Operations Area Manager (Facilitator) - Kaiser Aluminum : Job Details

REPORTS TO:Department ManagerFLSA STATUS:ExemptSUPERVISES:Production SupervisorsBenefits

• Salary range $95,000-$125,000 depending on experience and skills.
• High deductible medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, including spouse and children (modest payroll deductions)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Vacation (starting at 3 weeks a year)
• Supplemental leave (used in conjunction with Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave)
• 401K with matching company funds
• Quarterly bonus structure
• Tuition reimbursement

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Operations Area Manager (Facilitator) is responsible for manpower scheduling, daily and weekly operational planning, to meet the operational needs of the business and on-time delivery requirements, while promoting and creating a safe culture. The Facilitator's essential functions include:

• Provide leadership for all production Supervisors within department to ensure goals (TTIs/KPIs) are met, including but not limited to, safety, environmental, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Set direction and drive accountability for department Supervisors on production schedules, staffing, and quality needs, while achieving customer on-time delivery requirements.
• Ensure key constraints are managed and properly staffed.
• Participate in coordinating maintenance outages and communicate schedules and impact accordingly.
• Maintain day-to-day compliance and adherence to all regulatory requirements.
• Ensure timely completion of all required training, audits, observations, and preventative maintenance (PMs) for the department.
• Responsible for timely completion of department safety, quality, and production reports.
• Manage short-term challenges and devise plans to mitigate impact.
• Help set the strategic direction within the department and participate in planning actions to achieve the long-term vision.
• Help drive/lead departmental continuous improvement projects.
• Escalate and inform department Manager of all significant developments regarding the operation.
• Ability to cover department Manager responsibilities when needed.
• Responsible for other department specific responsibilities.

EDUCATION Four-year degree required. Preferably in a technical field. Candidates without a technical degree will be considered with previous industrial/manufacturing experience.EXPERIENCE This individual will possess:

• 5+ years of combined supervisory experience (industrial, manufacturing and/or military preferred); progressive leadership experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability in coaching, motivating, training, recognizing, and communicating objectives.
• Proven ability to work, motivate and manage teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Computer skills, including Windows, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and flexibility to re-prioritize tasks as needed.
• Familiarity with manufacturing software.
• Lean Manufacturing and Value Stream Management knowledge is preferred.
• Knowledge of metal industry and associated business processes are highly preferred.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES This individual will:

• Be driven, energetic, disciplined and focused on a team building operational organization.
• Have well developed interpersonal and business partnering skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to, be accepted by, and interrelate with the organization at all levels.
• Be willing to work flexible hours.

PERFORMANCE FACTORS

• Judgment: The employee must make sound timely decisions that impact the overall plant profitability. Must use sound judgment and insights when establishing priorities.
• Planning and Organizing: Must be able to organize competing priorities to meet overall plant and corporate objectives.
• Quality of Work: Must complete tasks timely and accurately. This position requires great attention to detail to achieve the required results.
• Attendance and Dependability: The employee can be depended on to report to work at the scheduled time and is seldom absent from work. Employee can be depended upon to complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner and is conscientious about assignments.
• Communication and Contact: The employee communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company.
• Relationships with Others: The employee works effectively and relates well with others including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company. The employee exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain constructive working relationships.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Approximately 20% of the job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. Eighty percent of the job function is required in the plant. There is exposure to operating machinery and a manufacturing environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• This position requires performing tasks on a computer.
• There will be periods of walking and standing.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and climb or balance.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

No third-party candidate submissions are being accepted at this time for this opening.About Kaiser Aluminum: Talented people join our team because we are a company passionate about environmental sustainability, employee growth, contributing back to our communities and championing a diverse and inclusive culture. We are strongly committed to expanding inclusion, equity, and diversity - how we hire, develop, and inspire our diverse team members that reflects and relates to the increasingly multicultural community.