Production Operation Manager (Finance)
Starting Rate: $110,000-$125,000
Work Hours: Day shift with touchpoints across a 24/7 operation
Location : We have 2 locations in Crawfordsville: North Plant at 1009 Sloan Street; South Plant at 600 State Road 32 West.
As our Operations Manager, you will:
- Oversee and direct the manufacture of products in the North Plant Operations and Deluxe Department to consistently meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity goals.
- Maintain proper staffing to support demand forecast and balance overall workload appropriately
- Develop & manage the oversight of million-dollar capital expense projects
- Drive Continuous Improvement efforts through Daily Gemba walks, the KATA process, and scheduling and supporting Kaizen activities.
- Be trained and certified as a Lean Green Belt or Black Belt.
- Coach Supervisors in effective problem solving, Root Cause Analysis, data-driven decision making, and A3 process
- Provide manufacturing updates by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
- Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish group objectives.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Management, Engineering or a related field. Advanced degree or equivalent work experience preferred
- 10 plus years of leadership experience managing facilities up to 200 employees preferred, including management of production supervisors
- Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve business objectives.
- Deep knowledge of Lean principles
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suites
- Prior experience working with various manufacturing based software
- Capital project leadership experience desired
