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About This Opportunity

Join a growing manufacturer/fabricator in a hands-on leadership role where you'll have the opportunity to implement processes and procedures that will significantly improve current operations. You should be a solutions-oriented professional and be excited to lead teams while driving operational improvements.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead production team - oversee and manage production staff to maximize performance and productivity from every employee
• Develop production schedules - create and maintain schedules ensuring on-time completion and highest quality standards
• Implement and monitor key performance metrics - establish processes to track on-time delivery, productivity, labor standards, quality, waste/scrap, costs, and others
• Partner with customers - collaborate directly with clients to discuss and establish realistic scheduling timelines for product delivery
• Mentor and develop team - direct and coach direct reports and entire operations team to accomplish operational plan goals
• Financial management - work with CEO and VP of Operations to establish budgets, labor standards, cost controls, and performance measurements
• Implement corrective actions - address any deviations from target performance through systematic problem-solving approaches

What You Bring:

• Proven adaptability - demonstrated history of applying skills from previous experiences to bring leading-edge approaches to smaller, less-resourced environments
• Process expertise - deep understanding of S&OP, Annual Business Planning, and Business Review processes
• Track record of results - proven success in financial performance, operational excellence, execution, and team development
• Extensive experience - 10+ years work experience with 5+ years as senior-level operations manager in manufacturing facility with union workers
• Hands-on approach - actively involved management style with direct engagement in day-to-day operations
• Education - Bachelor's degree preferred

Perfect If You're:

• Manufacturing operations leader - ready to take full ownership of production management
• Process improvement focused - excited about implementing systems and procedures to drive operational excellence
• Team developer - passionate about mentoring and maximizing team performance
• Results-driven - motivated by measurable improvements in quality, efficiency, and financial performance

What We Offer:

• Growth opportunity - join a growing company with strong leadership team
• Operational ownership - significant autonomy to implement improvements and lead production operations
• Executive partnership - work directly with CEO and VP of Operations on strategic initiatives
• Process improvement impact - opportunity to establish systems that will drive long-term operational success
• Team leadership - direct management of production team with mentoring and development opportunities
• Financial involvement - participation in budgeting, cost control, and performance measurement processes

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