Operations Manager

3 weeks ago


Detroit, Michigan, United States Autokiniton Full time

Operations Manager

We are AUTOKINITON (pronounced auto-ken-i-TAHN)

AUTOKINITON delivers operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics. We're proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

To help us drive excellence, you'll get to:
Leadership Responsibilities:

· Support the Company's mission, vision, values and goals in the performance of daily activities.

· Responsible for performance feedback and leadership of all direct reports including mentoring, coaching, counseling and corrective action when situations dictate.

· Provide direction and leadership consistent with plant business plan goals.

· Responsible for the productivity and press utilization performance of the manufacturing and assembly operations.

· Responsible for overall coordination and communication of production goals.

· Utilize teamwork to develop plant synergy.

· Direct and drive the utilization of problem-solving methods for related plant and customer problems / issues.

· Oversee plant-manning levels and ensure compliance and improvements to the budget.

· Provide plant input into quoting and business development activities (ex. pricing, program management, plant capacity, etc.)

· Assign clear responsibilities for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and hold all direct reports accountable for enforcement

· Responsible for ensuring the entire team has the necessary tools and materials to properly perform their roles safely and efficiently.

· Maintain high standards of housekeeping throughout the plant.

· Maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of the organization.

Managerial Responsibilities:

· · Provide key input into the development of the Plant's strategic business plan and identify and track key measurable to support plant business plan goals.

· Develop and drive the development of departmental strategy goals and identify and track key measurable to support the department goals.

· Represent the company during customer visits / surveys and during meetings / presentations at customers' locations.

· Track, monitor, and implement required improvement activities related to business plan, goals, issues, etc.

· Develop and drive implementation of a progressive production system and required operating procedures and work instructions to improve plant performance metrics and meet or exceed customer expectations.

· Provide active leadership role in meeting / exceeding customer expectations in all related areas.

· Develop, drive and support plant activities towards achieving customer awards and Quality registrations (ex. IATF 16949, ISO14001 etc.)

· Interface with customers and suppliers as appropriate.

· Serve as driver and coordinator for plant productivity improvements to achieve plant productivity goals and customer cost reduction goals.

· Directs, drives and establishes priorities for production department continuous improvement activities and corrective actions.

· Ensure accountability and discipline within the production department.

· Assure all safety devices are properly in place and utilized, and to verify individual usage of personal protective equipment by the entire work team.

· Comply and oversee compliance with all internal and OSHA required safety procedures in the performance of daily activities.

· Adherence to all company policies & procedures (ex. Quality Policy Manual, Colleague Handbook, Level II Procedures, etc.).

This Full-Time, Salary role is a part of our Autokiniton - Oakland team and reports to the Plant Manager.

Required experience/skills:

· Provides direct leadership and supervises Production Superintendents and/or Production Supervisors

· Ability to identify, select, train and coach management talent.

· Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.


Education and/or Experience:

· Bachelor's degree in business related field, prefer manufacturing, engineering or quality. Master's degree preferred.

· Minimum of eight (8) years' experience as a Superintendent or Department Manager in a manufacturing environment with experience in a metal environment preferred, or a combination of degree and experience, and two (2) years of management experience.


Language Skills:

· Interfaces on a frequent basis with the Materials, Quality, Plant & Corporate Engineering, Maintenance, Tool/Die, and Human Resources Departments.

· Also interfaces on an as needed basis with Information Technologies, Accounting and other corporate functions.

· May interface with Customers and Suppliers on an as needed basis.


Reasoning Ability:

· Possess knowledge of plant department functions and corresponding roles and interactions to facilitate overall plant synergy.

· Vision and ability to translate progressive operating techniques into applications and results.

· Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.

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