Director of Operations - Consolidated Precision Products : Job Details

Director of Operations - Eastlake, OH

If you would love to be part of a company that is poised for substantial growth with opportunities for career advancement, then working for CPP may be the right fit for you! Join a results-oriented workplace that strives for success through innovation, collaboration, and teamwork.

Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) Eastlake is an investment casting foundry that specializes in complex aerospace & gas turbine components. With a stable business model and competitive compensation & benefits, CPP is a great option to consider as you look to make your next career move.

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WHAT WE OFFER

• Weekly Pay for Hourly Employees
• Comprehensive Benefit Plans
• Quarterly Bonus Opportunity
• 401k with Company Match
• Emphasis on Employee Engagement
• Paid Holidays and Vacation Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Opportunities for Advancement

JOB SUMMARY

Oversee plant Production and Operations to ensure that the plant meets production needs, regulatory requirements, and profitability targets. Plan, budget, and develop projects that increase productivity, reduce operational costs, reduce waste, and improve product quality. Perform administrative functions, such as budgeting, reviewing, or writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, or purchasing materials or services. Coordinate the activities of department managers to ensure the accomplishment of production goals considering safety, quality, sales, and delivery.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct and monitor department managers to accomplish goals of the manufacturing plan, consistent with established manufacturing and safety procedures.
• Establish and implement organizational and departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with GM and subordinates as appropriate.
• Formulate and recommend manufacturing policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and the profitability of the operation.
• Identify, recommend, and implement changes to improve productivity and reduce cost and scrap, monitor scrap and rework data.
• Review forecasts regularly with sales and engineering to make production schedule modifications.
• Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvements.
• Direct and coordinate various programs essential to manufacturing procedures (e.g., training, safety, housekeeping, cost reduction, worker involvement, security, etc.)
• Responsible for driving team to maintain accuracy of inventory.
• Develop, or implement and maintain production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect and resolve production problems.
• Work with Engineering and Manufacturing to set and monitor product standards for the examination of raw materials and manufactured products to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Identify and provide justification for capital projects.
• Monitor projects and, with input from Engineering and Manufacturing, makes course corrections as appropriate.
• Assist with ensuring plant safety and adherence to OSHA and EPA regulations.
• Enforce 6S and Lean Manufacturing standards.
• Hire, train, develop, and evaluate immediate direct reports as well as indirect reports.
• Work with department heads to identify high-potential employees for potential promotions or additional training.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: Seven to ten years manufacturing experience in increasingly responsible roles.
• Certifications/Licenses: None
• Other Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of the casting industry. Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing. Ability to read and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, Oracle reports and PEIs as well as complex documents and reports. Excellent team skills and able to interact with other employees, engineers, and leadership. Ability to drive safety. Ability to report progress with engineers to solve issues. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations as well as problems involving abstract concepts. Formal problem-solving skills. Excellent analytical skills. Skilled in Microsoft Office and Manufacturing software. Strong computer skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Excellent leadership skills. Strong management skills. Strong team building skills. Problem-sensitivity. Big-picture thinker. Professional. Assertive. Safety conscious. Detail oriented. Sense of urgency.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Environment: Office environment; shop floor.
• Required PPE: Check for required PPE in areas you may be working in
• Safety Glasses: Needed in all areas of the plant.
• Steel toe shoes: Needed in all areas of the plant.
• Travel Requirements: 5-10%. Including customer and vendor visits.
• Physical Demands: Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

NOTE: Consolidated Precision Products is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. It is the policy of the company to comply with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Upon request, the company will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation to fully participate in the application process. All roles are restricted to U.S. persons (U.S. citizens, permanent residents and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act) due to access to export-controlled technology. CPP will require proof of status prior to employment.

Note that we maintain a drug-free workplace, and all offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory results of a drug & background screen.