Operations Manager - Packaging/Printing - On Site (USA) - Candidate's willing to relocate

Spherical Search have recently partnered up with a well-known packaging/printing company who are serving a variety of industries and we are looking for an Operations Manager for one of their sites in the Mid-West.

**As this is a confidential position, we are not listing the location however the site is located in the mid-west and we are seeking a candidate who can relocate as this is an on-site position**

**PLEASE APPLY OR CONTACT ME DIRECTLY FOR EXACT LOCATION**

*MUST HAVE PRINT/PACKAGING EXPERIENCE WITH FLEXO AND/OR GRAVURE **

We can provide a relocation package

Job Summary:

Manage overall operations and is responsible for the safe, efficient, and successful management of labor, productivity, production quality, and safety measures as established for

Production departments on all shifts. Serve as a company representative. Enhance the operational procedure, systems, and principles in the areas of information flow and management, business processes, reporting, and look for opportunities to expand systems.

Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company's policies and applicable laws.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Effectively leading team to meet business goals
• Creating and managing team schedules
• Managing workflow of the department and delegating tasks
• Training of team members to ensure job duties are performed efficiently and effectively
• Setting goals for workers and ensuring compliance with the company goals and objectives
• Evaluating performance and providing feedback on an ongoing basis
• Resolving employee issues and disputes
• Prepare and enforce corrective actions
• Maintain plant standards to ensure BRC and cGMP requirements are met
• Enforcing compliance with company policies

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, injury/accident-free workplace and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
• Accomplish operations and organization mission by contributing operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans
• Implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends
• Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce, and evaluate policies and procedures
• Analyze and improve organizational process and workflow; implement changes
• Responsible for all department managers and supervisors, with review/approval responsibility for all operations employees
• Interview, assign, schedule, monitor, coach, counsel, appraise, review job contributions and discipline employees
• Forecast staffing requirements based on scheduled jobs and manage staff levels and hours to meet or exceed operations labor budget expectations
• Communicate operating policies and/or issues job expectations to production employees
• Communicate customer issues with operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems, non-conformities and complaints
• Work closely with Plant Manager and management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures, and systems and to follow through with implementation
• Manage relationships with key personnel
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement necessary changes to positively impact production
• Participate in safety committee and support all safety initiatives
• Participate and support all local, state and federal inspections
• Participate in customer and third-party audits as required
• Participate in job cost meetings and identify necessary corrective actions
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly skilled in people management and conflict resolution
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented and highly organized
• Skilled in time management and prioritization
• Excellent critical thinking skills
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and other systems as required

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration or related field.
• Minimum 5-10 years print industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in supervising employees
• Gravure and UV Flexo experience preferred