WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
We have an exciting opportunity at our manufacturing facility for someone with a passion for manufacturing and operations. The Senior Manager, Operations (2nd shift) will be a part of the leadership team and will develop an operational strategy that aligns with business strategy to improve factory safety, quality, and productivity. The facility is a 750,000 square foot facility with over 1700 employees.
Key Responsibilities:
* Coach a team of leaders to create a work environment that is safe and demonstrates our values of integrity, respect, and excellence.
* Connect and build relationships with shop floor employees and maintain an open-door policy.
* Lead the hiring, direction, assessment, and development of team members. Support and enhance hourly employee capabilities by building skills, utilizing assessment tools and developmental systems.
* Develop departmental strategy for long-term improvements in operational efficiency.
* Leverage delegation skills to manage a wide range of priorities in a fast-paced environment.
* Work in a cross-functional team environment with production planning, safety, quality, engineering, and other stakeholders to achieve facility objectives.
* Champion the Stuttgart culture, driving an environment of accountability, open communication, high ethical standards, and demonstration of care for employees.
Requirements
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business or other related major.
* Must be open to working 2nd shift.
* 10 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment with a proven track record of increasing responsibility.
* Significant experience in operations, manufacturing complex products through vertically integrated assembly operations processes, including maintenance software and implementations.
* Strong working knowledge of metal punch, bending and forming operations, utilizing traditional and robotic systems.
* Experience developing capital project business cases and providing hands-on capital project support.
* Experience leveraging lean manufacturing principles.
Top candidates will also have:
* Strong sense of self-motivation, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial spirit, along with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
* Well-developed quantitative and qualitative analytical and critical thinking skills.
* Proficiency in SAP or similar ERP system as well as proficiency in MS Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
* Able to motivate and lead teams to achieve goals.
* Strong influencing and communication skills; capable of securing management buy-in, sponsorship and investment through strong articulation of business benefits aligned to broader organizational objectives.
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