Operations Manager (12048)

Who They Are
Our client is an established building products manufacturer seeking an Operations Manager to lead a profitable, well-run facility in Northern Indiana. This individual will have full P&L responsibility, overseeing 50+ employees plus direct reports. The operation has a tenured workforce, strong quality and safety performance, and significant recent investments in automation and robotics. They're looking for a hands-on manufacturing leader who can earn the respect of an experienced team, drive continuous improvement, and build on an already successful operation. The position offers base salary, bonus plus additional incentive opportunities.

What You'll Do

• Operations Management
  • Hire, train and supervise a team consisting of Supervisor(s), Group Lead(s), Material Handler(s), Heavy/Skilled machine operator(s), Quality Inspector and Light Assemblers
  • Act as lead champion for administering and ensuring compliance with the company’s Safety program and policies
  • Review work orders, engineering drawings and other information to ensure product(s) are built to customer standards and per customer requirements; perform QC checks
  • Establish and communicate daily production goals to ensure customer commitments are met
  • Prepare, communicate, and review status reports to ensure target inventory levels are maintained
  • Prepare monthly budgets and labor tracking tool and analyzes financial, productivity and quality reports in order to ensure profitability and customer satisfaction are maximized
  • Confer with Sales, Engineering and production personnel to provide technical advice, resolve problems and provide completion dates of projects/stock levels
  • Identify opportunities and implement solutions to reduce the cost(s) of the operation - labor, materials, operating expenses
  • Fix and/or coordinate the equipment and building repairs and maintenance
  • Ensure 5S standards are met across the plant
• Employee Relations
  • Interview applicants, determines hires and coordinates new hire paperwork
  • Transport employees to clinic, as required
  • Resolve employee disputes, writes/issues warnings and terminates employees, as required
  • Prepare and issue annual employee performance reviews

• Scheduling/Material Coordination/Inventory Control
  • Review sales orders and inventory levels in order to create production schedules that maximize resources and establish expected delivery time frames
  • Generate Pick List & Work Order Travelers to ensure quality and inventory accuracy
  • Calculate and determine the amount of material required and order materials as needed
  • Monitor delivery of materials to ensure production schedules are met
  • Lead annual physical inventory and monthly cycle counts of finished goods and raw materials to verify system inventory balances
  • Assist in month end closing process
  • Monitor and control movement of material in the ERP system and in customer portals
  • Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s Degree is required and/or ten to fifteen years related experience in a manufacturing environment
• Able to establish identity and US work authorized
• Must be able to lead a diverse workforce of 25+ employees
• Must have prior supervisory/management experience and be familiar with employment laws and processes
• Ability to read and interpret documents; write reports and business correspondence; ability to present information and respond to questions
• Must be organized, self-motivated, detail-oriented individual with the ability to multi-task and follow instructions
• Bi-lingual a plus
• Working knowledge of personal computers and familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook; Internet and the ability to navigate to find information
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, etc. to practical situations