Operations Manager - Mactac North America

Position Summary

To effectively plan, lead, organize, and control the manufacturing process for all manufacturing-related operations within the site. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager will be Coating Supervisors, Finishing Supervisors, and all production hourly employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first by supporting overall employee safety, fire protection, mobile equipment, housekeeping programs and maintains safe working environment.
• Facilitates the activities of subordinates and production employees through timely performance appraisals and day-to-day interaction with department managers or shift supervisors.
• Monitors all production, waste, and quality metrics. Generates and validates various reports necessary to ensure continuous quality and productivity improvement are made to achieve stated goals within the manufacturing operation. When necessary, drives departmental improvement projects and Kaizen events as needed to meet the identified goals.
• Oversees staffing schedule assignments to meet production and customer service requirements, while monitoring production schedules in conjunction with productivity constraints and overtime.
• Partners with engineering and maintenance department personnel to establish or refine preventative and routine maintenance programs as well as monitors daily production downtime issues to determine root causes and reduce the risk of recurrence.
• Participates in the Quality Management System and enforces policies and procedures to maintain quality standards.
• Conducts departmental shift meetings regularly. Plans, coordinates, and leads quarterly plant-wide communications meetings.
• Available on-call as a technical and leadership resource to the plant during all hours of operation.
• Enforces all company policies regarding performance and behavior standards and operational procedures as defined by the standard work instructions.
• Aligns with the Engineering and Maintenance Manager to identify and prioritize equipment improvement projects.
• Works with Corporate Supply Chain Managers to develop the coater schedule and optimize raw material purchasing to meet inventory and cash flow goals.

Contacts

• Internal
  • Has daily contact and interaction with all subordinates to coordinate production activities.
  • Has frequent communications with Safety Manager, Quality Manager, Technology Manager, Finance Manager, Logistics Manager, and Subordinates on operational problems, efficiencies, and process improvements.
  • Has routine meetings and discussions with the plant leadership regarding processing issues and product specification concerns within all departments.
  • Has frequent communications with the maintenance department regarding machine issues, scheduling maintenance downtime, spare machine parts, etc.
  • Meets with the Plant Manager to review production output metrics, safety issues, training and development of managers and supervisors, production quality issues, and capital equipment requests.
  • Has routine interaction with the Human Resources Dept. on matters regarding employee disciplinary measures, accident investigation reports, new employee hiring, etc.
  • Meets with Production Scheduling personnel as needed to adjust machine operation scheduling to improve production efficiency.
• External
  • Contacts outside of the plant are primarily with peers in the other Mactac facilities in the form of knowledge sharing, consultation, and mentoring.
  • Communications may extend to customers, vendors, raw material suppliers regarding the quality of incoming raw materials.

Supervision

• Immediate Supervision
  • Coating, Finishing, and Shipping/Receiving
• Work Direction
  • Provides direction and focus to the daily work activities of direct reports. Assigns special projects when necessary. Plans, organizes, and controls the workflow through all areas of the plant.
• Employee Relations
  • Promotes and maintains high morale and productivity of employees through fair and effective supervisory practices. Evaluates job performance of all employees, disciplining where necessary and providing verbal or written recognition for significant accomplishments. Arranges for necessary time off when justified, and counsels employees on work activities and attitudes.

Responsibility

• Assets and Operations
  • Responsible for the assets and operations through the efficient utilization of manpower, materials, and equipment in all areas of the production floor.
  • Policies and Methods
  • Is responsible for the uniform administration of plant and corporate policies and procedures. Maintains and supports the purpose and intent of our objective to keep the plant union-free. Makes suggestions for improvement of plant procedures with the concurrence of the Plant Manager.
• Records and Reports
  • Responsible for the completeness and accuracy of all production records and reports initiated throughout the plant. Leads the Daily Management System.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Some time is spent on the floor and the remaining time is spent in an office setting. Hazards are those normally associated with a Plant position and include: noise levels above 85 decibels, warm building temperature during mid-summer months, rotating equipment, and machine parts.
• Personal and product safety requirements for the plant include safety glasses, safety shoes, and hairnets.
• Occasional travel is required.
• Other:
  • Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
  • Relocation Eligible: Eligible for Relocation

What You'll Love About Us:

• Learning & Development: Tuition assistance available along with an internal training budget. Get with a hands-on company, in a fast-paced environment where you can have the runway to make change.
• Rest & Relaxation: 10 paid holidays off per year on top of a generous vacation policy.
• Great company culture: Work for a company that genuinely values work/life balance. We also have a give back mentality with participation in a variety of community activities & events.
• Health Benefits: Medical with HSA options, Dental, and Vision starting day one for you and your family.
• Prepare for the Future: Competitive 401(k) with company match.

Disclaimers:

• The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
• It is the policy of Mactac that all employees are employed at the will of Mactac for an indefinite period and are subject to termination at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice. At the same time, employees may terminate their employment at any time and for any reason.
• Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract.