Operations Manager

We are looking for an Operations Manager tomanage our plant production in Ottawa, IL.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Guides, organizes, and directs the hourly work force to meet or exceed all safety, operational and quality goals.
• Assures stationary and mobile equipment is operated properly in accordance with best practices.
• Long term planning including projects, process development, budgeting, and operational schedules.
• Training and maintenance of quality, safety, environmental, and health programs including audit and development activities.
• Plans and schedules operations in conjunction with maintenance in order to meet sales requirements.
• Additional duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, process engineering or experience in operations supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites especially Excel and Word
• Solid background in Operations planning programs like JD Edwards.
• Engineering in a manufacturing background preferred or equivalent background as Operations Supervisor in a similar field.
• Must be able to handle several tasks at one time and work well with a variety of personalities in an effort to achieve continuous improvement.