Operations Manager

Dauch is seeking an Operations Manager to join our team in Minerva, OH.

About the role

The Operations Manager manages the day-to-day operations of manufacturing facilities, defines and monitors overall operations performance, and is held responsible for implementing production, cost, and quality-control mechanisms. Oversees operations to ensure schedules and performance requirements are met and system resources are used effectively. Manages staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff; manages, motivates, and develops the management team. Manages relationships with business, sales, and engineering; defines, delivers, and manages required service levels. Coordinates strategies, communications, and joint initiatives for the facility.

Responsibilities

• Manage product and operations associate outcomes by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieve product and operations operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, customer-service, safety, security, and health standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; identifying, developing, and implementing system improvements.
• Contribute to product and operations management and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• Determine plant priorities by reviewing customer orders and requirements; analyzing equipment, materials, and associate availability; coordinating schedules with sales and warehousing; issuing processing plans and schedules.
• Coordinate plant processing priorities by reviewing processing output and new requirements.
• Resolve processing scheduling problems by analyzing reports; reviewing equipment, materials, and associate availability; conferring with processing management; developing solutions.
• Prepare processing planning information and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Contribute to plant and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years progressive leadership experience.
• 5+ years experience in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment.

About Dauch

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations spanning 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries—GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy—Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. www.dauch.com