Director of Operations - 1416

Director Of Operations

We are seeking a high-energy, passionate, and motivated individual to lead our manufacturing operations in High Point, NC. This position is a key member of our leadership team, reports to the Chief Strategy Officer, and is responsible to drive and achieve continuous improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, operational performance, and customer service levels. This position provides leadership for the development, implementation, and maintenance of various initiatives to effectively drive a culture of continuous improvement and employee involvement.

Primary Responsibilities :

• As a key member of the senior leadership team, the Director of Operations leads all activities involved in the safe, timely, and efficient production of products.
• Exercises understanding of the company's policies, procedures, products, and services and the ability to coordinate the efforts of the operations team with the appropriate internal company resources to meet customer expectations.
• Manages the planning of work, makes assignments, and coordinates workflow to balance safety, quality, productivity, cost, environmental, and morale to meet operating objectives and customer expectations.
• Establishes effective supply chain relationships to develop and maintain a quality and cost-effective supplier management program with responsive and dependable suppliers.
• Hires, trains, directs, motivates, evaluates, and rewards the operations team to meet the company's operating objectives.
• Effectively drives a culture of continuous improvement within the operations team and leads continuous improvement initiatives and employee involvement.
• Drives Lean manufacturing initiatives to continuously optimize the production operation through the elimination of non-value-added activities.
• Implements programs that provide effective results in the development of people and the organization in meeting strategic company goals and objectives.

Key Skills, Knowledge and Abilities :