Operations Manager - Machining

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development.
• Oversees the manufacturing schedule to ensure proper workload distribution to maximize productivity.

• Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships.
• Strategic planning and execution to enhance profitability, productivity, and efficiency throughout the company's operations.
• Ensures compliance with company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, OSHA, safety, and complete and on-time delivery at the lowest possible cost.
• Determines operations headcount needs and ensures compliance with company policies.
• Provides budgeting support, planning, and auditing as required. Generates necessary reports for the Operations group to support agreed upon targets are being met.
• Identifies, communicates, and drives implementation of capital investments and improvement projects with the support of the Facilities & Deburring Manager
• Manages compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Manages policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls, and plant performance measures.
• Implement improved processes and management methods to generate higher ROI and workflow optimization.
• Interact regularly with executive team and departmental supervision to ensure that company's operational priorities are aligned with total company direction.
• Continually investigate and introduce process improvement measures and presents suggestions to BU President for consideration.
• Participate and/or provides input in vendor negotiations to ensure product relevance and cost-efficiency
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Leadership - Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others.

Managing People - Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; improves processes, products, and services.

Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; understands organization's strengths & weaknesses.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness;
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality;
Applies feedback to improve performance;
Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Business and Cost Consciousness - Displays orientation to profitability;
Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition;
Aligns work with strategic goals, Develops and implements cost saving measures;
Contributes to profits and revenue;
Conserves organizational resources.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment;
Manages competing demands;
Changes approach or method to best fit the situation;
Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Qualification and Education requirements

• College Degree, High School Diploma, Trade School Certificate or equivalent.
• Five to Seven years of related experience in a machine shop manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Qualification and Other Skills Required

• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.
• Communications - Exhibits good listening and comprehension.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition. Aligns work with strategic goals.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as…