Operations Manager - Mahle
Olive Branch, MS
About the Job
SUMMARY
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION
OVERTIME
- The Operations Manager is a key role managing day to day plant operations. This individual will be responsible for leading and developing operational supervisors across multiple shifts. Responsible for monitoring and managing workforce to meeting critical customer requirements with respect to quality, cycle time and delivery performance. Development, training, deployment, and auditing facility initiatives, either new or existing, is required. This person reports to the Site Leader, serving as a Business Partner and Influential Subject Matter Advisor to peers on the Site Staff Team as well as a hands-on trainer/coach to the entire site.
- The proper execution of responsibilities will improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity and operating efficiencies, customer value, customer satisfaction, working conditions and morale, equipment/facility utilization, cost & capital, inventory levels, throughput capacity and site aesthetics.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES
- Exhibit positive behaviors aligned to MAHLE's Leadership Principles & Culture.
- Serve as an active member of the Olive Branch Site Leadership team, providing input for strategy, direction, and continuous improvement.
- Coach, mentor, train and develop supervisors, group leaders and any subordinates for understanding and compliance with MAHLE policies/procedures.
- Identify opportunities and empower supervisors, group leaders, coordinators for growth. Develop succession, back up planning in all departments.
- Establish and maintain cross training program throughout and across all areas. Developing tracking system that can be used to readily identify how to most effectively used staff based on overall plant requirements.
- Establish and closely monitor daily progress of operational KPIs in real time and direct adjustments as required.
- Responsible to ensure time completion and effective root cause identification and correction of customer complaints to include, but not limited to, CARs.
- Required to participate in all budget and headcount planning for all responsible operational departments
- Optimize visual management/controls, process optimization, standardization, leader standard work, Gemba walks, workforce strategy and other daily accountabilities.
- Support and champion cost improvements. Document, track, and report cost savings for the site to the Controller and Staff, in pursuit of recurring annual reductions in variable operating costs and cash flow.
- Support, and even participate, in Improvement Workshops including 5S, Value Stream Management Activities & Kaizen Events.
- Provide clear and concise reporting with action plans.
- Actively participate and support major facility projects with appropriate resources
- Sets formal processes, production/labor standards and targets.
- Set formal processes to meet inventory accuracy requirements.
- Manage system support functions to include maintaining work queues to company standards. Identify and support system development to optimize efficiency
- Collaborate with peers to create messaging content and presentations for internal-company audiences.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- This is a "Leadership" role with responsibility for operational activities across multiple shifts to include Inventory/Production Control.
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION
- Organized, credible, collaborative, engaging, with ability to influence & communicate effectively.
- Possess a valid driver's license, authorized to work in the US.
- 3+ years direct experience plus a bachelor's degree in Business, Distribution, Manufacturing, Industrial, Engineering, HR, or relevant field. Alternately, 10+ years relevant operational experience without a degree.
- Additional certifications desired (Project Management, TQM, TPM, VSM, etc.).
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Processes, Distribution Center Operations and/or Manufacturing. Experience in Warehouse Management Systems such as SAP, not required, but preferred.
- Expertise in Project Management, EHS or Maintenance Excellence preferred.
- Possess a high level of technical expertise, ability to apply skills to continuous improvement processes.
- Basic knowledge of internal engine parts preferred.
- Strong computer skills, including the MS Office Suite, Emails, and database skills.
OVERTIME
- As a Salary Exempt position, the role is paid to accomplish the job. As such, time more than 40 hours per week is to be expected, as is certain amounts of off-shift or weekend time to accomplish the
Source : Mahle
