Job Description

Description

MUST HAVE FOUNDRY EXPERIENCE

DEFINITION

The Operations Manager is responsible for all operations, from pattern, foundry, melt, shakeout, grinding, machining and shipping/receiving. The responsibilities include ensuring safety, safety training, meeting production goals, on time performance, customer service, quality, housekeeping, integrity, attainment of budgeted goals, adherence to company policies, and adherence to the Union Collective Bargaining Agreement. Direct interaction with the labor management and safety committee’s is required. This position is responsible for managing and executing capital expenditure projects. Strong communication skills are imperative while working with customers on projects and routine updates.

Requirements

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

This position reports directly to the Executive Vice President – Operations

• Responsible for availability and suitability of all pattern equipment necessary to meet customer order requirements and production schedules.
• Responsible to ensure all manufacturing, altering, maintenance and rigging of patterns for production of quality castings.
• Responsible for specifying and procuring patterns of high-quality castings.
• Manage foundry operations to provide acceptable levels of customer service and on time delivery.
• Manage foundry manpower levels to ensure on time delivery.
• Manage production of molds and cores conducive to the manufacturing of quality castings with low scrap and rework contact and daily participation in MRB.
• Establish and meet production targets in the core and mold areas.
• Ensure an efficient and safe melting and pouring operation.
• Supervise and coordinate schedule of melt/pour, shakeout and blast employees to ensure quality casting while meeting on time delivery.
• Operation of spectrometer and other metallurgical laboratory equipment to attain proper chemical analysis of heats poured. Compliance to quality standards and specifications.
• Analyze and adjust (as needed) all chemistry on all heats.
• Maintain accurate records pertaining to melting and pouring to ensure traceability & accountability.
• Maintain inventory and order all purchased materials needed to efficiently and cost effectively run melt/pour, shakeout, blast, and burn.
• Make decisions on appropriate frequencies or as needed to reline furnaces, ladles, and AOD.
• Calculate charges to utilize least cost materials.
• Instruct employees supervised and communicate all related procedures to ensure safe operations.
• Participate in developing and maintaining procedures, practices, and controls.
• Manage projects to established timelines through coordination with various internal groups including, but not limited to, purchasing, sales, customer service, and marketing.
• Communicate project status and progress on a timely basis.
• Evaluate and assist in implementing cost cutting, productivity, and efficiency methods.
• Maintain daily operations to ensure customer specifications and requirements.
• Direct, lead, and execute strategies to ensure sustainable results that meet or exceed financial and operational targets.
• Oversee production of the daily schedule and make necessary changes due to production or customer demands.
• Entry of production information into business system.
• Ensure monthly safety, delivery, quality, production, inventory, and financial metrics.
• Prioritize projects and coordinate activities with other departments and organizations within and outside the organization.
• Maintain schedules for hourly employees, and make necessary changes, based upon available employees.
• Plan, assign, and direct work of employees assigned for supervisory purposes.
• Maintain an open-door policy for all employees.
• Review performance, reward, and discipline employees, as appropriate.
• Address employee concerns, resolve issues, and work to resolve problems and implement corrective action, as needed.
• Enforce established work rules and operating policies consistent with Weatherly Casting & Machine Co. LLC’s vision and mission.
• Create safety awareness by actively observing, auditing, and coaching safe work behaviors and conditions.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental rules and regulations.
• Ensure proper execution of policies and procedures within areas of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Must have good attendance and be reliable.
• All other duties as assigned.

· Knowledge of metallurgical and analytical equipment.

· Knowledge of Odyssey ERP system.

· Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

· Knowledge of business and management principles involved in resource allocation, leadership, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

· Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

· Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

· Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and senior managers, as well as employees.

· Ability to operate a personal computer and secure information from established data processing, spreadsheet, word processing, database, and graphics programs.

· Ability to express ideas and communicate orally and in writing.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before the employees in the organization.
• The ability to manage delinquent suppliers and negotiate effectively is required.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.