Must be willing to relocate to Butte, Montana.
We specialize in the discovery and commercialization of new technologies for many different industries. We understand complex markets and have the staff, infrastructure, and network of commercial partners to turn the leading edge innovations we develop into successful commercial products. We are looking for a highly skilled Director of Manufacturing Operations that has a successful track-record working in a industrial equipment manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be a high-tech-savvy manager with experience in product development, product manufacturing with the ability to implement and execute operational methods that support the corporate vision and strategy. The proven capability to develop and to successfully execute tactics that result is successful company operations outcomes is essential.
Key Responsibilities
-Lead the overall manufacturing strategy, planning, and operations, including Production Managers, Quality, Production Engineering, EH&S, Logistics/Distribution, and Supply Chain Management
-Develop and incorporate solid operational safety, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and cost control and programs into all manufacturing processes.
-Adopt process designs, technologies, and methods that maximize operational efficiency
-Plans and forecast resources for facilities, equipment, materials, technology, and workforce to ensure sufficient manufacturing capacity to support business goals
-Promote organization culture to meet the goals
-Design, implement and maintain an effective, efficient organizational structure to successfully support current and future business strategies
-Lead change management activities and provide strong leadership to the teams by encouraging diversity of thought, focusing on employee development and performance, and ensuring teams continually acquire new technology and management skills
-Ensure that there is a strong cross-training and skills development program in place for both production and support functions
Qualifications
-Bachelors of Science in Engineering (ABET Accredited), Masters of Science Engineering (Preferred).
-Ten years of manufacturing and warehouse supervisory/management experience.
-Strong computer skills including MRP, ERP, inventory and warehouse management, MS Office, PowerPoint
-A track-record that demonstrates success of working in high-technology product manufacturing fields.
-Demonstrated history as a productive, innovative technical manager, with success in a small business industrial equipment manufacturing environment.
-Successful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning software.
-Demonstrated ability to listen to customers' needs, develop solutions to meet their requirements, trust and respect.
-Ability to combine extensive knowledge of emerging technologies with broad organizational focus, assimilate knowledge of company technology products, applications and manufacturing capabilities and to lead manufacturing in these areas.
-Capability to quickly grasp new technological concepts and implement operational mechanisms to efficiently fold them into the company structure.
-Talent to serve as liaison between research team, engineering team, manufacturing team and vendors that results in quality manufactured products.
-Knowledge and experience in supply chain management, warehouse management and quality control.
Benefits
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) with matching
- Dental, Health, Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Relocation assistance
For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position.
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