Senior Operations Manager

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ON - Toronto time type:
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Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition :
JR108390

Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Miller Knoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Miller Knoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
** POSITION SUMMARY
** Responsible for the overall results of multi-shift manufacturing operation. Conducts activities to establish and achieve operational objectives in areas of safety, quality, reliability, cost, continuous improvement, employee engagement and talent management. Ensure alignment with operations and corporate business strategy and goals while promoting great places to work initiatives. Oversee the development and implementation of programs and practices that ensure the successful achievement of these objectives;

monitor progress through measurement systems and ensure corrective action as needed. Leads and collaborates with various functional groups including manufacturing, engineering, planning/scheduling, information systems, supply management and HMPS to deliver results. Drives results and manages change through successful leadership and team development, as well as effective planning, organization, implementation, and execution.
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
*** Communications:
Develop and lead organizational communication plans including setting expectations for effective information exchange in shift meetings, MBX, plant-wide quarterly and annual meetings
* Cost/Financial Management:
Responsible for planning and managing capital and expense dollars for the plant and driving EVA. Manage to business conditions (vs. to budgets)
* Herman Miller Performance System (HMPS):
Champion HMPS/Lean manufacturing principles and methods to drive continuous improvement, eliminate waste, and create value for customers and shareholders. Working with corporate resources, establish strategic directions for plant; designing and implementing action plans and initiatives; drive results. Develop and implement strategies (training and development, rewards and recognition, etc.) that build a continuous improvement culture throughout the plant
* Human Resources:
Effectively plan for, lead, and develop the workforce. Includes ensuring appropriate staffing levels, performance management, training and development, rewards and recognition, application of policy in a manner consistent with HM values (Things That Matter) and applicable federal and state laws. Responsible for creating a 'community' of engaged employees who drive improvements that better serve customers and shareholders. Provides mentoring and coaching of operations managers and WTL.
* New Product Development:
Provide leadership/oversight to the manufacturing side of new product development/introductions. Influence the design of new products to ensure 'manufacturability.' Oversee the development and implementation of plans that ensure systems, processes, equipment, employees, etc. are in place to successfully manufacture new products.
* Quality:
Responsible for the successful implementation and management of the quality program to ensure product quality. Includes establishing goals and measurements (e.g., PPMs, FTQ, etc.) and ensuring performance and accountability to those goals. Partners with customer service and corporate quality to ensure the identification of quality issues and their root causes and to design and implement solutions. Interacts with design and development to influence product development/redesign
* Reliability:
Ensure corporate on-time delivery reliability goals are achieved. Involves proactive planning and control (e.g., forecasting, capacity planning, etc.) as well as daily problem-solving (e.g., resolving issues with materials, equipment down time, etc.). Ensure Operational Availability (OA) targets are achieved.
* Safety:
Ensure a safe working environment for all employees. Responsible for the overall plant safety program including establishing and meeting annual goals and objectives, ensuring employee training and development, administration of policies and procedures, and compliance with state and federal legislation
* Manage and monitor the achievement of corporate and plant environmental goals.
* Shop Floor Focus:
Responsible for ensuring that Work Team Leaders spend 80% of their time directly on the shop floor where the key value-added activities take place. Additional responsibilities as requested by Management to achieve business objectives.
** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or…