Operations Manager, General Assembly - Crew B

Slate Auto

$141K — $212K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 12+ years of operations management experience in a high-volume environment
  • Flexibility to work any shift and overtime as needed
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication across all levels
  • Proven ability to build business relationships with plant leadership and customers
  • Experience in leading and mentoring a diverse workforce
  • Strong knowledge in automotive assembly, production, and maintenance processes

Responsibilities

  • Lead the General Assembly Team to achieve business objectives including safety and quality
  • Support all production processes and drive successful implementation of standards
  • Oversee personnel for General Assembly roles in maintenance and quality
  • Review daily expenditures and resolve any anomalies
  • Lead change management initiatives and engage workforce
  • Ensure compliance with audit initiatives
  • Drive continuous improvement in various operational metrics
  • Monitor performance on new programs and implement necessary adjustments
  • Coordinate plans with maintenance and engineering to support operations
  • Promote teamwork and problem-solving in a positive work environment

Benefits

  • Health and wellness programs
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Paid time off for vacations and sick days
Full Job Description
| WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT:

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

| HOURS:

This role is for our Crew B team: Wednesday through Saturday,7:00 PM to 5:30 AM. Training will be on day shift before transitioning to Crew B hours.

| WHAT YOU GET TO DO:
  • Lead the General Assembly Team to achieve all business objectives including safety, quality, continuous improvement, production, profitability, customer service, and other internal metrics, consistent with Slate's principles.
  • Supports all aspects of production processes including safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale and drive successful implementation of processes and standards.
  • Oversee all personnel for General Assembly: maintenance, quality, and tool and process engineering, both hourly and salary.
  • Review daily expenditures and resolve anomalies.
  • Lead change management initiatives in the department, drive workforce engagement, and provide coaching and feedback to all employees.
  • Ensure compliance in all audit initiatives.
  • Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost savings, and employee morale in General Assembly.
  • Drive launch and mid-cycle action activities, cost improvements, and raising the bar on quality and product safety.
  • Monitor launch curve attainment for new programs and establish PDCA as needed.
  • Coordinate project plans with maintenance and engineering organizations
  • Lead the elimination of waste in all aspects of the business.
  • Teach, cultivate, and promote teamwork and problem solving in a positive, proactive work environment.


| WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM:
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • At least 12 years' experience in operations management experience in a high-volume environment.
  • Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required.
  • Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers.
  • Ability to effectively lead a diverse workforce, teach, coach and mentor employees to go above and beyond required operational and business objectives.
  • Must have a strong working knowledge of Automotive, General Assembly, Production, Process and Maintenance.
  • Strong knowledge of continuous improvement systems.
  • Knowledge of other process systems, quality systems, throughput, standardization, and product/process launch.
  • Ability to manage and coordinate complex projects while maintaining simplistic communications to others.
  • Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.


| SALARY RANGE:

The compensation for this position is the range Slate reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; work location; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Base Pay Range (Annual)

141,807.00 - 212,710.00 USD Annual

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