Manufacturing Operations Manager - Chandler

Isola, an industry leader in global materials sciences whose mission is to improve life by enabling innovation in electronic products, is hiring an Operations Manager at our Chandler, AZ location.

Compensation: 95k-125k

Work arrangement: Onsite

The Role

The Operations Manager will lead the operations and production teams in the manufacturing plant. You will be responsible for leading, developing, and engaging a team of exceptional talent that makes innovation possible; one of your main focuses will be motivating, mentoring, and coaching your team to become the best they can be. You are a creative problem solver who delivers meaningful results that keenly drive productivity and efficiency.

Who Will Love This Job

• An Extroverted Leader - you motivate, support, and lead teams; holding each member accountable for the success of the business
• As a Project Manager, you have the discipline and creativity to turn ideas into a project plan based on business goals and execute them promptly.
• As a Problem Solver, you ask the right questions to uncover the root cause and quickly iterate to a final, well-thought-out result.
• A Talent Steward, you drive and optimize team performance, engagement and productivity by empowering and developing each individual within your team.

Top Responsibilities

• Technical Knowledge: Understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, and production techniques. 
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify and resolve production issues quickly and efficiently. 
• Communication and Leadership: Ability to effectively communicate with and motivate a team. 
• Organization and Planning: Strong organizational skills and the ability to plan and schedule effectively. 
• Time Management: Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Safety: Knowledge of health and safety regulations and the ability to ensure a safe working environment. 
• Quality Control: Knowledge of quality control procedures and methods. 
• Budgeting and Cost Control: Understanding of financial principles and the ability to manage budgets effectively. 
• Talent Management: focus on developing and retaining employees, as well growth and strategic workforce planning
• Hiring: Hire and train staff to meet production output goals.

Other Responsibilities

• You will be results-oriented, demonstrate strong team leadership, and understand team dynamics.
• You will use your knowledge of the manufacturing organization and processes with general knowledge of Lean tools to empower employees to participate in training and continuous improvement events to improve the process.
• You understand key drivers for the business and link key metrics/scorecards to Operations organizational goals assigning team members their roles and responsibilities when required to meet those goals.
• You understand the need to improve measurement system capability as process capability improves, evaluate the use of control, and measurement systems (e.g., attributes, variables, etc.) and ensure that measurement capability is sufficient for its intended use.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years-progressive management experience with a manufacturing company-required
• A bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field-preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading a team of high-performers
• Knowledge of lean enterprise concepts.
• Ability to use and apply specific Six Sigma and Lean tools, e.g., continuous flow manufacturing, value chain, pull, flow, cycle time reduction, and waste analysis.