Fortive

Operations Manager

Fortive • $76K — $128K *
Glenwood, IL 60425In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in operations and management roles
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field
  • Expertise in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement
  • Strong leadership and team management capabilities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office tools
  • Solid organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Lead initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost management
  • Drive daily management practices to enhance performance
  • Maintain production reports and analyze data for insights
  • Collaborate across departments for effective production flow
  • Implement Gemba techniques to promote continuous improvement
  • Oversee planning and scheduling for material management
  • Contribute to budgeting and financial analysis efforts
  • Foster team motivation through effective communication

Benefits

  • Eligible for bonuses as part of total compensation
  • Opportunities for training and development
  • Support for organizational and talent development initiatives
Full Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
  • Lead the charge in achieving impactful results while prioritizing the safety of our associates, maintaining product and service quality, and ensuring on-time delivery with optimal cost and inventory management
  • Be a change agent in Daily Management to drive results through Safety, Quality, Deliver, Inventory and Productivity
  • Prepare and maintain accurate production reports, logs, and records to update on KPIs to upper management and analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
  • Collaborate with other departments, such as Customer Service, Quality Control, Maintenance, and Engineering, to ensure smooth production flow.
  • Utilize Gemba techniques to foster and extend our Continuous Improvement (Fortive Business System) and Lean Culture
  • Provide leadership for planning and scheduling to support accurate and timely receipts, shipments, and overall material management, ensuring alignment with company goals.
  • Provide input on capital, fixed, and variable budgets, with comprehensive variance reporting, absorption accounting analysis, forecasting, and necessary corrective actions.
  • Ability to motivate and inspire a team through effective communication, both upstream and downstream.
  • Collaborate with HR on organizational and talent development, talent risk management, and succession planning initiatives to provide training, coaching, and development opportunities for team members.
  • Conduct regular reviews to ensure alignment with improvement projects and key performance indicators, maintaining a consistent focus on progress and excellence.
  • Responsible for ~20 hourly employees


Qualifications:

Required:
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive operations and cross-functional management experience.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in engineering or a technical field
  • Proven track record in controlling costs to budget
  • Demonstrated expertise in Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies with tangible results.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in digital tools including Microsoft Office products (Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
  • Ability to travel up to 15% of the time


Desired:
  • Previous roles encompassing manufacturing engineering, production operations, and/or various materials management responsibilities.
  • Strong data analysis skills
  • Master's degree in business or a technical field

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 76,700.00 - 128,100.00

About Fortive

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With 2019 revenues of $6.3 billion, Fortive's well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 17,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world.
Learn more about Fortive
Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$22.6 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$6.5 billion
NASDAQ
FTV
* Ladders Estimates

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