Operations Manager

Opportunity:

We are looking for a talented Operations Manager to join a nearly 90-year-old manufacturer of stampings, weldments, and assembly in Carpentersville, IL.

We invite you to create TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH at a manufacturing business. You will start with a successful and stable business in a critical niche of stamped parts, which serves many industries. The opportunity and resources are there to double, triple, or quadruple the business and make Performance Stamping a leading employer for manufacturing in its hometown. Although the fundamentals have been established, the endeavor will require meeting challenges and stretching the business from its comfort zone. Now is the time for an exciting journey of continuous improvement!  Every day, 65 associates work together to achieve amazing results at Performance Stamping.

As a leading manufacturer of stamped, welded and assembled parts for the home power generation, appliance, pump and automotive markets, our continued growth allows you to chart the course and drive your career success.

• LEADERSHIP of ~65 employees to provide quality and on-time parts to current and prospective customers
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT of our current and developing processes for quality, delivery, cost, and innovation
• GROWTH resulting in the best team, customers, suppliers, and capital providers

Responsibilities:

The Operations Manager will report to the GM, manage, lead, and inspire a team of 50 production employees through [5] direct reports.

In this role, the Ops Manager will lead their team to achieve safety, quality, throughput, and on-time delivery metrics. The Ops Manager will also personally invest in developing employees to nurture a culture based on respect, teamwork, humility, integrity, and results.

To be successful in this role, the candidate will need to:

1. Manage all aspects of operations to deliver quality products, on time, and at a competitive price for near-term and long-term production.
2. Responsible for achieving budgeted or forecasted earnings; results measured by ability to achieve weekly Scorecard measurables, achieve monthly budgeted, forecasted earnings and capital utilization, and to identify and quickly implement corrective responses as needed.
3. Facilitate product launches and ensure milestones are met; results measured by on-time product launches and on-budget costing and productivity,
4. Drive continuous improvement processes; results measured by ability to identify improvement opportunities and manage kaizen activities, to maintain and expand 5S and Lean practices and to build quality throughout the process, not just before it ships.
5. Develop operational resiliency to ensure growth objectives for the business despite unknowable challenges; results measured by ability to hire and develop succession and cross-training capability as well as to build limited equipment and parts redundancy and flexibility to meet production and maintain on-time delivery and cost-effectiveness.
6. Efficient utilization of capital equipment; results measured by ability to manage long-term capital expenditure plans and to maintain preventative and predictive maintenance schedules to reduce/minimize equipment downtime.
7. Coach, engage, and direct staff to deliver operational results that meet or exceed expectations; results measured by ability to conduct regular communication of updates, strategies, and results to the management team, staff, and plant employees, to achieve industry-leading levels of safety, quality, and on-time delivery, and to drive low turnover and absenteeism of full-time employees.
8. Instill a culture of employee safety; results measured by ability to implement clear safety policies and continuous employee training and to leverage the use of the safety committee.
9. Ensure compliance with all standards and certifications; results measured by ability to maintain, follow, and continually upgrade MIOSHA and ISO certifications, and to maintain IATF certification.
10. Manage the assets and current liabilities of the balance sheet for the near-term and the long-term.
11. Lead operational processes to improve asset utilization and required capital investment
12. Efficiently manage inventory to maximize the return on our working capital investment
13. Balance operational efficiency, equipment utilization, and equipment flexibility with capital investment, repair costs, and downtime.

Our ideal Ops Manager would have the following characteristics:

• Operates with a high level of autonomy
• Models humility, transparency, and integrity
• Builds people, teams, and organizations
• Drives innovation and growth
• Leads through continuous improvement

Qualifications:

The successful candidate’s educational background will include an undergraduate degree in operations management, business, or engineering.  Experience utilizing continuous improvement tools, including Lean, 5S, Kaizen, and value stream mapping. Experience with change management and leadership of a manufacturing facility. General past demonstrated understanding and use of business P&L. Computer skills using Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as demonstratable adaptions and use of AI tools.

Continuing educational opportunities to fill gaps where a candidate’s experience needs to be refreshed or improved.

Career Opportunities:

Based on performance and success, this individual will be considered for future leadership roles in acquired companies or other companies controlled by the ownership group.

Performance Stamping is an equal-opportunity employer. Therefore, we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.