Manager, Operations

Operations Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The Operation/Manufacturing Manager oversees the entire Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Production activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job description represents only the primary areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the needs of the department.

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential duties and responsibilities should be listed in the order of importance/majority of time spent.

• Manage the entire supply chain function from incoming raw materials to finished good shipment.
• Production Scheduling
• Procurement and expediting of raw materials.
• Warehouse organization and flow optimization
• Create meaningful work instructions as well as design and implement improved production processes.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Distribution, or Logistics degree preferred
Minimum of 5 years in same or similar role to this one

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• None

COMPETENCIES

KNOWLEDGE:

• Microsoft Office Suite; ERP systems, ADP are beneficial.
• Customer and Personal Service (intercultural skills, service minded) - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Mathematics-Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Law and Government-Knowledge of laws, legal codes, precedents, government regulations, and agency rules.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic, and sub- atomic structures and processes.
• Materials - Knowledge of material science, including their properties and interaction with other products in the system.
• English Language-Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar.

COMPETENCIES

SKILL IN:

• Exercising confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment.

• Sense of Urgency - Motivated self-starter.

• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Financial Resources Management- Determining how money will be spent to the work done, and accounting of these expenditures.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Mathematics - Using math to solve problems.
• Critical thinking - Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Leading, motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Sense of Urgency - Motivated self-starter.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Analytical - Strong analytical skills. Being able to analyze complex challenges by identifying
• fundamental drivers, fact finding and creating options based on facts and figures.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

• Well-developed ability to multi-task and prioritize with strong attention to details.

ABILITIES IN:

• Mathematical Reasoning-The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
• Oral Comprehension-The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension-The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Number Facility-The ability to add, subtract, multiply or divide quickly and correctly.
• Organization and prioritization-The ability to prioritize and organize workload with strong attention to details.

• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• 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.

• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

• Aptitude for Technology - The ability to apply and improve extensive or in-dept specialized knowledge, skills, and judgement by assessing, and translating information technology into responsive and effective procurement solutions.