Head of Operations & Business Management

JOB DESCRIPTION We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people — a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you’ll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion.
Operation Manager
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Under the general direction of the Plant Manager, the Operation Manager plans, organizes and controls the manufacturing functions of the plant in order to assemble quality products efficiently, on time, and profitably. Maintains outside contact with other plants and divisions of the company and with other companies, customers and suppliers as necessary.
Conducts plant inspections to ensure safe work practices by visual observations, memos, personal guidance and if necessary, corrective action to assure that procedures and practices are being followed to help prevent accidents and thereby minimize workers compensation costs and improve plant profitability; responsible for compliance to OSHA and the Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Leads all assembly operations in the plant and coordinates the work of production departments through familiarity with all assembly processes; continual awareness of customer shipping requirements, work schedules and quality levels; staffing required to meet these schedules, ratio of indirect to direct labor, overall cost of doing business with a mind toward profit and loss, to produce parts on schedule; ensuring that quality is maintained and costs are held to a minimum.
Analyzes and determines material, equipment and staffing requirements by studying daily operating results, through daily meeting with subordinates, as well as daily contact with various department heads; Responsible for identification, implementation and verification of continuous improvement opportunities
Responsible for the implementation and compliance with Adient shop floor standards such as BOS, 5S, Policy and Procedures, and Employee Relations Activities.
Responsible for the overall quality of the product produced. Has the authority and responsibility to identify quality problems and take appropriate action including halting production, determining root cause, initiating corrective action in order to prevent reoccurrence, as well as participating in audits and other preventative measures.
Motivates and directs the training of all production personnel through the ability to select competent individuals; evaluates and communicates to each subordinate his/her progress in order to attain customer satisfaction with a high degree of morale and sense of accomplishment on the part of those producing the product.
Ensures the Customers needs are met. Displays a demeanor and leadership style that is consistent with the Company’s values and management philosophy. Ensures safeguard of company property and equipment
Jointly establishes individual objectives through analysis of, and familiarity with, each individual’s job functions. Informing supervisor of known HSE&E conditions, which could adversely effect other team member, Assets or to the public.
Ensures compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action requirements.
Ensures compliance with all safety procedures and ensures safe working procedures in assigned production areas.
Performs other related task, duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Operations Manager or Plant Manager.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bachelor Degree
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals. Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Must be computer literate and familiar with appropriate software programs. Candidate has the ability to create visual aids for communication purposes.
Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
Disability
Life and AD&D Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid holidays
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