Operations Manager

Wright Industries • Nashville, TN

271d • Onsite

About The Position

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people and we're always looking to get stronger across North America, Europe, and Asia. Join us as a Operations Manager in Nashville, TN as we work together to bring innovative automation solutions to life. This is an onsite position in Nashville, TN.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Design, Engineering or related experience or equivalent.
• Experience with statistical analysis and data processing.
• Practical knowledge of budgeting, cash-flow regulation, maintaining balance sheets and monitoring the profit and loss statements.
• Ability to create a good plan and determination to accomplish goals.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good data analysis, planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good leadership qualities with the ability to provide directional knowledge of budgeting, cash-flow regulation, maintaining balance sheets and monitoring the profit and loss.

Nice To Haves

• MS/MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enforces existing policies, managing daily operations for the machine build area including planning the use of material and human resources.
• Drives continuous improvement, productivity, efficiency, and profitability of operations using DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma methods and strategies.
• Plans, directs, and facilitates communication between General Manager and Machine Build, Electrical and Fluid Power departments.
• Identifies and eliminates waste from daily operations, driving operational efficiency.
• Facilitates corporate and business unit communication to the Machine Build, Electrical and Fluid Power departments.
• Supports project managers with planning, status reporting, and rectifying personnel issues.
• Establishes and maintains a teamwork culture plant wide through leadership, experience, positive attitude, encouragement, and training.
• Sets goals, monitors work, and evaluates performance data to ensure productivity, efficiency, and profitability expectations are met.
• Works with Machine Build, Electrical and Fluid Power departments to determine staffing requirements, interview, hire, mentor, and train new employees.
• Utilizes strategic and tactical communication vehicles such as project boards and weekly staff meetings.
• Supports the Company's compliance to federal, state, and local environmental requirements.
• Contributes to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the BU management team.
• Participates in the annual financial planning process as a member of the BU management team.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree