Senior Operations Manager

Partner Plus are delighted to be retained by a global leading player in the air filtration industry, who are looking for a Senior Operations Manager for one of the most high profile plants in the US.

This plant is critical to the success of the business in North America and as such this is a high profile role with fast track promotion and career development on offer for the right candidate.
Key Objectives:
• Transform Execution and Culture: Assist the site Plant Manager and other managers on the site leadership team to transform execution and culture at the plant.
• Drive Improvement Initiatives: Drive improvement initiatives for all KPIs for Production, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Equipment Maintenance.
Responsibilities:
• Develop a world-class Safety culture and ensure world-class Safety execution on the production floor.
• Support and develop floor leaders and personnel in their accomplishment of their assigned tasks at targeted performance levels.
• Lead, direct, and control the day-to-day activities of the Smithfield plant to achieve short and medium-term financial and operating goals set by the overall organization business plan.
• Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports to determine causes of scrap, lost time, product nonconformity, and operating or production problems.
• Monitor production processes, adjust or revise production schedules and priorities as a result of equipment failure or operating problems, and ensure goods and services are produced efficiently and with the correct quantities, quality, and cost.
• Consult with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment to improve production and quality of products.
• Formulate operating objectives for Safety and People, on-time delivery, cost reduction, and equipment utilization at the plant level.
• Monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Lead, motivate, and develop employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing performance results.
• Encourage innovation and employee input on potential improvements in all aspects of the plant operation.
• Provide personal direction in the resolution of current operating problems of a critical nature.
• Facilitate standardized procedures / work instructions / visual factory and incorporate best practices methodology.
Requirements:
• Completion of a college/university degree in Engineering or applicable technical discipline.

MBA a plus.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) is highly desired.
• 5-8 years of plant or production leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

Maintenance leadership experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of P&L, budgets, and financial statements.
• Experience with SAP highly desired.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification or related education preferred.
• Past experience leading and improving a diverse group of functions, including operations/production, engineering, maintenance, and reliability, and quality.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Lean, optimization, and other process improvement processes.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a diverse group of employees in a participative, employee empowerment culture.
• Experience managing operating costs, capital, and maintenance budgets.
• Demonstrated leadership, influence, and communications, coaching, and training skills.
About Us:

We are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group.

We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification, and religion.