Operations Manager I - Element Materials Technology

Element is hiring an Operations Manager for our Pittsfield, MA Lab. Use your variety of leadership responsibilities make a difference and how critical it is to helping us deliver on our purpose and achieve our goals. In this role you will be reporting to the General Manager and perform a variety of leadership responsibilities within the assigned location to insure timely and accurate test results are delivered.

At Element our shared purpose of ‘Making tomorrow safer than today’ is what brings us together. We are energized by our ambition to make the world a better place and create a safer future for people. This is what sets us (and you, if you join us…) apart from the crowd.

Salary: $70-90K/year

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that safety and quality standards are being met and maintained at all times within the company's safety and QA programs
• Responsible for financial performance of the department. Revenue and Margin
• Perform annual reviews on all personnel in the department
• Provides and sets direction within the department to ensure that production goals and customer expectations are consistently met in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner
• Demonstrates deep knowledge of the department capabilities, processes, and expertise to be able to clearly explain the benefits of Element testing services to all audiences -- internal and external
• Key contributor in terms of establishing priorities and allocating resources to ensure that the department runs smoothly and efficiently

Is this job for me?

This is a fast-paced environment, and we need someone who is proactive, self-motivated and a team player. The person for this role will be a specialist in their field, respected by all who they work with, keen to learn and enthusiastic in the face of challenge. You will need:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a management role ideally with operations management experience gained in an accelerated-growth organization
• Proven ability to support and train staff members for the department in order to meet customers’ expectations on testing
• Strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills provide go-to insight in the daily efficient operation of the lab
• 5S experience and proven project track record

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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