OPERATIONS MANAGER

Job Summary:

The Operations Manager at Brown-Pacific, Inc will deliver results in a multi-shift production environment and will measure operational performance via metrics to meet the daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals of production. This leadership position will work in a manufacturing environment with a multilingual work force. The Operations Manager will also be responsible for shipping and production planning. The product manufactured is supplied primarily to aerospace component manufacturers for commercial and military aircraft. This position is classified as regular, full-time, exempt. Typical days and hours of work are Monday to Friday, (8am to 5pm). This position regularly requires long hours and occasional weekend work.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Analyzes, establishes, and communicates performance standards to all manufacturing supervisors, leads, and employees.
• Assists in the development and implementation of new or improved manufacturing methods, set-up reductions, productivity improvements, throughput improvements and variable cost improvements.
• Meets with employees daily, reflecting on problems, solutions, and challenges, creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• Implements and coordinates cross training of department employees to ensure the elimination of all skill gaps, resulting in a more skilled and adaptable workforce. Ensures the completion of required competency forms and certifications, as well as maintains an employee skill matrix.
• Instills and maintains a positive team atmosphere; holding regular team meetings, assigning team members’ tasks, and coordinating required support services needed. Implement and maintain area boards to drive results.
• Complies with all environmental safe practices and regulations. Conducts EH&S self-inspection and daily safety meetings in areas of responsibility.
• Personally supervises Root Cause Corrective Action working sessions when safety incidents or quality escapes occur.
• Reviews production orders and schedules to gather product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Executes manufacturing schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications and customer requirement dates.
• Reviews production and operating metrics and reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent delays.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Ensures that proper tooling is available for all production machines.
• Resolves employee suggestions and/or complaints or submits unsettled employees’ issues for further action by Director of Manufacturing and Director of Human Resources where and when appropriate.

Supervision Received: General Manager, Brown-Pacific, Inc

Supervision Exercised: Brown Pacific Manufacturing and Shipping Teams