Operations Manager

Grammer AG

Tupelo, MS

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Budget Management, Budgeting, Calendar Management, Capital Budgeting, Capital Project, Communication Skills, Community Relations, Conflict Resolution, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Data Visualization, Employee Relations, Environmental Health, Environmental Regulations, GPS (Global Positioning System), Health Maintenance, Housekeeping/Cleaning, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), ISO 14001, Information Technology & Information Systems, Inventory Planning, Leadership, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Operations Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Plant Management, Policy Development, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Process Control Engineering, Process Improvement, Product Costing, Production Control, Production Costing, Production Management, Production Planning, Production Schedule, Production Support, Production Systems, Productivity Management, Proofreading, QoS (Quality of Service), Quality Control, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Quality System Requirements (QSR), Reporting Dashboards, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Compliance, Safety Process, Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Set Goals, Status Reports, Succession Planning, TS 16949, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Time Management, Time Tracking
LOCATION
Tupelo, MS
POSTED
30+ days ago

Responsibilities as they relate to current and new projects include establishing capital needs launch strategy project timing employee involvement customer representation and cross-functional communications and alignment relating to the projects.

Lead by example to build and maintain a plant culture that embraces the values of CODE - Collaboration Openness Drive and Empowerment.

Challenge traditional boundaries and eliminate barriers which do not promote continuous improvement of the enterprise.

Support and ensure safety policies and procedures are consistently followed throughout the facility.

Lead support an develop the Production Supervisors Technical Supervisor and Process Technicians.

Establish and track Production Department objectives KPIs

Support root cause analysis and proper resolution to conflict.

Report out KPIs challenges and planned corrective action implementations to various levels of leadership.

Assess evaluate team members to ensure continuous development and opportunities for internal growth and succession planning.

Approval of production related expenses.

Assist in establishing and monitoring key operating objectives of the production facility.

Participate in future planning and proactively lead support continuous improvement projects.

Actively work with and effectively communicate to floor personnel to ensure quality product.

Issue process improvements and cost reductions as required.

Maintain appropriate manning and schedules to support customer requirements.

Understand and facilitate continuous improvement of Quality and Environmental Systems TS16949 and ISO 14000.

Participate as a member of the plant Management QOS review team.

Along with the total plant management team develop and maintain healthy community relations.

Act with a high sense of urgency in particular with respect to customer needs.

Assure that quality product is maintained along with production schedules being met.

Set stretch goals targets for direct reports and achieve them through rigorous use of continuous improvement and employee involvement methods.

Manage budgets to drive the appropriate actions to adapt plant resources and costs to volume variation and launch readiness for new programs.

Develop and follow production plans as well as Grammer standard processes ensure feasibility of production plans.

Achieve financial targets prepare and present the Operations budget manage the actual production costs based on target costs maintain product margin and monitor serial productivity labor level material consumption etc.

Manage the Operations teams ensure appropriate staffing maintain working environment according to Grammer Environment Health & Safety EHS standards.

Detect and advise training needs share information transparency participate in people development initiatives.

Meet established customer specifications concerning cycle time delivery quality quantity and costs implement preventative and corrective measures in the production process to ensure that customer demands are properly met.

Coordinate with Quality team to meet all customer standards.

Implement action plans to improve functionality productivity and to obtain program and Grammer objectives make necessary corrective adjustments.

Coordinate resource planning concerning inventory equipment staffing activities etc.

Maintain dashboard indicators status reports to monitor lead time supply-chain targets EHS performance etc.

On the Job Training OJT of peers and Stop Scrap procedures.

Develop proactive interrelationships between the plant supervisors and other functional support departments.

Responsible for maintaining morale and employee relations in the plant.

Facilitate the Development of the operating budget and the capital budget.

Know and apply GPS Grammer Production Systems Principles.

Lead by Example Be Respectful Be Prompt Be Consistent Be Available

Environment Health and Safety EHS

Responsible for the application of safety standards and for adhering to TS16949 ISO 14001 and 45000 standards using GPQ.

Grammer Produces Quality methodology

All functions

Ensure the plant functions according to the Control Plans the established policies and procedures and adheres to all safety environmental and quality standards.

Responsible for resolution of all safety related issues in a timely manner within the area.

Monitor safety performance of the department and make improvements as required.

Ensure workforce has completed all safety related training requirements.

Perform safety observation tours at scheduled intervals.

Maintain excellent housekeeping in your areas at all times.

Comply with all safety and environmental regulations

Quality

Ensure ALL Quality Gates

Quality Inspections

Error Proofing

FTQ Checks have been executed per the Process Control Plan every shift every day.

Perform daily layered process audits address findings immediately.

Approve all the Operator work instructions and work instruction revisions.

Investigate communicate and resolve quality issues promptly.

Use alarm and escalation process as defined.

Implement containment activities in a timely manner.

Responsible for quality performance of the production lines as measured by KPIs on a daily basis.

Use KPI charts to document activity.

Perform scrap reviews on a daily basis and communicate escalate issues.

Use KPI charts to document activity.

Execute Quality System Requirements both Customer and Grammer GPQ system

Products

Volume

Effective planning and scheduling man machine and material of production area to meet production plan.

Monitor hourly and daily throughput to ensure production plan adherence according to MPS and Production Plans.

Effectively communicate and work with all departments maintenance engineering HR quality logistics and IT to resolve issues in a timely manner.

Responsible for the proper training and certification of all operators BCI and inspectors supporting the production are.

Maintain Production plan adherence productivity performance data on visual boards.

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Cost

Approve and execute engineering and process change introduction into production.

Identify and implement cost reduction ideas.

Support Cost Reduction Roadmap.

Lead kaizen workshop events execute improvements identified.

Achieve Mfg. KPIs for Safety Quality Volume Cost Scrap Productivity

Understand Track and Meet Budget Commitments

Align resources amongst Business Units to meet Plant Priorities

Communication

Drive an atmosphere of trust respect and accountability.

Train coach inspire and engage Supervisors

Shift Leaders

Team Leaders

Effectively resolve and communicate issues to the team.

Effectively communicate and work with all department maintenance engineering HR quality and IT to resolve issues in a timely manner.

About the Company

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Grammer AG