Manufacturing Operations Manager

MillerKnoll•Atlanta, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for leading, managing, and setting strategy for multiple Operations Work Team Leaders and their teams to achieve operational objectives (in such areas as safety, quality, reliability, cost, continuous improvement and employee morale), which align with and promote the achievement of Operations' and the corporation's business strategy. Results are achieved through coaching, leading, and developing Work Team Leaders and their teams. Additional results are achieved through effective planning, organizing, implementation and execution.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing/operations management or equivalent professional experience required.
Minimum of six years successful supervisory experience required (including leading teams, salaried level employees, multiple departments) in a technical or complex operations environment.
Demonstrated coaching and change management skills.
Previous experience in implementing and coaching lean manufacturing principles and tools in a multi-shift/team environment.
Ability to express ideas effectively (verbally and nonverbal)
Well developed interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrates professionalism
Adept at resolving conflict in a team environment
Demonstrated ability to identify and understand issues and make appropriate decisions
Proficient in ISO quality systems fundamentals and Lean Manufacturing principles
Must be PC and systems literate (Excel, Word, Lotus Notes)
Critical competencies for this position include: integrity and trust, customer orientation, job knowledge, decisiveness, relationship building, effective communication, systemic thinking, future focused, managing and developing talent, flexibility, innovation and business knowledge.
Demonstrated ability to effectively use office automation/communication software and tools currently used in the office environment.
Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Responsibilities

Championing the continuous improvement processes of operations by eliminating the seven forms of waste and creating processes that add 100% value to the customer.
Championing change by using kaizen as a tool to improve the organization's capability by utilizing people's skill to solve problems proactively and constantly move towards the ideal situation or 'true north'.
Ensuring that teams are engaging in kaizen activities every day to proactively go after problems with a shop floor focus.
Develop and coach work team leaders to be capable of managing and leading in a problem-solving management structure utilizing Facilitators and disciplined continuous improvement thinking.
Employee selection and training. Also responsible to help employees to develop new skills that will allow them to increase their contribution to the business and improve the processes of the operation.
Motivating and involving production teams and work team leaders in improving processes through creativity, problem solving and learning. This is accomplished through setting expectations, teaching, encouraging, coaching and holding employees accountable to utilize standardized work.
Solicit employees' ideas for improvement and create a work environment where employees are encouraged to take risks and share their ideas for improvement.
Coach work team leaders on effectively using leadership skills to drive improvements.
Create an operation that produces product only to customer demand (takt time) using one-piece-flow.
Provide leadership through coaching, providing strategies, and removing barriers for successful implementation.
Identifying and solving broad problems that impact quality.
Ensure performance and accountability to zero defects.
Partner with customer service and corporate quality teams to ensure the identification of quality issues and their root causes, as well as design and implement solutions.
Manage and monitor compliance to HMI quality plan and ISO 9000 certification.
Show appreciation of those individuals and teams that demonstrate outstanding performance, which is directly aligned with the company's "Things That Matter".
Providing timely feedback including formal performance reviews, performance coaching, and discipline.
Ensure 100% on-time delivery of quality products to the customer by providing strategies and removing obstacles.
Ensure a safe working environment for all employees and visitors.
Responsible for the team's safety program, implementation and commitment to 5-S principles, ensuring all safety training and development is completed for all employees, administration of safety policies and procedures, and compliance with all state and federal legislation.
Manage and monitor the achievement of corporate and plant environmental goals.
Ensuring that work team leaders spend 80% of their time directly on the shop floor where the key value-added activities take place.