Manufacturing Operations Manager

What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common?

Ellsworth Adhesives supplies key materials for each of those products!

Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment and adhesive manufacturer currently has a Manufacturing Operations Manager opportunity at Ellsworth Adhesives. This role reports into KitPackers, LLC, an Ellsworth Corporation company located in Germantown, WI, and is an on-site role.

Are you passionate about managing a growing business and providing continuous improvement opportunities? Want to continue to grow your career? This is an exciting time to be a part of Ellsworth, come join our team! 

KitPackers is a GROWING industry leading packager of high-end adhesives for the aerospace, defense, technology, and automotive industries.  Come work for us and enjoy a PTO allotment on your first day, great benefits, competitive pay, and a generous quarterly gainsharing (performance bonus) plan, as well as promotion opportunities within the department and the Ellsworth organization. Come join our growing team!

This role manages one or more production areas in a Business Unit(s) to ensure that safety, quality, volume, cost, and waste standards are achieved and follows overall production schedules to manage staffing and establish daily and shift production goals. It also monitors shift production metrics to identify and resolve issues and implement process improvements and coordinates maintenance, turnarounds, and downtime for efficiency and speed. It will also oversee manufacturing financial information and budgets, evaluating resources, management of supply chain and inventory, and coordinate of quality and supplies.   

Responsibilities 

• Manages one or more production areas in a Business Unit(s) to ensure that safety, quality, volume, cost, and waste standards are achieved 

• Develops and monitors Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to achieve optimal productivity and cost 

• Creates, recommends, implements and adjusts department annual operating plan

• Coordinates with production, purchasing, and inventory to determine cost of inventory, warehousing, replenishment time, and costs 

• Evaluates products and processes for improvement and implements continuous improvement initiatives when applicable 

• Manages the Quality Management System for the Business Unit in accordance with the company's ISO 9001 standards and customer specifications 

 PERKS & BENEFITS 

As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage, bonus plan, and a comprehensive benefit package which includes Health, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Paid Time Off and Holidays, Wellness Program, Social Events, Community Involvement and much more! Click Here for a summary of Employee Benefits. 

Qualifications  

• 5 years of related work experience 

• 3 years of management experience

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. Other combinations of education and experience may be considered. 

• Ability to lead, inspire and motivate others within the organization 

• Developing actions to achieve organizational goals 

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with several variables 

• Continuous improvement acumen