Senior Operations Manager - Manufacturing
Company Name:
Absolute Opportunities
Job Ref.: 2488
Job Title: Senior Operations Manager - Manufacturing
Role: Management
Relocation Available: No, but a nearby self relo is okay
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Virginia
Town / City: Richmond
Job Type: Permanent full-time
Job Description:
The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for the daily operation of the manufacturing company. A management position responsible for developing, overseeing and executing the short-term and long-term plans of the company's operations. Includes managing and overseeing employees, budgets, products, storage and freight programs, key business partners and suppliers, and other company assets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Financial Competence & Business Acumen - Must be able to understand financial performances as they relate to operations in a manufacturing environment. Must be able to create, implement and strategically analyze the financial performance of the operations department. This includes the financial performance of shifts, departments and machinery in the manufacturing environment.
Develop, review and manage department operating expense budgets; including responsibility for the cost efficient operation of product production and machine maintenance.
Ability to design and implement operations management programs such as six sigma, ISO, 5S, lean manufacturing and or the likes.
Leads, and supervises managers and team leads as assigned; developing and communicating the organization's strategy/mission to all staff, and implementing appropriate coaching/corrective practices to align personnel with company goals. Provide ongoing and appropriate corrective feedback and discipline to assigned workers as required to ensure their maximum output; by conducting periodic formal and informal appraisals. Must have experience in managing multi shift 24/7 operations.
Ensures the necessary short-term and long-term business and work plans are developed and executed correctly and efficiently for handling customer orders, product procurement, freight procurement and product distribution.
Production scheduling - Will work closely with the other managers to determine the optimal production scheduling to ensure that company reaches it production goals and services its customers timely. This will include determining the proper production based on future sales goals.
Develop, review and manage capital expenditure budgets as assigned; responsible for the capital expenditure estimates; approves expenditures associated with capital expenditures; responsible for overseeing completion of capital projects at or below approved capital expenditure levels.
Maintenance Strategy - Must be able to proactively work with shift leads, maintenance manager and plant personnel to proactively determine the maintenance needs of the plant to insure that the plant downtime is minimize and maintenance shutdowns are planned rather than unplanned.
Oversee and approve purchasing requests and purchase orders of assigned employees to ensure the cost efficient and appropriate expenditure of company capital and operating expenses budgets.
Develop, plan and execute inventory management programs, plans and/or actions.
Production costing - Must be able to understand and strategically analyze standard costing within a manufacturing setting. Including, machine time, labor, maintenance, etc. and their relation to production costs. Must work closely with the company's controller to insure that the costing is correctly recognized and represented on the company's financials.
Interact in a professional manner with company mangers, employees, customers, suppliers and other key business partners.
Act as standing and ad hoc company committee chairperson(s) as assigned; develop programs and agendas; chair meetings; and forward or implement committee recommendations as necessary to improve company operations.
Safeguard confidential employee and company information that may be shared or discussed during business meetings or at other times.
Be familiar with and/or able to perform as required all the duties associated with all operations positions in the wood pellet industry. Must possess an exceptional mechanical aptitude and have the ability to troubleshoot and improve upon current equipment specifications, plant design and workflow layouts.
Supervisory
Responsibilities:
This position supervises company Distribution Coordinators, Distribution Supervisors, Plant Foremen and/or Plant Technicians in a Manager capacity.
Bottom Line Requirements:
1. Bachelor's Degree required. Preferably in business administration, supply chain management, operations analysis or transportation management. MBA preferred.
2. 6
years of experience in Operations Management in a manufacturing plant environment.
3. Experience with operations management programs such as six sigma, ISO, 5S, lean manufacturing and or the likes.
4. Currently located in the region, Richmond - DC Corridor or near.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Absolute Opportunities
Job Ref.: 2488
Job Title: Senior Operations Manager - Manufacturing
Role: Management
Relocation Available: No, but a nearby self relo is okay
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Virginia
Town / City: Richmond
Job Type: Permanent full-time
Job Description:
The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for the daily operation of the manufacturing company. A management position responsible for developing, overseeing and executing the short-term and long-term plans of the company's operations. Includes managing and overseeing employees, budgets, products, storage and freight programs, key business partners and suppliers, and other company assets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Financial Competence & Business Acumen - Must be able to understand financial performances as they relate to operations in a manufacturing environment. Must be able to create, implement and strategically analyze the financial performance of the operations department. This includes the financial performance of shifts, departments and machinery in the manufacturing environment.
Develop, review and manage department operating expense budgets; including responsibility for the cost efficient operation of product production and machine maintenance.
Ability to design and implement operations management programs such as six sigma, ISO, 5S, lean manufacturing and or the likes.
Leads, and supervises managers and team leads as assigned; developing and communicating the organization's strategy/mission to all staff, and implementing appropriate coaching/corrective practices to align personnel with company goals. Provide ongoing and appropriate corrective feedback and discipline to assigned workers as required to ensure their maximum output; by conducting periodic formal and informal appraisals. Must have experience in managing multi shift 24/7 operations.
Ensures the necessary short-term and long-term business and work plans are developed and executed correctly and efficiently for handling customer orders, product procurement, freight procurement and product distribution.
Production scheduling - Will work closely with the other managers to determine the optimal production scheduling to ensure that company reaches it production goals and services its customers timely. This will include determining the proper production based on future sales goals.
Develop, review and manage capital expenditure budgets as assigned; responsible for the capital expenditure estimates; approves expenditures associated with capital expenditures; responsible for overseeing completion of capital projects at or below approved capital expenditure levels.
Maintenance Strategy - Must be able to proactively work with shift leads, maintenance manager and plant personnel to proactively determine the maintenance needs of the plant to insure that the plant downtime is minimize and maintenance shutdowns are planned rather than unplanned.
Oversee and approve purchasing requests and purchase orders of assigned employees to ensure the cost efficient and appropriate expenditure of company capital and operating expenses budgets.
Develop, plan and execute inventory management programs, plans and/or actions.
Production costing - Must be able to understand and strategically analyze standard costing within a manufacturing setting. Including, machine time, labor, maintenance, etc. and their relation to production costs. Must work closely with the company's controller to insure that the costing is correctly recognized and represented on the company's financials.
Interact in a professional manner with company mangers, employees, customers, suppliers and other key business partners.
Act as standing and ad hoc company committee chairperson(s) as assigned; develop programs and agendas; chair meetings; and forward or implement committee recommendations as necessary to improve company operations.
Safeguard confidential employee and company information that may be shared or discussed during business meetings or at other times.
Be familiar with and/or able to perform as required all the duties associated with all operations positions in the wood pellet industry. Must possess an exceptional mechanical aptitude and have the ability to troubleshoot and improve upon current equipment specifications, plant design and workflow layouts.
Supervisory
Responsibilities:
This position supervises company Distribution Coordinators, Distribution Supervisors, Plant Foremen and/or Plant Technicians in a Manager capacity.
Bottom Line Requirements:
1. Bachelor's Degree required. Preferably in business administration, supply chain management, operations analysis or transportation management. MBA preferred.
2. 6
years of experience in Operations Management in a manufacturing plant environment.
3. Experience with operations management programs such as six sigma, ISO, 5S, lean manufacturing and or the likes.
4. Currently located in the region, Richmond - DC Corridor or near.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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