Operations Manager

Fortive•Glenwood, IL

10d

About The Position

Fortive Corporation is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the charge in achieving impactful results while prioritizing the safety of associates, maintaining product and service quality, and ensuring on-time delivery with optimal cost and inventory management. This role involves being a change agent in Daily Management to drive results through Safety, Quality, Deliver, Inventory, and Productivity. The Operations Manager will prepare and maintain accurate production reports, logs, and records to update on KPIs to upper management and analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement. Collaboration with other departments such as Customer Service, Quality Control, Maintenance, and Engineering is crucial to ensure smooth production flow. The position will utilize Gemba techniques to foster and extend the Continuous Improvement (Fortive Business System) and Lean Culture. Leadership for planning and scheduling is required to support accurate and timely receipts, shipments, and overall material management, ensuring alignment with company goals. Input on capital, fixed, and variable budgets is expected, along with comprehensive variance reporting, absorption accounting analysis, forecasting, and necessary corrective actions. The role requires the ability to motivate and inspire a team through effective communication, both upstream and downstream. Collaboration with HR on organizational and talent development, talent risk management, and succession planning initiatives is also a key responsibility, providing training, coaching, and development opportunities for team members. Regular reviews will be conducted to ensure alignment with improvement projects and key performance indicators, maintaining a consistent focus on progress and excellence. This role is responsible for approximately 20 hourly employees.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of progressive operations and cross-functional management experience.
Strong organizational and time management skills
Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in engineering or a technical field
Proven track record in controlling costs to budget
Demonstrated expertise in Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies with tangible results.
Strong leadership and team management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in digital tools including Microsoft Office products (Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

Nice To Haves

Previous roles encompassing manufacturing engineering, production operations, and/or various materials management responsibilities.
Strong data analysis skills
Master’s degree in business or a technical field

Responsibilities

Lead the charge in achieving impactful results while prioritizing the safety of our associates, maintaining product and service quality, and ensuring on-time delivery with optimal cost and inventory management
Be a change agent in Daily Management to drive results through Safety, Quality, Deliver, Inventory and Productivity
Prepare and maintain accurate production reports, logs, and records to update on KPIs to upper management and analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
Collaborate with other departments, such as Customer Service, Quality Control, Maintenance, and Engineering, to ensure smooth production flow.
Utilize Gemba techniques to foster and extend our Continuous Improvement (Fortive Business System) and Lean Culture
Provide leadership for planning and scheduling to support accurate and timely receipts, shipments, and overall material management, ensuring alignment with company goals.
Provide input on capital, fixed, and variable budgets, with comprehensive variance reporting, absorption accounting analysis, forecasting, and necessary corrective actions.
Ability to motivate and inspire a team through effective communication, both upstream and downstream.
Collaborate with HR on organizational and talent development, talent risk management, and succession planning initiatives to provide training, coaching, and development opportunities for team members.
Conduct regular reviews to ensure alignment with improvement projects and key performance indicators, maintaining a consistent focus on progress and excellence.
Responsible for ~20 hourly employees