Operations Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, engineering, or a related discipline combined with 7 + years of production supervision experience.
• Must have Continuous Improvement Knowledge (5S, Kaizen, Standard Work, TPM, RCA)
• Knowledge of cGMPs and experience supervising in pharmaceutical/nutritional operations.
• Firsthand experience in managing infant nutritional manufacturing operations or management experience managing processing spray drying facilities.
• Sound judgment and good decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills, including well-developed communication and problem-solving skills.
• Good planning, analytical skills, and a thorough understanding of manufacturing, packaging and/or warehousing processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including strong listening skills and presentation skills are required.
• Ability to provide work direction across multiple production areas and shifts.
• Ability to manage in high pressure environments.
• Computer Systems: Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, CMMS, BI)

Responsibilities

• Promote company culture, values and principles as well as participate in company functions.
• Ensures that all operations comply with current Good Manufacturing Procedures, reviews Standard Operating Procedure changes for all plant operations, and monitors training and enforcement to ensure SOPs are followed.
• Drive continuous improvement in Safety, Quality and Productivity related losses utilizing problem solving tools/methodologies along with operational expertise.
• Monitor key performance indicators in accordance with the Operations Excellence/Work System Practices and encourage close teamwork between all functions (Engineering, Safety, Asset Reliability, Quality Organization…etc.) to close gaps.
• Develop individual training and development plan for direct and Indirect team reports that maximize the team resources.
• Perform and Lead Root Cause Failure for losses based on economic evaluation. Utilize Critical thinking: use of logic, reasoning, and calculations to identify alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to solve problems at hand.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, performance evaluation, attendance/payroll, succession planning and recognition Program to attract and retain talent within operations.
• Drive Conformance to Work System processes with Plant Personal through partnership and education.
• Ensure the implementation of all repairs/modifications resulting from gap assessments, plant audits, notifications, and loss improvement activities within operations.
• Participates in capacity or budget planning, gathers, and evaluates information, and makes and presents recommendations to the plant manager or other management staff.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits tailored to supporting you and your family
• Career development opportunities