Director of Operations
About The Position
WITTMANN is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions for plastic processors, offering an extensive range of technologies including robot automation, injection molding machines, and auxiliary equipment for material handling, drying, and temperature control. With its ONE STOP SHOP approach, WITTMANN provides fully integrated systems tailored to customer needs by combining its advanced technologies seamlessly. Backed by a worldwide sales and service network, the company is renowned for its award-winning local service and support. The Director of Operations will oversee the day-to-day activities of the Robot & Automation production, ensuring that the organization is managed and performing efficiently and effectively.
Requirements
- Strong leadership skills to motivate cross sectional teams, guise department managers, and build a cohesive company culture.
- Strategic Planning connecting day-to-day execution with the organization’s broader financial and operational objectives.
- Thorough understanding of practices, theories, and policies involved in business and finance.
- Superior verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Superior managerial and diplomacy skills.
- Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in the manufacturing division.
- Firm grasp on Process and Continuous Improvement
- Ability to set long-term goals and communicate them to others.
- Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; master’s degree preferred.
- Extensive and diversified background with at least 10 years of related experience.
Nice To Haves
- master’s degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Establishes quantitative and qualitative metrics, guidelines, and standards by which the company’s efficiency and effectiveness can be evaluated; identifies opportunities for improvement.
- Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business procedures.
- Implement policies and procedures that will improve day-to-day operations.
- Ensure work environments are adequate and safe.
- Oversee Robot and Automation manufacturing, purchasing, parts and inventory departments, ensuring each is reaching goals set by departmental and company leadership.
- Plans, directs, controls, implements, evaluates, monitors, and forecasts budgets and cost of sales in the division to achieve financial objectives.
- Communicates and explains new directives, policies, or procedures to managers; for major changes, meets with entire operations staff to explain changes, answer questions, and maintain morale.
- Improve customer service and satisfaction through policy and procedural changes.
- Leads coordination and integration of efforts among operations, engineering, technology, and customer service divisions to produce smoother workflow and more cost-effective business processes.
- Projects a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community.
- Reduce lead-time
- Increase weekly throughput, i.e. “robots per week built”.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- bonus/incentive opportunities
- health and dental coverage
- voluntary insurance
- retirement benefits with company match
- paid time off
- opportunities for professional development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
