Corner Stone MS
Role
Director of Operations
Responsibilities
- Manages spend against budget, including response to changes in production volume
- Develops and implements processes, metrics and ac manufacturing site
- Maximizes plant efficiency, product quality, throughput, delivery performance, profitability and return on investment
- Ensures customer satisfaction by leading a cross-functional team to execute the Annual Operating Plan for Safety, Quality, Productivity, On-Time-Delivery Inventory, Cost, and Growth of the RMB Products business and associates
- Participate in the budget preparation and long-range capital planning to ensure the needs of the customer and business are met in an efficient and profitable manner
- Collaborate with the Finance Department to provide cost and profitability analysis
- Works with cross functional teams to eliminate bottlenecks. Owns, develops, and drives the continuous improvement roadmap and implementation plan to achieve operational objectives and future state vision
- Directs Supply Chain personnel to ensure the quality of purchased materials, and that purchased materials meet state/federal/global requirements, as well as customer timelines and expectations
- Encourages individual employee and team involvement by providing opportunities for constructive input and action on viable improvement ideas
- Inspires others to take ownership of business needs, reach their full potential, and become leaders
- Works closely with other functions of the business such as Engineering, Sales, Facilities, Quality, Finance, Program Management, and adjacent corporate business leaders; Provides guidance and direction for the individuals from these functions assigned to support Operations value streams
- Works to define and drive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), host periodic reviews with internal teams and other stakeholders, maintains planning tools and adheres to the RMB Products Operating Procedures
- Reviews historical sales trends, research demand drivers, assists in preparation of forecast data/statistical forecast models & Plan-For-Every-Part (PFEP) and evaluates forecast results
- Provides input in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase outs. Consistently look for inventory optimization opportunities and executes on them
Education and Experience
Education: Bachelor\'s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or an appropriate scientific discipline required. MBA preferred
Years’ Experience: 8+ years of experience in a senior leadership role directly supporting operations in either Production Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management
Skills
- 3+ years of Value Stream Management and Operational Excellence Transformational experience
- Robust lean manufacturing application experience (i.e., Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Dail Materials Management/Kanban, Design of Experiments (DOE))
- Knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources
- Highly organized with excellent analytical problem solving and facilitation skills along with keen attention to detail and strong written & verbal communication
- Ability to think strategically, innovatively, and creatively to drive positive outcomes with a strong ability to influence change at senior levels
- Entrepreneurial mind-set and spirit with strong ability to navigate through ambiguity and communicate (both written and oral) complex ideas and concepts
- Adaptable and flexible in approach with previous experience mentoring formal change management programs and architectures across operations
- Prior experience with plastics manufacturing in regulated industries, e.g. aerospace, semi conductor, medical, etc.