POSITION: Site Operations Manager
SHIFT: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 4:30pm + Additional Time as Needed
SALARY: $103,800 - $114,200 + DOE + Full Benefits Package
LOCATION: Huron, SD
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES The Site Operations Manager is responsible for the entire operation of their respective TrueNorth Steel site. This includes establishing a positive environment that drives excellence through establishing teamwork across all departments within their site and TrueNorth Steel.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS - Embrace and demonstrate the qualities of the TrueNorth Steel Game Changer definition.
- Will support and strive for safety in all areas of the site. This includes resolving safety problems that arise and completing the required paperwork to close the actions items.
- Develop and monitor the annual site budget through actively participating in financial reviews. This includes all site expenses, headcount projections, and capital improvements.
- Actively drive our game changer culture through the site by exhibiting all our game changer attributes which will build a cohesive, high-performance team.
- Active participant of product knowledge and process, and standardization across your sites product line(s).
- Identify, develop, and mentor key site leadership individuals. This includes developing succession plans for functional areas of your site.
- Participate in building a strong culture to positively impact site yearly retention goals.
- Apply root cause analysis and actively participate in the closing of site Corrective Actions (CA's) and Non-Conformances (NC's) to ensure our internal and external customers receive the highest quality product.
- Achieve a high level of production schedule attainment to ensure customer commit dates are met.
- Track site product lines KPI's weekly, monthly, and quarterly with help from Product Line Manager and establish your plan to meet, improve or attain the goals.
- Create a level of high personal responsibility and accountability at your site.
- Participate during all project and/or job completion estimate to actual discussions to improve performance in the future.
- Work effectively with all departments to include project management, sales, inventory control, finance, and logistics to achieve a team approach to identifying and solving issues.
- Work closely with the Finance Dept to develop consistent cost-cutting measures that translate to increased profit.
- Host all site readiness meetings to ensure preparedness for all upcoming work at your site.
- Develop, with the help of Director of Fab & Mfg., a site capital replacement schedule and give guidance on new equipment required to improve throughput.
- Direct reporting responsibilities for site personnel include Shop Supervisor(s), Safety Coordinator/Contact, Planner/Scheduler, Maintenance, and other personnel as assigned. Indirect reports include Quality Control Supervisor, Inventory Control Manager, and Human Resource Business Partner, if applicable.
- Participate actively in the daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliation of data collection for timecards, factory track reports, cycle counts, weekly safety inspections and preventative maintenance records.
- Support TrueNorth Steel corporate policies and procedures by effectively communicating and enforcing policies and procedures to reduce potential risks to the company.
- Actively participate with site Quality Control Supervisor to ensure facility's QMS processes and procedures are implemented and followed by all assigned personnel.
- Prompt and dependable attendance.
- Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALITIES - Strong leadership skills - must have experience in managing people in a leadership role.
- Must have the ability to develop leadership at all levels of areas of responsibility.
- Must have a strong internal customer service focus which develops a culture of teamwork with sales, production, quality, safety and finance.
- Ability to effectively develop, communicate and implement process improvements.
- Must be an outstanding team leader and will be held accountable for the quality of the product.
- Ability to effectively communicate, coordinate and resolve conflict.
- Must have general computer experience along with experience using spreadsheet and word processing programs.
- Ability to motivate others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
- Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions in their areas of responsibility.
- Ability to communicate effectively with management using the spoken word.
- Ability to delegate, when necessary, authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
- Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE - Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience in a related field with extensive experience in manufacturing environment required.
- Minimum 5 years managing entire operations and production facilities.
- APIC, ERP and/or Lean Manufacturing experience is a plus.
