Operations Manager - PEAK Technical Staffing USA

Romulus, MI 48174

About the Job

Operations Manager

Role Purpose
The Operations Manager will report directly to the Plant Manager. The Operations Manager will be responsible for Production, Maintenance, Tooling and Lean Manufacturing. The Operations Manager's direct reports will be the Tooling Manager, Plant Engineer Manager, Manufacturing Engineer and Production Supervisors.

Position Title

Operations Manager

Department

Production

Major Responsibilities and Activities

Manages production through first-line schedules and projects production and Client to effectively utilize Client.
Ensure production schedules and quality requirements are met.
Ensure that we operate in compliance with the Collective Agreement and manage the employee issues when required.
Provides guidance to direct manufacturing process plan, including personnel requirements, production, Maintenance and Tooling requirements.
Oversees and enforces safety and health regulations in the Production, Maintenance and Tooling departments
Responsible for budgeting for Production, Maintenance and Tooling and Lean Manufacturing with the assistance of the Controller.
Maintains collective agreement, IATF requirements including implementation of WOL standards and provides action plans to ensure proper implementation for areas of responsibilities.
Work directly with maintenance and tooling to ensure PM programs are managed.
Lean Leader for areas under his/her responsibility – engages the teams to implement our WPS in their respective areas, ensuring execution with the assistance of the Manufacturing Engineer.

Preferred Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications, Formal Education, Certification or Equivalent Bachelor's degree in engineering or business or equivalent in experience. Working Experience – Nature and Length 5-10 years of Manufacturing Experience with Managerial experience. Strong demonstration of management skills, JIT process-based manufacturing, automotive industry experience, cost management, material/logistics, forecasting/planning, problem solving, conflict resolution, quality management, strong customer relationship building Experience with IATF audit processes and Safety Audits Additional Qualifications – Technical or Functional Competency Requirements Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills Lean Manufacturing training would be an asset.

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications, Formal Education, Certification or Equivalent

Bachelor's degree in engineering or business or equivalent in experience.

Working Experience – Nature and Length

5-10 years of Manufacturing Experience with Managerial experience.
Strong demonstration of management skills, JIT process-based manufacturing, automotive industry experience, cost management, material/logistics, forecasting/planning, problem solving, conflict resolution, quality management, strong customer relationship building
Experience with IATF audit processes and Safety Audits

Additional Qualifications – Technical or Functional Competency Requirements

Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
Lean Manufacturing training would be an asset.

Job Dimensions / Role Scope
Revenue Generation Does the position have direct profit/loss responsibility? Less than $10M Budget Management What is the approximate size of the budget managed? Between $100,000 to $1M Breadth of Responsibility What is the area of responsibility? (Only include the scope for which the role must have in-depth knowledge:) Domestic (within a single country)

Reporting Relationships
Reports to:	Plant Manager
Dotted Line Reports to:	none
Direct Reports (Numbers): DIRECT/INDIRECT MAY VARY FROM ONE INCUMBENT TO ANOTHER AND ARE SHOWN HERE AS AN INDICATION ONLY.	Number of Teammates Directly Supervised	Number of Teammates Indirectly Supervised
6-9	10+

Effort / Working conditions
Physical Effort	B. Almost continuously sitting in the same position or standing/walking. Frequent requirement to lift/handle material or equipment of moderate weight.
Physical Environment	B. Occasional exposure to factors such as temperature extremes, moving machinery, noise, and fumes which cause noticeable discomfort.
Sensory Attention	C. Frequent need to give concentrated attention, with one or two senses at a time, where stimuli are changing.
Mental Stress	C. There is continuous pressure from deadlines, production requirements, accuracy or similar demands. Unpleasant contacts and/or concern about unpleasant situations are frequent. Moderate disruption of family/social life.

Source : PEAK Technical Staffing USA