Director Of Operations

Description

Position Description

Directs and coordinates activities in all production departments in processing materials or manufacturing products at Middletown, NY facility by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

I. Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversee general operation of departments, equipment, and employees to ensure proper equipment operation and maintenance, good housekeeping, and safety, environmental & regulatory compliance.
• Promote culture of excellence and lead operational areas in continuously improving from safety, environmental and operational perspectives as well as implementation of Lean Rules and Principles.
• Initiates, recommends, or facilitates changes to improve the safety, environmental performance, operational control, and efficiency of the facility, or to meet business needs.
• Plan production operations to meet sales and corporate requirements.
• Meet or exceed all personal and facility targets and objectives, including production, quality, and efficiency targets, establishing, and maintaining action plans where necessary.
• Assist Plant Manager with developing and maintaining operating expenses and capital budgets.
• Review and/or generate operations reports as required.
• Resolve production, quality, personnel and/or maintenance issues.
• Manage staffing levels to meet business needs, and ensure that all employees are appropriately selected, trained and supervised.
• Manage subordinates through coaching, counseling, discipline, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Ensure proper recordkeeping for manifests, inspections, inventory, training, timekeeping, production, maintenance, and all other required records for the department.
• Communicate company policies to employees and enforce safety & environmental regulations.
• Assists the VP of Operations.
• Complies with all environmental, health, safety, and housekeeping programs.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.
  
  

II. Qualifications

PRE-HIRE REQUIREMENTS

• Four-year college degree in relevant field (sciences, engineering etc.) or equivalent experience
• 8-10 years of increasing managerial experience in a multi-departmental function
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills; written and verbal (English)
• Computer literate (Microsoft applications)
  
  

POST-HIRE TRAINING

• Environmental training applicable to the job
• Safety training for applicable equipment
• Job instructional training
• Quality system familiarization
• ISO 14001 awareness, EMS objectives and targets, plant significant environmental impacts.
• OHSAS 18001 Awareness, OH&S-MS Objectives and Goals, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control.
  
  

Physical Requirements

III. Physical Requirements & Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of his job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment.