Senior Manager-Production Operations
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Palatine, IL, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering, or a related field.
- • Beliefs in, and alignment with, S&C Guiding Principles and Core Values
- • 10+ years of manufacturing experience in an industrial metals fabrication environment, including advanced CNC machining, welding, laser cutting, forming, punching, stamping and related finishing ope
- • 5+ years of supervisory or management experience in a fabrication environment leading hourly and salaried employees.
- • Leadership experience in workforce planning, scheduling, and staffing, employee development, coaching, and performance management. Experience managing multiple shifts is preferred.
- • Knowledge of precision machining processes and practices within a high mix, low-to-medium volume environment.
- • Demonstrated track record of lean manufacturing leadership, sustained improvements, and KPI attainment.
- • Great leadership skills within a multi-level manufacturing environment, with an ability to lead, guide, motivate, and delegate to deliver results.
- • Sound critical thinking, organizational, planning, and project management skills, and creative problem-solving when obstacles arise.
- • Great interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors, and foster collaborative working relationships
- • Excellent communication skills, (written, verbal, listening, and presentation) ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, from leadership to support staff, and present
- • Sound analytical skills with the ability to use and analyze data to drive informed decisions, problem-solve difficult issues, and leverage data and learnings to drive continuous improvement.
- • Proven success partnering across teams, creating effective partnerships at all levels, and collaborating at an operational level.
- • Adapts to change and different ways of doing things quickly and positively and finds ways to get things accomplished, even when faced with challenges.
- • Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and preferably, Oracle.
Nice to have
- • Master’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- • Six Sigma Certification(s).
- • Certified Lean Six Sigma (CLSS).
- • Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE).
- S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual ori
- No fixed deadline
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Full description
As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner.
Hours• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) On Site Palatine, IL Compensation
At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $154,968- $205,332.60. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C’s annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.
Join Our Team as a Senior Manager – Productions Operations!
The Senior Manager – Production Operations is responsible for planning, overseeing, and managing the operations and production processes for the department, leading a team of Managers, Assistant Managers, and Supervisors to achieve strategic Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC). The Senior Manager – Production Operations focuses on strategic and tactical operations planning with a mid-term focus, contributing towards greater functional strategies, directing the smooth operations of multiple departments, driving strategic problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives, reporting out to executive leadership on results, and making strategic adjustments and countermeasures when targets are missed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Health & Safety Compliance: Drive a safety-first culture, ensuring leaders understand and enforce safety rules. Ensure that health & safety is considered in all departmental plans in order to maintain and promote a safety-conscious manufacturing environment and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to production operations.
- Leadership & People Management: Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team. Role model appropriate and professional workplace behaviors, address/mediate conflicts to restore harmony, and support a positive, healthy, and inclusive workplace culture in accordance with S&C's mission, vision, values, and guiding principles. Manage departmental administrative team member processes, including but not limited to recruitment, induction, vacation management, performance reviews, performance improvement plans, and workforce/succession planning. Proactively establish, monitor, and hold team members accountable to clear responsibilities and accountabilities; provide ongoing performance feedback, both positive and developmental; address performance gaps in a timely manner; recognize and reward achievements and initiate decisions for corrective actions and terminations where required. Foster a culture that supports the growth and development of team members and proactively train, mentor, and coach team members.