Orchid Orthopedics Hiring for Manager – Operations Production Job at Albertville, AL Full Time

SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Manager, Operations is responsible for leading the people, production, quality, safety, maintenance and training of all people, processes, and equipment in his/her assigned area by collaborating across departments.

SHIFT
No Shift ($0) (United States of America)

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Leads and develop team members following the One Orchid global talent management approach to select, manage, and develop our best team. Ensure the growth of our positive business culture through behaviors that align with our core values and leadership competencies.
• Leads employees who direct shop-floor processes or operations. Educates team members on Orchid’s goals, the site goals, and the area’s goals and sets expectations with team members on how to reach those goals. Ensures that team members have the knowledge, skill, and resources they need to maintain operations.
• Plans and coordinates the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
• Coordinates production needs and serve as a liaison between production, quality assurance & compliance, operators, customer service, plant management and maintenance.
• Reports on the progress status of all open continuous improvement projects. Maintains project timelines, provides progress updates, and ensures projects are completed on time with the anticipated results
• Prepares and supports the budget planning process and takes responsibility to meet the financial targets.
• Reviews and analyzes production, quality, maintenance, and tooling to determine causes of nonconformity with product specification and production problems and provide solutions
• Implements Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) based on guidance from the Director of Operations.
• Actively participates with the management team to support and implement initiatives. Ensures appropriate parties are informed of problems that may hinder the ability to support and implement these initiatives.
• Ensures all production processes operate efficiently to achieve the established production plan
• Provides front line problem solving and involves other areas of technical expertise as required to provide hands-on process assistance to the production departments to reduce downtime and maintain efficiency.
• Reports shift production information as required ensuring shift KPI’s are achieved as well as the work needed with our systems and reports.
• Involves engineering and maintenance personnel to modify machines and equipment to improve production.
• Runs daily production meetings.
• Identifies, tracks, and reports out on anything preventing a job from starting and finishing on time and in full
• Plans and schedules equipment maintenance & repairs to support production schedule
• Working with Maintenance, oversees and manages maintenance of all equipment. This includes preventive, predictive and repairs.
• Keeps informed of and tracks machine breakdown reasons and works to prevent them
• Leads safety by complying with all safety procedures and promoting the health and welfare of all team members. Works with the Production Department leads to maintain safety policies and procedures and manages the safe operation of all processes and equipment.
• Leads quality and compliance by utilizing One Orchid global processes and complying with all Quality Management Systems (QMS) documentation requirements and establishing/supporting plan(s) to meet/exceed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Quality that support Safety, Compliance, Six Sigma Quality, On-Time Delivery (OTD) and financial objectives. Manage quality plan development & execution; addresses production concerns in PQA to ensure countermeasures are made in a timely manner. Monitor quality standards of productions. Analyzes production and quality control to detect non-conforming products.
• Ensures team members have the required knowledge and skills prior to performing job duties independently, including conducting, documenting and evaluating training effectiveness. Oversees the training of new employees on standard work instructions and policy/procedures.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

WORK EXPERIENCE
2+ Years Supervising/Managing a Team, 5+ Years of Experience in a Manufacturing Environment (Preferred)

EDUCATION
Bachelor – Business, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Related Field, , ,

CERTIFICATIONS
None – –

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS THAT ENABLE SUCCESS
Lean Manufacturing (Basic Knowledge), Manufacturing Process (Extensive Experience), Manufacturing Safety (Working Experience), Performance Management and Development (Working Experience), Plant Operation & Maintenance (Basic Knowledge), Process Management (Working Experience), Production and Processing (Extensive Experience), Strategic Planning (Extensive Experience), Team Management and Team Building (Working Experience), Time management (Extensive Experience)

WHAT WE OFFER

• Opportunity to work in a growing company
• Ability to help people live a longer, more active life
• Comprehensive benefit package
• Ability to work in an organization that values:
  • Integrity First: We do the right thing
  • Teamwork: We are one Orchid
  • Results: Our results matter

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Regularly required to sit at a computer, and talk or hear.
• Required to frequently stand; walk
• Frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Regularly required occasionally to reach with hands and arms
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds (or up to 75 lbs. with assistance)
• Able to work in a fast-paced quality -oriented environment.
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as determined for the position.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Candidates offered employment may be required to submit to a pre-employment background check and pre-employment drug-screening based on position requirements
• Candidates must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States through eVerify

EOE, including disability/vets