Operations Manager at Senneca Holdings in Elk Grove Village, IL

At Senneca, we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit of the innovators that created our brands from traffic doors, to cold storage doors to fiberglass doors and beyond. We are committed to exceeding our customers’ expectations and to provide doors that offer safety and protection to our customers’ most important assets…people, products, capital investments and processes.

Overview

We are searching for an experienced Operations Manager at our Satellite manufacturing facility in Chicago, IL.

Position Summary

We are searching for an experienced Operations Manager at our Satellite manufacturing facility in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate activities of multiple departments, through subordinate supervisors and plant employees, with full accountability for results in terms of safety, costs, methods, quality, and quantity of production, operations, and personnel.
• Plan and layout work in collaboration with the sales team.
• Responsible for developing and increasing the production capacity required to meet monthly and yearly shipping goals.
• Maintain performance standards, check progress, interdepartmental coordinate workflow, analyze workflow delays, and take remedial action. Responsible for purchasing and maintaining material inventories to meet customer commitments. Interpret and clarify rules, regulations, and general policies.
• Evaluate and recommend staffing needs, shift requirements, and equipment needs. Interview screened applicants, train and retain employees. Recommend terminations, transfers, promotions, and wage adjustments.
• Address complaints in conjunction with supervisors and human resources.
• General supervision over departments where skilled workers are used in the production of door and frame products.
• Must be able to manage in a fast pace environment and provide the safest working environment possible.

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:

• Manage daily operations in our plant facility.
• Ensure safety and efficiency of the facility.
• Test and monitor plant processes.
• Prepare, analyze, and issue production and performance reports.
• Maintain all safety and administrative records.
• Control costs to achieve company budget goals.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive preventative maintenance program

Management

Direct and coordinate activities of multiple departments, through subordinate supervisors and plant employees, with full accountability for results in terms of safety, costs, methods, quality, and quantity of production, operations, and personnel. Plan and layout work in collaboration with the sales team. Responsible for developing and increasing the production capacity required to meet monthly and yearly shipping goals.

Performance

Maintain performance standards, check progress, interdepartmental coordinate workflow, analyze workflow delays, and take remedial action. Responsible for purchasing and maintaining material inventories to meet customer commitments. Interpret and clarify rules, regulations, and general policies.

Talent Acquisition

Evaluate and recommend staffing needs, shift requirements, and equipment needs. Interview screened applicants, train and retain employees. Recommend terminations, transfers, promotions, and wage adjustments.

Production

Address complaints in conjunction with supervisors and human resources. General supervision over departments where skilled workers are used in the production of door and frame products. Must be able to manage in a fast pace environment and provide the safest working environment possible.

Operations

Manage daily operations in our plant facility. Ensure safety and efficiency of the facility. Test and monitor plant processes. Prepare, analyze, and issue production and performance reports. Maintain all safety and administrative records. Control costs to achieve company budget goals. Develop and implement a comprehensive preventative maintenance program.

Requirements

• Degree preferred in management or operations and/or
• 5+ years of managerial or supervisory experience
• Familiarity with commercial metal door manufacturing a plus
• Experience in training manufacturing staff
• Ability to perform preventative maintenance and troubleshoot/repair mechanical equipment a plus
• Computer literacy; MS Office
• Understanding of safety requirements and able to manage a safety training program

Education

Degree preferred in management or operations and/or 5+ years of managerial or supervisory experience.

Experience

Familiarity with commercial metal door manufacturing a plus. Experience in training manufacturing staff. Ability to perform preventative maintenance and troubleshoot/repair mechanical equipment a plus. Computer literacy; MS Office Understanding of safety requirements and able to manage a safety training program.