Senior Manager-Production Operations - Job Description
Have your resume on file to be considered for future Operations Manager positions at TMA member companies.
Directs all manufacturing, quality, and maintenance activities enterprise-wide. Responsible for production, capital budgeting, continuous process improvement, quality assurance, environmental health and safety, and overall team development.
DUTIES
•Participate as a key member of the company leadership team, empowering the organization to attain its operational goals.
•Lead change in all aspects of manufacturing, process engineering, and quality assurance to increase efficiency, improve product quality, and maintain compliance with all environmental health and safety requirements.
•Champion Lean manufacturing and Continuous Improvement efforts focused on prevention to improve quality and profitability. Develop and communicates a total quality vision, and builds commitment to this vision throughout the organization.
•Achieve goals and objectives by analyzing and monitoring manufacturing processes, product quality, and production costs against forecasts. Identify and resolve problems, developing long-term solutions to ensure operations plan achievement.
•Manage organization-wide quality system and the development and implementation of company-wide quality assurance policies and procedures.
•Develop an operations team focused on quality, efficiency, and cost by implementing effective hiring, communication, performance management, and training practices. Organize cross-functional teams to analyze, develop and implement process improvements.
•Develop, communicate, and maintain manufacturing specifications, ensuring strict adherence throughout the organization.
•Team with sales and customer support to ensure customer inquiries regarding product performance and tolerances are answered accurately and promptly.
•Oversee evaluation and implementation of Corrective Action Records (CAR), and monitor CAR's long-term effectiveness.
•Handle disposition of non-conforming materials at all levels of manufacturing.
•Develop and implement all testing, documentation and quality procedures for incoming, in process, and finished goods.
•Team with engineering and sales to maintain product compliance to applicable standards.
•Promote open communication and encourage employee suggestions to improve quality, efficiency, safety, and communication.
REQUIREMENTS
• Experience managing manufacturing operations and quality assurance systems
• Experience running ISO Certified Quality Systems
• Proven experience with Lean Manufacturing / Continuous improvement initiatives.
• Able to manage project teams developing specific product solutions to quality issues
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent analytical, organizational and computer skills
• Knowledge of EPA and EHS requirements and record keeping
