Description
Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, at the company’s manufacturing plant in Saint Clair, Michigan. The Operations Manager will have direct responsibility for the plant operations, safety, quality, and direct labor personnel at the Saint Clair facility. As an integral part of the plant leadership team, the Operations Manager will provide daily visible leadership and be accountable for contributing to the development of long term and tactical goals for the Saint Clair facility. The Operations Manager will be mandated with optimizing the Saint Clair plant operational performance, ensuring delivery of annual commitments and achievement of both short and long term financial goals.
Position Specific Requirements (PSR) :
- Ensure a safe, clean and comfortable work environment that complies with all
occupational health, safety and environmental laws.
Develop and foster and environment that creates high employee motivation throughpositive communication and excellent leadership.
Drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives at all levels across theorganization.
Develop and implement plans to achieve plant goals and financial targets.Achieve and maintain product quality and delivery service levels equal to or exceedingcustomer expectations.
Create and manage operational plans that deliver productivity gains through processimprovement across all elements of the business
Participate in budgeting and monthly forecasting process for the plant. Develop plans toachieve the forecasted labor amounts.
Manage the plant OEE tracking and work with the Engineering department to prioritizeand improve OEE’s throughout the plant.
Support launch process by participating in the planning process, reviews and preproduction builds.Maintain effective relationships with key business / operational contactsEnsure high level of operational qualityPerform all aspects of performance management. Initiate appropriate action using inhouse performance management proceduresAssist and manage the delivery of key projects that have an impact on operationsDetermine and monitor performance and service levels. Ensure that services are deliveredwithin agreed resources
Implement continuous improvement activities within departmentsCreate a work environment that drives continuous improvement and employeeengagement
Ensure effective coordination across all operations functionsRequirements
Education :
Bachelors Degree in Business or Engineering is requiredMBA is preferredExperience :
Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience as a leader in a manufacturing environmentA minimum of 3 years experience as an Operations Manager in a manufacturingenvironment is preferred
Tier 1 automotive experience preferred.Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :
Must be proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)Must have the ability to lead and motivate peopleMust have excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the ability topresent information to all levels in the organization
Ability to read, write and perform non-complex mathematical calculationsAbility to pay attention to detail, multi-task and follow directionKnowledge of Lean manufacturing concepts and experience with Toyota ProductionSystem.
Experience with Six Sigma is preferred