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

Qualifications Required Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Materials, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, or Business Administration. Equivalent experience considered.
• 3+ years Manufacturing Operations Supervisory Experience
• Must have manufacturing experience.
• Aerospace industry experience highly preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish highly preferred

Required Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality controls, and costs
• Understand/use techniques for effective control of delivered quality, cost, and schedule in the processing of aerospace products.
• Understand/use techniques for effective control of delivered quality, cost, and schedule in the processing of aerospace products.
• Thorough knowledge of lean manufacturing work area practices including 5S, Visual Controls, Standard Work, work center metrics, and continuous improvement processes and able to instruct others in these practices.
• Motivate, develop, and direct people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Proactive communicator who can clearly articulate results and needs across all levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Must be deadline and detail oriented.
• Must be able to work outside of traditional office hours as required.