Operations/Plant Manager

Operations / Plant Manager
Glass Fabricator, near Aurora, OR

Seeking an Operations Leader to oversee facility. Will be responsible for 200+ person operations. Reports to:

 Production Managers, Customer Service, Logistics, Maintenance and Operations.

About the company:
Privately-owned and headquartered in OR, with facilities throughout the United States and Western Canada including Oregon, California, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Indiana and British Columbia. We offer opportunities for personal and professional development, recognizing high performance and embracing the ideas of others.

Job functions:

• Responsible for managing the budget for the operations, along with safety, process improvement, sales, customer relations, quality, and state and federal regulatory compliance.
• Must be safety and compliance focused.
• Coordinates activities of the operations, manufacturing, engineering, planning, sales and maintenance to maximize operational efficiencies.
• Directs promotion of manufactured products to develop new markets, increase share of market and/or obtain competitive position.
• Establishes financial and production goals and negotiates pricing of machinery.
• Develops budgets, bottom line P&L accountability while meeting targets in cost control, waste reduction, safety, quality and complete and on time performance.
• Builds, develops, and manages operations leadership team capable of carrying out needed operations strategies & improving employee engagement.
• Fosters an environment of collaboration, problem solving, communication and compliance.

Job qualifications and requirements:

• BA/BS in Business Administration, Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of directly related experience
• 5+ years of leadership/management of exempt and non-exempt employees over multiple departments
• Materials experience HIGHLY preferred
• Project management experience required
• Must be hands on with strong operations and sales aptitude
• Proven experience of planning and forecasting
• Direct hands on experience with Lean manufacturing and 5S a must!
• TOC experience a HUGE plus!
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Superb communications skills at every level of the organization, both verbally and written
• Strategic planning, problem resolution, decision making and reasoning skills must be excellent
• High level presentation skills with Executives, customers, as well as with hourly personnel
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office products
• Flow capacity and manpower utilization, along with freight materials management and distribution highly desired
• Light travel to our corporate office, branch locations, and trade shows

Salary range: Competitive

Company offers a full benefit package including medical/dental/vision/long term disability, 401(k) with an employer-funding match, vacation/holiday/sick pay benefits, and educational tuition reimbursement. Competitive salary based on education and/or experience.