Senior Operations Manager

The Senior Production Manager will oversee and direct all activities for the Precision Glass Molding and Shipping and Receiving Department. This position will be responsible for supervising staff, monitoring workflow, and delivering products. The production manager will verify all incoming and outgoing shipments meet client delivery expectations. This role reports directly to the operations department and works in close collaboration with engineering, sales, and accounting.

Responsibilities:

- Maintain workflow by monitoring steps of production processes, setting process variables, studying process methods, and implementing cost reduction

- Provide strategic and tactical leadership across manufacturing, production, supply chain, and logistics functions

- Responsible for communicating job expectations and monitoring employee performance

- Responsible for coaching, development, and supervision of hourly employees

- Be the POC and subject matter expert in ERP- Visual system

- Collaborate with Engineering, Sales, and accounting departments

- Ensure all outputs meet quality standards by establishing and/or enforcing organization requirements

- Implement and maintain a training program for all aspects of manufacturing process

- Maintain and practice compliance with company policies and procedures

- Work with external and internal suppliers

- Work and cooperate with Engineering, Sales, and accounting departments

- Document and/or update process work instructions

- Develop and drive cost reduction initiatives and process optimization

- Monitor manufacturing process and record process times and yields

- Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

- Mechanical abilities for equipment troubleshooting and small repair a plus

Qualifications

Minimum previous experience/qualification :

- B.A or B.S from four (4) year college or university or a minimum of 5 years of related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of experience and education.

- Expertise in MIL specs, ITAR regulations, ISO and ANSI specifications

- Experience selling Optics using recognized sales practices (eg: consultative selling)

- Must be authorized to work and reside in the US and must be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government to confirm with but not limited to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR), but not limited to U.S. export (ITAR) guidelines.

- Valid drivers license

Special Authority:

- Stop any nonconforming process(es) which may affect safety, poor quality or customer satisfaction

Knowledge, ability and skills:

- Must be able to research and collect data, interpret, analyze, and produce information using the data collected, applying prior knowledge and experience to interpretation

- Design workflow and procedures as needed

- Generate creative and alternative solutions

- Ability to identify issues and resolve them in a timely manner

- Able to work independently as well as in a group such as for group problem solving situations

- Ability to manage time wisely in order to meet deadlines

- Knowledge of planning, scheduling, and budgeting projects

- Strive for continuous improvement on an organizational level with regard to processes, procedures, final products, and customer service

- Provide autonomy once expectation set and provide recognition for results

- Able to read, comprehend, and apply complex information

- Fast learner, driven problem solver

- Outgoing personality, professional demeanor with excellent work ethic

- Proficient at using manufacturing software, ERP Systems, Microsoft Word, Excel Outlook, PowerPoint, and the internet

- Frequently required to walk, talk, and hear

- Occasional standing and reaching with hands and arms required

- Must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

- Occasional exposure to the following: work near moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation.

- Able to work with moderate amounts of noise

- Must be able to read, write, and speak fluently in English