The Operations Manager will lead and direct the overall manufacturing activities to achieve plant wide goals for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Continuous Improvement; and

• Actively contribute to the plant strategic vision as part of the plant leadership team.
• Develop the budget to support manufacturing objectives and exceed AOP commitments.
• Drive for world class quality and safety utilizing root cause corrective action methodology.
• Formulate and install standard procedures and plans based on comparative analyses, methods, and costs.
• Provide the operations team with effective leadership, guidance, coaching, communication, learning and development
• Facilitate a continuous improvement culture 
• Drive broader functional knowledge expertise and learning through the organization.
• Delegate and monitor goals to General Supervisors consistent with scope and capacity of processes and people.
• Implement behaviors, systems, and processes to continually improve competitiveness.
• Communicate goal progress and roadblocks to site leader.
• Establish and share best-in-class manufacturing processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and Lean Manufacturing Experience with strong emphasis on Kaizen, SMED, Poka-yoke, Kanban, TPM and 5S 
• Excellent verbal and written communication, influencing, persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Commitment to achieve key performance metrics and drive for continuous improvement
• Vision and purpose, provides direction, inspires, and motivates

Customer focus, meets expectations, internally and externally, forms partnerships

This is a full-time direct hire opportunity offering sought after company culture, comprehensive benefits and competitive salary

For immediate consideration send your resume and cover letter highlighting your experience and qualifications as it relates to the job to emily@geomaxrecruiters.com