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Operations Manager - Hands-on

Job Overview:
Directs and coordinates activities of production and logistic department(s) in processing materials or manufacturing products in the industrial organization by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Responsibilities:

  • Reviews production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and helps with deliveries to plan department operations.
  • Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for washing.
  • Prepares operational schedules and coordinates washing activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications.
  • Training and Teaching Others -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
  • Reviews production and operating reports and helps to resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
  • Inspects machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
  • Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
  • Resolve worker grievances or submit unsettled grievances to Plant Manager for action.
  • Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data.
  • Compiling production data to report business success or needs for improvement to senior management monthly.
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards -- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
  • Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Fulfills supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 

Measures  

  • Safety 
  • People & Leadership Development 
  • Drive Company Culture 
  • Internal Customer Satisfaction 
  • Cost reduction Initiatives 

Key Contacts 

Internal- Plant Manager(s), Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, Supervisor Operations Excellence, HR Manager, HR Assistant, Office Administrative Assistant, back up Operations Manager - Shift Supervisor 

External- Customers, Auditors, Staffing Agencies and Other suppliers 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: 

  • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Must follow through on assigned tasks. 
  • Demonstrate ability to develop project plans. 
  • Ability to set expectations and monitor delegated activities. 
  • Designs workflows and procedures 
  • Demonstrate the ability to take responsibility for subordinates' activities. 
  • Proven ability to promote a harassment-free environment. 
  • Must uphold organizational values. 
  • Demonstrate the ability to ask for and offer help when needed.
  • Speak English required, Bilingual – Spanish and/or French (Creole) desirable.

Education and/or Experience 

  • Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Technical degree and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience.
  • Strong manufacturing knowledge. 
  • Preferably skilled in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology or similar. 
  • Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Manufacturing software and Project Management 
  • Strong manufacturing knowledge. 
  • Effective interpersonal and supervisory skills. 
  • 3+ years of food, consumer products or other related manufacturing experience. 
  • 3+ years of managing leaders in a manufacturing environment as an operations Manager or similar role. 
  • Must be capable of working in a high-speed environment utilizing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies. 

Working conditions

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: 

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather); risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration. 

Physical requirements

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

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to sit and use hands to operate the telephone, type and operate computer and mouse. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus. Position requires daily hands-on performance interactions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year base on education and experience.

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health savings account
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

  • 8 &10 hour shifts
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekends as production needs demand
  • Manage current 1st & 2nd shifts plus, near future 3rd shift

Experience:

  • Management: 5 years (Required)

Language:

  • French/Creole and/or Spanish (Highly Beneficial)

Work Location: In person York, Pa