Manufacturing Operations Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Manage technician staff in the production and delivery of various hardware through factory acceptance. You will have the critical task of managing the priorities, equipment, and people associated with the production…
• Set priorities and direct daily operations to include timely issuing and completion of work orders to the production floor.
• Ensure all operators are following safety procedures and their teams' safety training is current, documenting EHS incidents, correcting proactively workplace hazards in the areas, and empowering others to continuously…
• Manage, coach, mentor and support production technicians.
• Prioritize work activities for operators to achieve target on time delivery goals.
• Ensure quality standards are being met throughout the entire production process and support no defects from leaving a station or team area.
• Be able to provide high level reports out to Production Managers, Directors, and Head of Manufacturing as needed.
• Be an active participant in 5S and continuous improvement activities.

Job requirements

• 7+ years experience in production-oriented or electro-mechanical technician fields with at least 3+ years in a supervisor or production operations lead/manager role in a high volume production environment.
• Experience working with ERP and MES systems.
• A full understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principals, and change management (ECOs).
• Can interpret technical documentation (mechanical drawings, work instructions, building plans, equipment specs, electrical schematics, etc.).
• Extremely reliable, organized and detail-oriented with excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• You have a passion for employee development and enjoy the process of training and developing both new hires and veteran production staff.
• Have proven skills in both process and equipment troubleshooting, allowing you to easily adapt to constantly changing production environments.
• Experience supporting process development.