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Job Description
The Operations Manager oversees plant operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production while leading staff, implementing best practices, and driving continuous improvement initiatives in a sustainable wood bioenergy company.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee all plant operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production in a 24/7 environment
- Lead and motivate supervisory staff and hourly employees to maintain safety and productivity
- Develop and implement strategies to meet production, quality, service, and cost objectives
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations, OSHA standards, and company policies
- Coordinate communication between production staff and management to promote teamwork and information flow
- Recruit, train, and evaluate hourly employees, maintaining performance documentation
- Assist in establishing operational goals and strategies for safety, quality, and productivity improvements
- Support maintenance activities to ensure minimal disruption to production equipment
- Monitor production processes to identify efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve quality
- Implement inventory control, efficiency programs, and production enhancements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field is preferred.
- 7 years of supervisory experience in a production environment, preferably in the wood products industry, with lean six sigma manufacturing experience required.
- Strong leadership skills and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
- Proven track record of hiring, training, and managing staff to meet company objectives.
- Must be able to prioritize tasks in a 24x7 operations environment and have strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel and other applications related to the job.
- Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
- Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment.
- Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
- Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day.
- Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
- Willing and able to pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range (not specified)
Work schedule: 24/7 manufacturing environment
Work environment perks: outdoor environments, hot, humid, cold, noisy industrial environment, strict safety rules and regulations, safety equipment provided
Additional benefits: opportunities for training and development, involvement in safety and operational improvement programs, potential for career growth in a purpose-driven, global energy company
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