Director, Operations

GAFFNEY
1 Commerce Dr
Gaffney, SC 29340, USA

The Director of Operations, reporting to the Vice President of the HTCF Business, will lead and manage direct and indirect labor supporting manufacturing of quality products in assigned facilities. In coordination with the Safety team, this individual will be responsible for driving a strong safety culture within the organization. Responsible for management of installed capital and required R&R to minimize risk of business interruption on a recurring basis.

The size of the facility, scope of work and product description may vary by facility. Director, Operations will be responsible for collaborating with various departments in order to:

• identify and execute continuous improvement initiatives resulting in cost structure improvements year over year.
• align capacity and production capabilities to market needs, new products and planned growth.
• align and manage labor and production assets to execute the production schedule with world class service levels.

Principal Accountabilities:

Production Operations

• Responsible for production sites Fenlon (PA), Fabri Cote (CA) and HTCF (SC).
• Direct and manage salaried staff, mentoring and ensuring high expectations and consistent application of accountability is maintained across the organization.
• Collaborate effectively with the supply chain team in support of SI & OP processes.
• Execute the production schedule ensuring on time performance.
• Advise Ops Manager on indirect Labor staffing levels and lead indirect org design to successfully manage production execution.
• Responsible to manage costs within the plant and responsibility per DLA.
• Regularly review plant financials and identify actions to be taken to address issues.
• Lead with 6S mindset to ensure our facilities are clean and organized.
• Lead efforts to ensure we are effectively managing our physical assets to reduce risk of business interruption and maximize utilization and life of the equipment.
• Lead or collaborate with facility staff to ensure our buildings are secure and maintained.
• Collaborate with the CI team and act as a site champion for improved equipment utilization and labor efficiency.
• Ensure conformance to work order and material management transactions within our ERP system. Identify and resolve issues that contribute to negative variances.
• Member of the HTCF Staff.
• Maintain and Promote Fenner Precision Polymers Values and Behaviors at all times.

Quality

• Ensure the in-process and finished goods inspection processes are designed in a way to eliminate risk of quality escapes, minimize dollar value of scrap and make go/no-go criteria extremely clear for our operators.
• Support QE staff in problem solving and corrective action proposals.
• Collaborate with QA Process responsible associates to ensure compliance with ISO, AS9100 and other related quality processes as required.
• Collaborate with engineering team to identify and execute CI initiatives within the facility.
• Routinely review work instructions and operator guidance to ensure clarity and simplicity of instructions.
• Keeps abreast of new technologies that may have an application in our operations to improve efficiency.

Strategic Support

• Engage with sales & product management to understand changing market needs and ensure our production processes and equipment plans are aligned to support growth and emerging needs.
• Participate in routine budgeting processes by proposing future staffing plans and capital investment requirements to enable growth.
• Research, identify and evaluate companies possessing new materials or technologies that Fenner may seek to acquire or initiate an alliance with.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Hire, direct and provide performance feedback to direct reports.
• Establish an environment which motivates and engages talent in the organization to achieve desired results.
• Coach and provide mentoring for direct reports and other key staff.
• Create an environment which supports the ongoing training and development of all staff.
• Communicate regularly and effectively to the staff via 1:1, Regular posted communication, KPI’s,…