Manufacturing Operations Manager

Ellsworth Adhesives • Germantown, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Ellsworth Adhesives supplies key materials for cell phones, spaceships, and electric vehicles. Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry-leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment and adhesive manufacturer, has a Manufacturing Operations Manager opportunity at Ellsworth Adhesives. This role reports into KitPackers, LLC, an Ellsworth Corporation company located in Germantown, WI, and is an on-site role. KitPackers is a growing industry-leading packager of high-end adhesives for the aerospace, defense, technology, and automotive industries. This role manages one or more production areas in a Business Unit(s) to ensure that safety, quality, volume, cost, and waste standards are achieved and follows overall production schedules to manage staffing and establish daily and shift production goals. It also monitors shift production metrics to identify and resolve issues and implement process improvements and coordinates maintenance, turnarounds, and downtime for efficiency and speed. It will also oversee manufacturing financial information and budgets, evaluating resources, management of supply chain and inventory, and coordination of quality and supplies.

Requirements

• 5 years of related work experience
• 3 years of management experience
• Ability to lead, inspire and motivate others within the organization
• Developing actions to achieve organizational goals
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with several variables
• Continuous improvement acumen

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Manages one or more production areas in a Business Unit(s) to ensure that safety, quality, volume, cost, and waste standards are achieved
• Develops and monitors Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to achieve optimal productivity and cost
• Creates, recommends, implements and adjusts department annual operating plan
• Coordinates with production, purchasing, and inventory to determine cost of inventory, warehousing, replenishment time, and costs
• Evaluates products and processes for improvement and implements continuous improvement initiatives when applicable
• Manages the Quality Management System for the Business Unit in accordance with the company's ISO 9001 standards and customer specifications

Benefits

• PTO allotment on your first day
• great benefits
• competitive pay
• generous quarterly gainsharing (performance bonus) plan
• promotion opportunities within the department and the Ellsworth organization
• Health, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Paid Time Off and Holidays, Wellness Program, Social Events, Community Involvement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager