Operations Manager

The Operations Manager will assist in driving process improvement activities on the production floor focused on improving operational processes as well as reducing costs through innovative methodologies and established manufacturing principles such as Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Single piece flow, etc.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for establishing effective warehouse policies and procedures to ensure all departments operate at peak efficiency. You are an experienced Operations Manager who can roll up their sleeves to constantly improve our output.

What You Will Do:

• Assist in overseeing all day-to-day operations in our warehouse facility.
• Provide leadership and coaching to the production departments and leads.
• Manage and evaluate employee and system resources to ensure optimal productivity with minimal downtime.
• Ensure the efficient workflow of production lines.
• Set ambitious warehouse and team goals in collaboration with executive management and other leadership teams.
• Communicate effectively with associates and create an open communication style that fosters a collaborative work environment.
• Strive to reduce overhead while increasing productivity across all product lines.
• Oversee the schedules for employees in all departments to ensure optimum staffing levels.
• Establish workflow policies and processes that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product quality, safety, or integrity.
• Ensure all employees follow industry-standard health and safety guidelines.
• Communicate any problems or obstacles to senior management while working to resolve them.
• Perform other duties as assigned within your scope of responsibilities.

Who You Are:

· 5+ years progressive manufacturing leadership experience in a processing/manufacturing environment.

· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

· Demonstrated leadership in leveraging world-class ERP, materials management tools to optimize capacity planning, material movement, shop floor management, and reporting required.

· Must be hands-on, willing to engage directly on the production floor.

· Strong combination of business operations, quality, continuous improvement, process development, and program management experience to provide unique solutions to the dynamic range of problems.

· Ability to establish, extend, and maintain trust with a wide range of stakeholders.

· Ability to lead and mentor staff to achieve significant results as well as effective team building, communication, and verbal skills.

 We Are Seeking People Who:

· Act like owners.

· Are continually raising the bar.

· Are sincerely open-minded and willing to examine their strongest convictions with humility.

· Nurture and embrace differing perspectives to make better decisions.