serve as a Safety Committee member and leader, ensure compliance with and champion all safety programs.
• Work with General Manager to: Set Production schedules and goals,
• Report on departments that are behind schedule, identifying reasons and removing obstacles to meet production completion and ship dates. Report on back orders and measures being taken to resolve backorder issues
• Work with Human Resources on hiring practices of new employees and work with Department Managers on following hiring/transfer policy.
• Maintain consistency in adherence to established HR / employment policies in areas of responsibility.
• Work with Department Managers on training, motivating, and rewarding employees.
• Support Open Door Policy and establish Employee Communication programs.
• Work with General Manager, Sr Engineering Manager and CI Manager to evaluate factory performance and develop plan for Capital Requisitions and Continuous Improvement activities to reach current and future production goals.
• Work with teams to implement production changes to achieve current and future goals, tracking pertinent data/KPI to evaluate effectiveness.
• Work to achieve annual metrics, as determined with General Manager, to promote Company reaching annual goals.
• Build a World-Class Production Team and sustainable processes that exceed customer expectations.
• Maintain and promote a Servant Leader mindset.

Required:

• 8 years plus working as a Production Manager in a manufacturing environment
• Basic understanding of "if, and, or" concepts
• Logical thinking skills
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language
• Strong team player with organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Physical Requirements

Tolerance for sitting long periods of time. Possess finger dexterity to write, type, and use a calculator. Maintain adequate vision to view small print and computer terminal. Ability to speak and hear, walk throughout facilities with occasional light lifting (25 pounds), stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching with hands and arms required. Ability to travel between multiple facilities as required to perform core job duties.

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.