Manager II, Operations Business Unit

SUMMARY

The Operations Manager is a senior operations staff level position and will be considered a key influencer within the business. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving a culture of safety and quality first and will manage their expenses within budget and focus on sustaining profitable growth across all aspects of their operations. The Operations Manager will be expected to have a deep understanding of lean manufacturing principles and will be a champion for and leader of continuous improvements within the factory. This position is responsible for managing and mentoring a team of managers across several departments and will oversee the day-to-day manufacturing of quality products that are delivered on-time to customer request dates and within budget. In addition, this position is accountable for achieving or exceeding operational KPI’s across the facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Production Responsibilities:  Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment that is compliant with all OSHA and EPA regulations and guidelines. Directly responsible for the manufacturing of electromagnetic clutches in a timely manner according to customer request dates.  Accountable for providing accurate revenue forecasts and the development of the operations plan and execution required for delivering on those forecasts.  This position is responsible for maintaining all quality requirements associated with multiple product lines with varying volumes in a high/low mix, short cycle environment.

Operations Management:  Responsible for operating within all budgets. Partner with the supply chain department for maintaining minimal inventory levels via a Kanban system to support customer requirements. This role will be accountable for achieving operating performance targets and driving improvements in cost, cycle time, and overall lead time reductions. 

Associate Development:  Responsible for developing the team in a manner which meets the future needs of the organization and annually preparing an HR plan to identify key influencers, areas of organizational and individual development, and succession planning.  Motivation and development of the operations management team; encourage optimum productivity while advising leaders on policy administration of company procedures with accuracy and confidence.  Be a champion for and driver of open employee communications.

Supply Chain: Partner with the appropriate members of the supply chain team to drive down cost through VAVE activity. 

Manufacturing Engineering, Quality & Maintenance:  Responsible for leading managers of the maintenance, manufacturing engineering, and quality departments. Including driving preventive maintenance, reducing machine downtime, facilities maintenance, reducing external PPM’s to customers, and deeply involved in capital planning. Also responsible for driving lower product costs through process improvements that include setup time, cycle time, and lead time reduction.

Requirements

Critical Competencies

• Balancing risk and reward in careful analysis using hard and soft skills.
• Aligning tactics to strategy in planning and harmony with organizational culture.
• Promoting and bringing about change.
• Satisfying competing priorities and stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Demonstrated experience with operations daily management, process development and organizational development experience in a Lean/Pull operations environment.
• Excellent communication and instruction skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in time and project management.
• Specific experience with cellular manufacturing, process improvement, and new product introduction.
• Familiarity with various technical manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations from a Senior Leadership perspective.
• Demonstrated aptitude in organization development through a combination of effective talent planning and associate development.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required
• 5+ years of manufacturing management experience
• 6+ years of experience in a high production environment
• 5+ years of experience with utilizing lean methodology and tools to improve operations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT            

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires occasional travel. The employee must be able to fly or drive out of town to attend meetings with members of other Altra facilities or customers and suppliers or to attend training. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and to stand 50% of the day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal to moderate.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage

• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)

• Paid Time Off and Holidays

• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions

• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

• Paid Leaves

• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, national origin, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email [email protected].  If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected].

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