Operations Manager

Description

• Accountable and responsible for safety successes/failures in the facility.
• Personally, engage in safety that supports employee value and care, and ensure direct reports meet the same expectation.
• Manage the value and performance of Leading Safety Metrics through coaching and support, showing continuous improvement in defined metrics.
• Ensure all state and federal requirements for employee safety knowledge and training are met annually.
• Utilize non-routine work permitting and hazard identification/risk analysis (HIRA) to drive proactive improvement.
• Drive daily risk reduction by embracing job safety analysis, workplace exposure assessments and pre task risk assessments.

• Accountable and responsible for quality performance of the assets.
• Ensure asset team executes in a planned manner on CARs initiated by the Technical/Quality Leader
• Ensure fact finding investigation with corrective action for all customer complaints and significant nonconformances.
• Achieve long-term converting advantage for the business.
• Ensure operational risk assessment and remediation is a daily activity.
• Develop specific annual strategies to improve yield, uptime, and labor efficiency.

• Leverage data acquisition system to lead asset performance improvement.
• Utilize asset-based teams to drive engagement and individual success.
• All completed organic and capital cost savings projects are managed to execution standards and audited for compliance to control plan on a monthly basis.
• Leverage data acquisition systems to define employee's controllable metrics (i.e., loss per job, speed compliance, conformance to plan) and ensure reporting in Operations Meetings and communication to crews daily.
• Loss events follow documented protocol for fact finding and full, documented investigation within 72 hours:
• Any major process loss over $10,000.
• Equipment delay (over 4 hours)
• Support capital spending to sustain operations, support strategic initiatives and reduce costs while meeting financial expectations.
• Lead facility Operations Team in developing, prioritizing, and managing the execution of cost savings initiatives for the facility.
• Achieve targeting cost savings results through urgent execution of organic and capital project execution.

• Manage with a high level of balanced accountability for yourself, direct reports, and hourly workforce.
• Ensure asset leadership resources are focused on strategic asset performance management and operational execution (not Supervisory or Administrative duties)
• Development direct reports and align skills (strategic thinking, project management, leadership) to drive high achievement and accountability through training and succession planning.
• Drive hourly employee development and engagement in key initiatives around safety and cost improvement.
• Participate in cross functional teams to share best practices and improve performance of all assets.

• Adhere to facility operating budgets.
• Work Order Variance and OH Variances and perform at standard cost.
• Develop a robust pipeline of cost saving projects for both facilities for year over year improvement.
• Maintain 5-year capital plan and adhere to capital budget.

• A BA degree desired in engineering; paper science preferred.
• Candidate must have papermaking fundamentals.
• Preference is 7-10 years' experience in paper manufacturing facility.
• A track record of proven performance/consistently meeting objectives, and leading or supporting safety programs in a manufacturing environment is a must.
• Experience with customer interactions; ideally collaborating with others to help define needs, identify solutions, and resolve problems.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Understanding of activities and procedures required for efficient and quality work completion.
• Understanding overhead variable and fixed operating costs.
• Strong computer skills including, but not limited to a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word. Experience with Oracle is helpful.
• Strong leadership and communication skills and ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced production setting.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently and with a team.
• Ability to lift to 60 - 70 lbs. with assistance.
• Ability to multi-task.

• $90,000-$120,000 plus annual bonus opportunity