Alkegen is a global leader in specialty materials, with over 60 manufacturing facilities and a global workforce of over 9,000. We are seeking an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing operations
- Must drive continuous improvement (CI) and professional manufacturing principles
- Utilize professional manufacturing practices in support of meeting financial, business and leadership development goals
- Ensure that all operations are in accordance with site and legislative EHS standards
- Provide line management for the shift manufacturing teams including performance and absence management
- Manage day-to-day plant operations to meet productivity, quality and cost targets
- Work with the Supply Chain Manager to ensure OTIF delivery for all customers and uninterrupted supply of production packaging & consumables
- Work with technical management to ensure delivery of key projects and relevant site support is given
- Develop operating procedures and working practices in line with safety legislation, business needs and quality standards
- Develop and deliver individual and team development and succession plans in line with business needs
- Ensure that all staff are appropriately trained for their job roles
- Management and reporting of production related KPIs
- Lead the investigation into OEE losses, be they availability, rate or quality with the goal of driving them to zero
- Assemble the weekly and monthly production plan in conjunction with the Sales team to ensure that Supply, Demand and inventory levels are balanced for all products
- Interface with the Maintenance and Engineering functions to ensure smooth execution of preventative and reactive maintenance and capital projects
- Production liaison for overhaul planning activities
- Work with Engineering on break down and root cause analysis to follow problems through to route cause and appropriate actions
- Responsible for operational aspects of plant overhauls (cleaning, shutdown and start-up)
- Lead the investigation of deviations from normal process conditions with a focus on finding and addressing root cause
- Be a champion for continuous improvement
- Work with the Quality Manager to investigate customer complaints and other quality issues
