Operations Department Leader

Role Purpose

The Manufacturing Department Supervisor/Operations Department Head is responsible for providing technical input, solutions, and options for improving productivity and efficiencies in the assigned areas of the plant. In this tole, you will be responsible for ensuring a motivated and skilled workforce and will directly supervise the department supervisor and/or team lead. Responsibilities include assessing skills, writing performance reviews and recommending and/or provide training to ensure department personnel are technically competent to perform assigned tasks in the facility.

The Corning Canton facility is a continuous operations facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and implementation of activities in production area to meet goals in productivity, quality, and cost control.
• Establish priorities for the department and works closely with Plant Engineering Manager, Plant Operations Manager, and the HR Manager to ensure the effective utilization of available resources.
• Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
• Work with support functional groups to ensure manufacturing plans are executed per cost and schedule goals of the plant.
• Lead projects that support manufacturing needs.
• Oversee projects within their production departments to ensure critical path, milestones and objectives are met.
• Receives and gives work assignments with general instructions.
• Directs subordinates to achieve assignments using established guidelines, procedures, and policies.
• Interact with subordinate supervisors, outside customers and functional peer groups at management levels - interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific projects/schedules, etc.
• Provides immediate supervision to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks, and checking work at frequent intervals.
• A portion of time is normally spent performing individual tasks related to the unit or sub-unit.
• Encompasses the direction and inspection of the performance of individuals or a team of associates who put together components to make assemblies, subassemblies, or completed units, or make or process raw materials into finished products in an industrial environment.

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree, Bachelor in Engineering preferred
• 2 years in prior supervisory in a manufacturing environment or military leadership experience preferred
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business documents.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information to groups.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Project management skills
• Union experience