DAL- Operations Manager

• Employee Type Exempt

Airlite Plastics is a premier, privately held, family-owned manufacturer headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Our family style and personal culture is what makes Airlite an amazing place to grow and build a successful career. Airlite’s company values of unquestionable integrity and respect and appreciation for each other are at the core of our success! These values set a strong foundation to build on where we can ‘wow’ our customers with innovative products and sustainable solutions and continuously improve our processes and efficiencies.

Our product lines include rigid plastic containers and lids for food packaging and cosmetics, dry powder scoops, plastic drink cups, shipping containers, industrial strength insulated concrete forms (ICF) and sustainable permeable paving systems. As pioneers in our industry, focused on sustainable solutions, we strive to provide our customers with top-notch service and quality, which aligns with our award-winning products.

This role is a contributing member of our Airlite - Dallas team, located in Dallas, TX (on-site). The Operations Manager manages, assigns and coordinates operations of assigned business unit. This includes managing business initiatives, production efficiencies and operational goals and outcomes all while maintaining safe operations. Ensure the team is lead with a “Safety First” mentality by ensuring all safety practices are followed and safety training is complete timely.

Using servant leadership principles, support growth and development opportunities for team members and create a safe workplace. In addition to leading operational teams, this role has responsibility for measuring, tracking and reporting continuous improvements efforts from assigned business unit.

• Provide leadership and guidance within the business unit, including but not limited to; modeling collaborative leadership principles, providing mentoring and guidance, setting and managing goals, fostering engagement, providing clear and focused direction, setting standards and strategy execution.
• Ensure the team is lead with a “Safety First” mentality by ensuring all safety practices are followed and safety training is complete timely.
• Manage, measure, track and report on success of assigned operations using defined metrics in conjunction with operating goals and strategy plans.
• Evaluate current operations to effectively lead the team through the continuous improvement process, recommend alternative measurements if needed.
• Provide input in long term planning including providing feedback on operational budgets and ensuring operating plans are being managed effectively within the assigned business unit.
• Develop and mentor direct reports to create highly effective teams.
• Manage operational teams to manufacture high quality product, produced in the most efficient and safe manner, audited for efficiency and shipped on time, within budgeted costs.
• Work cross functionally with teams to ensure goals are met as set.
• Assist in the resolution of escalated employment and operational issues, taking ownership and ensuring resolution to support manufacturing processes and team members.
• Ensure alignment of team members and organizational structure. Ensure alignment of technical resources to maximize efficiency, output and resources.
• Effectively communicate, execute and implement company policies, standards of conduct, safety, quality and compliance standards.
• Subject matter expert of the IQMS software system for production, inventory management, equipment real time monitoring, warehouse inventory control, physical count auditing as determined necessary, etc.
• Participate in regular meetings with business unit leadership…