Manager, Operations

Menasha Corporation•Edison, NJ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for ensuring all of operations is running safely, efficiently and is cost effective. The position oversees the daily production operations and other assigned areas, monitors operations for efficiency and safety, ensuring that all applicable regulatory requirements are met/followed, develops production schedules to meet internal goals as well as expectations of customers, and oversees production staff, including hiring/training of personnel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required
Minimum 10 years of management experience within the manufacturing industry
Knowledge of working in operations for packaging Industry
Thorough knowledge of FDA guidelines
Should have an extensive knowledge of the corrugated and/or packaging industry.
Solid financial knowledge, productions management and warehouse inventory control experience.
Must have excellent people skills in the areas of communication, leadership, coaching and discipline
Have strong ability to quickly analyze a situation and then act
Demonstrate an ability to lead people and get results through others
Ability to think ahead and plan over a specific time span
Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
Quality management and attention to detail
Employee training and development
Establish high performance teams and a strong team player
Problem analysis and problem resolution
Strong customer service skills to provided excellent service to the enterprise

Responsibilities

Provides leadership required for all assigned departments, assuring company objectives in the areas of cost, customer service, quality, profitability, and employee well-being are met
Monitors and assists in the region of safety efforts to assure a safe environment, while adhering to the guidelines, established by OSHA and Menasha
Analyzes current department practices, procedures, and plans to determine if there is a better way to accomplish, taking into consideration, such areas as employee well-being, profitability, OSHA guidelines, customer expectations, and the Menasha Packaging Strategy
Oversees a program of quality control, machine performance expectations, material specification, material specification compliance and customer acceptable finished goods
Communicates, on a frequent basis, with peers and their work teams so open communications lines remain between individual groups as well as between subordinates in these groups. Includes participation in any related production, customer complaints, etc. meetings
Establishes reports and reporting structures needed to effectively meet expectations
Evaluates need for additional equipment and recommends equipment for purchase. Includes the preparation of capital expenditure justifications
Prepares and manages the financial plan and actual expenses associated with areas of responsibility
Ensures overall maintenance of facilities, grounds, utilities and equipment
Develops and monitors long-term plan to assure Menasha Packaging Strategy is communicating to responsible areas so that clear, definite goals and objectives are moving forward. Includes a continual program for the improvement of production facilities to lower cost and improve quality of product produced while entertaining new business opportunities.
Is instrumental in implementing Lean Concepts throughout the operations to reduce waste and increase efficiencies
Establishes and maintains an efficient organizational structure by selecting, training, mentoring and appraising employees using the Total Management System. Includes, at time, the delegation and reassignment of duties
Oversees machine performance expectations, material specification compliance, and operational housekeeping/cleanliness and customer acceptable finished goods. Responsible for managing and reporting status on the Operations Scorecard
Communicates in an encouraging and motivating manner, on a frequent basis, with direct reports their work teams so open communication lines remain between individual groups as well as between subordinates in these groups.
Participates in any related production, customer complaint, meetings
Performs all other duties as requested
Works safely, following and complying with Company GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices), and maintaining quality work and product
Performs all other duties as requested