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