Director of Manufacturing Operations

About Us

Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC is a privately held company with over 35 years of history dedicated to providing corrugated box manufacturing machines and services to the changing industry. As the paperboard packaging industry's premier global supplier of productivity-enhancing process machinery and systems, we supply innovative designs, intelligent automation, and optimized workflow, coupled with highly responsive parts and service support. Our United States and Europe based engineering, manufacturing, sales and service operations provide a global support system covering the full product portfolio of Alliance, Serco, TEI, ASC, Pallmac, J&L and Tanabe machines.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE LOCATED IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. The Manufacturing Operations Manager provides leadership to manufacturing operations supervisors, leads, and teams and is accountable for both short and long-term functional strategies and operational direction of departments.

Daily & Weekly Task

• Responsible for the execution and conformance to the schedule of sub-contracted Assembly or Sub-Assembly work.
• Captures Manufacturing, Engineering, and Shipping efforts and reports statuses daily.
• Communicates applicable Key Performance Indicators statuses through various forums to all levels of leadership and constituents.
• Promotes an environment of teamwork and ensures necessary systems are in place to confirm alignment of plant operations across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Inventory teams.
• Accounts for verified labor hours accurately for Project Accounting.
• Supports procurement process of materials and other equipment to achieve schedules or improve shop performance.
• Supports daily, weekly, and monthly skills and safety training.
• Attends Company level meetings regarding scheduling, project financials, and staffing; ensures plans are in place to align with Company plans and strategies.
• Contributes to the plant Gemba and Continuous Improvement efforts.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Demonstrate vital leadership behaviors (employee-centered and value-based) of Barry-Wehmiller’s Truly Human Leadership model.
• Drives the manufacturing teams’ culture of participation and collaboration with subordinate leadership.
• Understands how to develop an organizational culture that can support the strategies and plans of Alliance and Barry-Wehmiller is essential.
• Possesses strong people skills, is emotionally intelligent, and can develop the Supervisors and lead difficult conversations with employees.
• Manages, reviews, and evaluates the performance of Manufacturing team and leads through the BW Elevate/ Performance Cycle program.
• Works with Plant Manufacturing leadership to manage the appropriate shifts.

Skills Matrix

• Assesses team member skill levels and identifies, plans, and executes employee training.
• In coordination with Human Resources (CPD), the Sr. Operations Manager approves candidates, subordinate leaders' interviews for hires, develops or approves training plans, delivers performance evaluations, administers disciplinary actions, and terminates employees as warranted.

Quality, CI, and Safety Responsibilities

• Partners with Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator/ Manager to improve worker safety; coordinates programs essential to safe manufacturing procedures and work environment; and enforces PPE standards.
• Champions Gemba activities with extended leadership team(s) to review Project status, Target-To-Improve project status, housekeeping level, Team CI suggestion board, HAZCOM maintenance, or other work categories that support improved KPIs.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase output, safety, resource consumption, or other business drivers.
• Sustains efforts focused on improving the plants’ schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction key performance indicators (KPI).

Qualifications

• Education and Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business administration. Project Management credentials such as PMP or similar. A Lean Six Sigma green belt or black belt is preferred.
• Experience and Skills: 10+ years of leadership experience in Manufacturing.