Job Description
Job Title : Operations Manager
Pay Range : $125k-$165k +20% Bonus
Location : Hartford City, IN
Responsibilities :
- Oversee daily production with an emphasis on safety, reliability, cost, quality, and environmental issues.
- Implement short- and long-term strategies designed to : increase yield and operating efficiency, reduce cost, and improve reliability.
- Drive a culture change towards becoming a self-directed and reliability-focused organization.
- Fluidly interface with team leaders, production and maintenance managers, operations and maintenance employees, engineering, union representatives, and customers
- Develop clear and achievable safety, environmental, cost and productivity improvements
- Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives and processes
- Manage development of the annual budget, production targets and cost reduction goals
- Work closely with departments to ensure goals are met
- Participate in the coordination of mill shutdowns and major project installations.
Qualifications :
Minimum 10 years of high-speed papermaking experience, specifically with recycled paper operations.Good understanding of the operation of a recycle mill.Excellent leadership ability, including strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.Supervisory experience including responsibility for paper machines.Demonstrated ability to balance priorities to meet short and long-term objectives.Ability to train / mentor direct reports to the next management level.Outstanding communication skills, the ability to recognize contributions, make effective presentations, and can quickly build trust and respect..Bachelors or Associates degree preferredAbout Spark Packaging :
Spark Packaging is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers. We understand that finding a new position can be stressful and identifying top talent can be challenging. For us to maximize successful placement and retention, we start by listening to and understanding each of our clients. We believe in face-to-face interaction and having a solid understanding of our client’s business before placement. We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to continually create career opportunities