Director of Operations - Manufacturing - Flow Control Group

Charlotte, NC, USA Req #374

Monday, November 20, 2023

Company: Applied System Technology

About Us

Applied System Technologies is an industry leader. We provide complete, high-quality aluminum piping systems for compressed air, vacuum, and inert gases. We know our products and industry inside and out, guaranteeing you get the finest service and solution available. We cross-train our team on every product and service to ensure we have the right people working on your behalf as soon as you place an order with us. We maintain large stocks of inventory and have experts always at the ready to provide the best solution for your needs. Then we ship 99% of those orders that same day. A careful balance of strong growth, personal service, and superior quality is how we become - and intend to remain - the industry leader. That's why we can offer a lifetime warranty on every system.

Summary

The Director of Operations is responsible for everything that goes on inside the fence-line and is the driver of the production process. We look to the Director of Operations to build a collaborative environment between operations, sales, engineering, and accounting. This dynamic leader will be pushing continuous improvement in workplace safety, production efficiency, product cost, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Work with managers to identify initiatives for improving manufacturing, distribution, supply chain//inventory, and other operational capabilities.
• Contribute to continued excellence in efficiency, cost and customer satisfaction.
• Assess current and future requirements in determining optimal processes, procedures and standards within company warehouses, customer service and sales departments.
• Evaluate and monitor branch metrics and headcount.
• Coordinate growth and expansion strategies among multi-departmental levels in support of growth objectives.
• Develop business plans which include creating an operational budget.
• Work closely with the Manufacturing Team to streamline processes, maximize efficiencies, and produce high yields in both the automated and manual cells.
• Continuously seeks to improve the manufacturing process through innovation and implementing in process quality checks to ensure our customer's are receiving the highest quality parts out of our manufacturing processes.
• Ensure locations are operating efficiently to achieve revenue and profitability goals
• Plans all aspects of logistics in order to achieve the highest level of service
• Ensures a safe / secure working environment from conceptual design through implementation.
• Establishes and maintains positive employee relations and excellent internal communication
• Establish accountabilities and processes to ensure required levels of productivity and organizational objectives are achieved that support the company's strategic objectives.
• Leverage business acumen, operational experience, and in-depth industry knowledge to provide valuable insights to collaborate with other company leaders for strategic planning and synergies.
• Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce and evaluate policies and procedures; develop processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management and shipping
• Work closely with the inventory managers and team to perform analysis of our inventory and ensure we are utilizing our inventory effectively, purchasing the right equipment, maintaining accurate inventory data
• Recruit, select, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel and discipline employees
• Safety Leader, running a safe, injury/accident free workplace. Design and implement a safety program with a focus on metrics (Ex: TRIR) with a long term prevention, education and training focus.
• Implement Lean Six Sigma focused manufacturing principles and strategies within all operations.

• Must have proven track record of implementing and improving organizational performance. Exceptional project management, strong decision making and solution implementation skills required. Ability to comfortably work in a high volume environment and manage multi-site work locations.

• Proven record of effective manufacturing and distribution management.
• Excellent customer-facing experience and strong communication skills.
• Experience leading large multi-location / branch sites, including sales, customer service and warehouse responsibilities.
• Skilled in data analysis and systems.
• Strong team leadership and process management skills.
• Experience working with ERP and warehouse management systems.
• Able to work collaboratively with multiple department leaders to gain consensus on projects and initiatives and develop long-term operational plans.
• Available to travel between multiple site locations.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies and principles is desired.

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