Operations Manager

About the role

Join our vertically integrated team at MAT Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer with a 40-year history. We're proud to provide employment opportunities for more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space. You will find our products in home improvement centers, big box retailers, hardware stores and automotive chains. They're in the cars you drive, the trailers you tow, and the heavy-duty machinery you operate. MAT can maintain consistent expertise and solutions across the entire supply chain. We’re experts in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, logistics and distribution, marketing, design, and customer service — we don't just make it happen, we ensure it happens with excellence. We’re more than manufacturing, we’re MAT.

Responsibilities

• Manage a staff of supervisors to ensure timely production and to meet key requirements related to safety, service levels, cost, and quality.
• Develop and implement methods to improve productivity within established payroll and expense budgets.
• Plan and execute strategies that support production objectives through leadership of cross-functional teams.
• Promote employee development through effective verbal and written communications, cross-training skills, and appropriate use of teams to support problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Monitor production, anticipate and solve problems on time, and identify opportunities for improvement to meet production goals.
• Establish and maintain KPI’s to measure plant performance.
• Identify and lead projects and kaizen events supporting continuous improvement of the value stream.
• Cultivate and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
• Communicate daily with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production.
• Evaluate machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime.
• Recommend and implement improvements to production capability, tooling, and machine replacement through CapEx projects.
• Coordinate and facilitate activities that respond to customer and market needs by working with Sales/Marketing.
• Establish a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing operations.
• Set productivity and project goals for each manufacturing supervisor.
• Develop workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
• Ensure staffing levels are