Operations Manager - Manufacturing

Leadership And Management Responsibilities

Recruitment and Retention: Recruit, interview and hire Functional Managers. Communicate criteria to recruiters for Functional Management position candidates. Coach Functional Managers in the interviewing/hiring process. Monitor team member turnover; identify key factors that can be improved; make improvements.

Employee and Team Development: Identify individual and team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis. Create and/or validate training curriculum in area of responsibility. Coach and mentor Functional Managers to deliver excellence to every internal and external customer. Create and manage succession plans for Functional Managers.

Performance Management: Establish clear measurable goals and objectives by which to determine individual and team results (i.e. operational metrics, results against project timelines, training documentation, attendance records, knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities, personal development goals). Solicit ongoing feedback from Workcell members, Business Unit Manager (BUM), and Functional Manager on Functional Manager’s contribution to the team. Provide ongoing coaching and counseling to Functional Manager based on feedback. Express pride in staff and encourage them to feel good about their accomplishments. Perform team member evaluations professionally and on time. Drive individuals and the team to continuously improve in key operational metrics and the achievement of the organizational goals.

Communication: Ensure recognition and rewards are managed fairly and consistently in area of responsibility. Provide communication forum for the exchange of ideas and information with the department. Organize verbal and written ideas clearly and use an appropriate business style. Ask questions; encourage input from team members. Assess communication style of individual team members and adapt own communication style accordingly.

Functional Management Responsibilities

Business Strategy and Direction: Create and communicate the campus strategic directions. Define, develop and implement a strategy, which contributes to the corporate strategic directions. Provide regular updates to Functional and Corporate Operations Manager on the execution of the strategy.

Cost Management: Identify creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems). Utilize tools to monitor departmental cost and cost trends, striving continuously to improve value. Provide feedback to BUMs, WCMs, Functional Managers (FMs) on cost and cost trends.

Technical Management Responsibilities

Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management. Assess the adequacy of data gathering methods utilized by the workcells. Assure that procedures and work instructions are efficient and not redundant. Offer new ideas and suggestions for improvement. Identify and implement new practices and processes that are “best in field.” Demonstrate a commitment to customer service; anticipate, meet, and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively; making customer issues a priority.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and training AND 10 years work experience in a relevant Jabil position OR equivalent external work experience, including 5 years management experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Advanced PC skills, including training and knowledge of Jabil’s software packages.