Operations Manager

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The Operations Manager will be responsible for the overall production activities of the plant with emphasis on safe operation, attentiveness to quality, on-time delivery, and operational efficiency.  The Operations Manager will regularly review performance in these areas, develop plans to improve, and execute upon the plans.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES:  

• Lead and manage the Operations team including Production Supervisors. Ensure team member direction and goals are specific, relevant, and aligned with goals, vision, mission, and values of the plant and company.
• Drive environmental, health, and safety ownership throughout the plant from the Production Supervisor to the front-line employee.  Ensure critical EHS initiatives are completed, and that policies and procedures are followed.  Lead EHS incident reviews with the assistance of the Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager and drive resulting action items to timely completion.
• Ensure accountability for quality production and that it is clearly defined and consistent through the use and development of training and standard operating procedures.
• Execution of the production plan as defined by Planning Team ensuring timely delivery of product.
• Regular data-based analysis of production capacity levels, cycle times, material flow, and manpower levels.  Assist Planning and Process Engineering teams in ensuring production master data for the plant is accurate and up-to-date in the enterprise resource planning system.
• Maintain a plant calendar to identify and plan for production adjustments needed resulting in planned maintenance, holidays, and vacations.
• Coordination of the operations staff from shift-to-shift to ensure plant duties are completed.
• Monitor and drive appropriate training and qualification processes amongst production personnel to provide adequate contingency plans and manufacturing flexibility accounting for varying product mixes.
• Work with the Plant Manager to identify and justify capital expenditures and improvement projects that will drive improved production efficiency in the areas of EHS, quality, and productivity.
• Ensure that all plant policies are implemented and followed
• Communicate production performance to the Plant Manager.
• Work with the Plant Manager in the hiring of plant operations staff.
• Create a collaborative environment utilizing input from all team members to produce positive results.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Candor, Courage, and Integrity
  • Courageous leadership and acting with integrity in all aspects of business and people related decisions.
• Sense of Urgency
  • Demonstrated ability to set challenging targets for production yield and cycle time and meet them.  Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment.
• Teamwork and Global Mindset
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage each member's strengths and provide recognition of accomplishments to maximize overall results.
• Accountability
  • Strong communication skills to establish priorities, work schedules, allocate resources, deliver presentations, support the EHS and quality systems, enforce company policies and procedures, and utilize resources to provide the greatest efficiency to meet production objectives.
  • Ability to provide clear and frequent direction to the operations staff and provide necessary resources to meet production goals.
• Change Champion and Strategic Mindset
  • Strong leader of people and a change champion with a strategic mindset and the ability to define goals, develop plans, and inspire the organization to achieve them to ultimately drive production success.
  • Strong structured problem-solving skills including the ability to identify the root cause of issues.
• Business Acumen and Customer Focus
  • Strong business sense and ability to make good decisions in the light of limited information.
  • Ability to understand customer requirements and analyze the business, its financial levers, and make decisions based on that knowledge.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Directly manage Production Supervisors. Carry out supervisory and management responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, recommend hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; disciplining employees; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.  Acts safely and ethically at all times.  Upholds and acts according to our vision, mission, and values.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  Must be proficient in computer programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.  Previous experience with SAP a plus.  Required to wear all PPE necessary.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical science with 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment and 3+ years of supervisory experience.  Six Sigma knowledge with a Green Belt certification is desirable. Experience with SAP is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.  Presentation skills a plus.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to work with general accounting principles and other fundamental mathematical concepts normally encountered in the day-to-day activities of this job.  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to provide and interpret numerical information in various forms, using spreadsheet or other means of presentation.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts, and draw valid, logical conclusions.  Ability to interpret a variety of technical and business information related to the requirements of this job. 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES Requires the ability to operate various office equipment including a computer, copy machine, and telephone along with equipment relative to performing job duties.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls.  The employee may occasionally be required to lift material up to 45 pounds and assist in the actual production. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk, and occasionally reach above the shoulders. Physical activity level would be moderate.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

The above statement reflects the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.

Pay Range:

Actual base salary offered varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

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