Director of Operations, Powder Coating

SJS Executives LLC•Jacksonville Beach, FL

2d•$100,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

SJS Industrial, a veteran-owned business specializing in media blasting, industrial painting, powder coating, and light fabrication, is seeking a full-time Director of Operations for its Virginia Beach, VA location. The company serves military and maritime customers. The primary objective over the next several years will be to manage the expansion of production capacity from one work shift to three work shifts. The ideal candidate will have over ten years of experience leading teams in a production-driven environment, scheduling labor resources to meet production deadlines, and promoting ISO continuous process improvement.

Requirements

A degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Operations Management, business administration or another relevant field; OR, if candidate is a veteran, provide evidence of similar education, training or experience acquired through military service (i.e., DD 214 form showing training and education in relevant disciplines).
10+ years of successful experience as a Production Supervisor or an Industrial Production Manager for an industrial production operation, managing a crew of 10 or more people.
Strong background in leadership.
Experience in successfully leading teams in high stress environments.
Proven ability to meet deadlines and support other departments within SJS Industrial.
Orientation to extreme attention to detail; capable of articulating cause and effect using data to support such analyses and recommendations.
Strong problem solving and analysis skills.
Ability to resolve conflicts that arise from balancing multiple priorities.
Must pass drug test and background check.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification is preferred; other safety knowledge and skills will be accepted.
ISO-9000 experience in defect elimination, waste reduction, continuous process improvement and efficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsibility for Industrial Division budget to include COGS and staffing.
Report production activities and process improvements to senior management.
Perform production planning and scheduling ensuring no loss of production time.
Working in conjunction with the quality control Inspector, identify and pull defective work from production and route it to the rework line.
Demonstrated ability to foresee and anticipate challenges and act accordingly to minimize impact through regular customer meetings or proactively sourcing feedback through customer interaction.
Capable of identifying and targeting new migration and market share opportunities with existing customers by actively co-developing roadmaps, understanding the customer buying process, co-developing RFPs/RFQs with solution development engineers and proposal team members, managing customer proposals (Budget, and Final Proposals), and negotiating deals to close new business.
When necessary, maintain contact between the company and customers to ensure satisfaction, resolve any outstanding issues, identify, and implement new solutions.
Work on strategies with Sales Account Executives to Identifying and develop potential new clients through outbound calls, office visits, and networking.
Ensure long-term working relationships with commercial and industrial clients in the Hampton Roads Region of Virginia that need paint, ceramic coating and powder coating services.
Maintain communications with SJS employees regarding various SJS company communications that may also arise.
Ability to demonstrate a strategic approach to new & existing customers and opportunities through opportunity planning.
Providing data input into various systems, i.e., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in support of the above duties.
Perform other duties as assigned.