Manufacturing Operations Manager

Company: NuWest Group
Location: Seattle
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

As the Backend Operations Manager you will provide leadership, supervision and monitoring of daily activities for multiple teams including assembly operations, logistics, and maintenance. This position is located in Tukwila, WA and reports to the Director of Operations. This role offers tremendous growth opportunity for a strategic leader in manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities and Functions:

• Overall responsibility for departmental functions to meet production, quality, delivery, and cost goals for the organization and its customers.
• Provide leadership and technical direction to ensure production schedules are met and products are shipped as scheduled.
• Maintain shift rotation schedule in accordance with needs of the business.
• Manage personnel performance including employee reviews, disciplinary action, time and attendance, shift scheduling, and overtime assignments.
• Establish clear and measurable expectations for staff; provide daily reporting of key metrics and adherence to daily targets.
• Examine, measure and report on operational issues, opportunities, development plans and achievements.
• Plan, direct, coordinate and oversee the operational activities, ensuring the development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet the organization's current and future needs.
• Lead employee training and development including cross-training for the enhancement of employee knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Mentor and build a cohesive team at multiple levels.
  Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Management, Business, or related field.
  • 5-7 years of supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment with at least 2 years of departmental management experience.
  • Strong leadership skills at all levels with the ability to professionally communicate and direct the work of others.
  • Must be a team player with experience coaching, mentoring and building a highly engaged team that meets and exceeds key performance indicators.
  • Ability to put strategy into action to deliver or exceed expected performance
  • Effectively present information to all levels of the company from the manufacturing floor to executive leadership
  • Excellent time management, and strong attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills, listening, decision-making, and organization skills required
    
    If you're looking for an opportunity to join an outstanding manufacturing company that's been providing innovative solutions for the aviation and aerospace industry for 50 years then we want to hear from you!
    
    NuWest Group connects talented individuals with meaningful work at companies pioneering the future across the country. We don't believe in one-size fits all or the interviewing conveyor belt. We do a deep intake with both companies and candidates to truly understand wants and needs before matching, so each walk away with options that get you where you want to go. We're on a mission to improve employee engagement and business outcomes by placing the right people in the right work environments.
    What you can expect from US:The highest quality service throughout the entire cycleTransparency: open and honest communication - no surprisesLong-lasting professional relationships built on trustProfessional: we coach for growth based on your specific strengths and interests

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