SR MGR OPERATIONS

Job Overview

Manages the day-to-day operations and long term planning for multiple manufacturing functions.

Job Requirements

• Leading staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff; managing, motivating, and developing management team.
• Planning, directing and monitoring production activities to meet or exceed established targets.
• Cascading strategic objectives to business, sales, and engineering functional leadership.
• Fostering process improvements related to production, cost, and quality control mechanisms.

What your background should look like

Leads the day-to-day operations and longer-term strategic planning of all manufacturing functions. This includes overseeing manufacturing, production control, engineering, inventory control, purchasing, Environmental Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S), and shipping/receiving activities.
Translates customer requirements into state-of-the-art manufacturing strategies and processes, resulting in cost-effective processing and profitable manufacturing of company products.

Essential Functions:
•Facilitate and/or participate in SIOP meetings.  Use SIOP data and analysis to position the plant to meet future sales forecasts and address production gaps
•Cascade strategic objectives from Segment, Business Unit and Operations functional leadership.  Set and clarify requirements and expectations for direct and matrixed reports based on the strategic direction and needs of the business
•Ensure compliance with all applicable medical device related regulations
•Lead the creation of a culture of quality and collaboration and be responsible for the achievement of those goals with respect to quality of products and services provided by the facility
•Encourage and promote operating in a continuous improvement environment by monitoring operation expenses and implementing productivity improvement initiatives while maintaining product quality
•Support local environmental health and safety to provide a safe workplace for our employees and ensure all staff members are aware of safety policies
•Drive the execution of initiatives to guarantee a safe working environment with zero incidents
•Support the development and execution of site budgets/plans to ensure delivery of quality, revenue, contribution and costs per established business plan
•Facilitate employee development.  Ensure leadership growth of direct reports through coaching and mentoring and individual development plans
•Demonstrate and proactively drive performance management (objective setting, development planning, mid-year and year-end performance reviews, calibration), compensation planning and employee relations for direct and matrixed reports
•Leverage Organizational Leadership Readiness (OLR) and strategic succession planning outcomes/requirements to support the business
•Support the development of improved supplier and customer relationships
•Maintain the facility upkeep, IT infrastructure and security systems
•Drive execution of activities to increase Employee Engagement and retentio

What you background should look like:

Supervisor responsibilities:
This position includes supervisor responsibilities, playing a key role in developing a high-performance culture and nurturing talent across the site

Qualifications:
•Requires 13+ years of related experience
•Requires 5+ years of progressive leadership and people management experience
•Prior experience in support function that collaborate with Operations such as Finance, Materials, Engineering, Supply Chain, HR
•Previous P&L experience
•4-year college degree preferred with concentration in Business, finance, management/operations or technical discipline
•Strong computer skills including ability to prepare spreadsheets and analyze data and trend

Competencies:
Proven experience leading significant culture transformations within a manufacturing environment 
Ability to implement robust performance management systems. 
Strong coaching and mentoring abilities.
Building effective teams
Managing and measuring work
Motivating others

Competencies