Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Operations Manager
- Onsite, Holliston, MA

Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 43,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

As the Operations Manager, you’ll be responsible for directing and controlling all elements of the manufacturing process for assigned value streams while operating within capital and budget parameters. He/she will assume overall accountability for safety, production costs, and efficiency.

• Develop strategy and execution of value stream(s) growth.
• Develop standard work for supervisors and operators.
• Responsible for all training aspects of all direct reports (quality, manufacturing processes, TPM, 5’s).
• Maintain records of all training activities, evaluate skill gaps and implement cross‑training to meet business needs.
• Drive process development, lean culture, and work with all support functions to improve material flow.
• Continually reviewing and evaluating existing operating policies, procedures, systems, schedules, equipment, etc., and overseeing the implementation of modifications and improvements.
• Establishes operating policies, procedures and practices for manufacturing area; interprets and explains objectives, programs and policies.
• Drive, produce and communicate results of Department Safety, Quality, Customer Service, and Cost KPIs.
• Weekly communication to operations leadership team, monthly communication to direct reports.
• Ensure safe working conditions and practices are maintained at all times.
• Ensures strict compliance with corporate EH&S goals and compliance objectives.
• Ensures that programs and procedures are adopted to guard against industrial accidents and protect the safety and well‑being of employees.
• Maintain quality standards through all processes; reacts to quality issues and responds with sustainable corrective actions.
• Utilizes lean concepts to drive process improvements, data analysis and regular project management.
• Fully support and comply with all ISO Quality and Environmental Systems and Stanley Fulfillment System (SFS) objectives and projects.
• Responsible to work with engineering and product teams to insure manufacturability of new product(s), machine specifications, plant capital requirements, project timelines, and production launch.
• Management of inventory accuracy through cycle counts, scrap transactions, production transactions, and BOM yield reviews.
• Responsible for effective near miss, accident, quality and property damage investigations and corrective action.
• Develop/maintain staffing plans in accordance with forecasted demand.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 3-year strategy plan addressing operations resources (machinery and personnel).
• Recommend and implement more efficient production methods, processes, purchasing, tooling and manpower usage techniques as required to meet or exceed flow line goals.
• Supervise product management and necessary records and controls to assure accurate inventories of materials, parts and finished goods.
• Execute other duties as assigned.

You’re a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life. You’re creative and scrappy but can navigate a large organization with ease. You’re agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we deliver top‑notch customer experiences, always. You also have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business, or relevant…