Operations Manager - 2nd Shift

OSI Careers•Fort Atkinson, WI

11d

About The Position

The Operations Manager manages production operations at the facility level to ensure established goals and objectives for quality, team member engagement, price, safety, efficiency, and customer requirements are achieved. The position establishes production department objectives and monitors performance, including production efficiency, manufacturing variances, material waste, labor expense, inventory accuracy, and KPI attainment. The manager provides reporting managers and direct reports with information, training, direction, guidance, and resources, and monitors progress while providing corrective action or redirection as needed. The role ensures operations comply with company policies and regulatory requirements, including those related to safety, employment, quality, work rules, good manufacturing practices, and hazard analysis and critical control points. It contributes production expertise to the development and implementation of manufacturing processes, products, and systems; supports customer presentations, tours, and reviews; and develops and maintains operational policies and procedures. The manager coordinates activities across Operations, Quality, Safety, Human Resources, and Maintenance to address issues and achieve facility objectives. The role also requires understanding and applying appropriate safety procedures and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

5–10 years of experience in a related field is preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with employees at all levels of the organization.
Ability to manage multiple priorities using effective organizational skills and judgment in frequently changing circumstances.
Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite products.
Ability to understand and apply appropriate safety procedures.
Ability to meet stated physical demands, which may include lifting up to 50 pounds, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching or reaching, using hands or fingers, and standing or walking for more than four hours.

Nice To Haves

Experience supervising and managing departments and individuals involved in food processing.
BA/BS degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Manage a team, with authority to hire and performance-manage employees; lead or supervise 1–5 employees.
Establish production department objectives for quality, safety, productivity, and cost, while pursuing continuous improvement.
Develop methods to monitor and measure department activity and identify opportunities to control production efficiency, manufacturing variances, material waste, labor expense, and other profitability indicators.
Ensure methods support inventory accuracy and KPI attainment.
Provide reporting managers with information, training, direction, guidance, and resources needed to meet individual, department, and company objectives.
Monitor progress and results, providing direct reports with corrective action or redirection as necessary.
Ensure operational compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, communicate requirements to employees, validate understanding, and correct behavior as needed.
Participate in developing and implementing new manufacturing processes, products, and systems by providing production knowledge, information, ideas, and recommendations.
Work with current, new, and potential customers during presentations, tours, and reviews, providing production operations expertise.
Develop, implement, and maintain operational policies and procedures that support objectives.
Coordinate activities across Operations, Quality, Safety, Human Resources, and Maintenance to address issues and achieve facility objectives.
Understand and put appropriate safety procedures into practice through education, training, protective equipment as applicable, and compliance with safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
Perform other duties as assigned.