Operations Manager

Effectively manage manufacturing operations and to meet plant goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.Maintaining a strong presence on the plant floor.Ensuring that plant safety rules and policies are enforced.Ensuring that plant quality requirements are understood and met by all assigned employees.Working closely with Customer Service, Planning, Quality, and Shipping departments to ensure products needed for customer orders are produced on a timely basis and to quality specifications.Effectively managing shop floor manufacturing operations including:Timely shift startups and shutdownsAdherence to production schedulesAccurate and timely reporting of production and laborTraining, development, and motivation of shop floor personnelAdherence to plant labor contract requirementsLead production meetings (Salaried, Hourly)Meeting assigned financial goals and budgets.Assist/Own new capital implementation within the departmentCapex – Installation of new equipmentImplementation of lean manufacturing techniques including but not limited to:Safety and Housekeeping (5 S)Continuous improvement (Process improvements)Improvements/Upgrades to extrusion lines and compounding mixersQuick changeoversLead new technologies within the departmentSupervises 8 supervisors over 200 production employeesParticipate in cross-functional team meetings to solve problemsSupport local end users for knowledge gaps and overall digital process strength. Perform and support testing for new projects, change requests, upgrades, etc. Create incident tickets as needed for any technical issues.  Continuously update training materials, testing information, and process documentation. Participate with CPR for regional/global collaboration.