Operations Manager

2 weeks ago


Shafter, United States GAF Materials Corporation Full time

Job Description:

- At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.
- Team or Function Overview
- Shafter is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is adjacent to Bakersfield. Historically, much of Shafter's economy has been based on agriculture and ag-related industry. Local crops include almonds, pistachios, cotton, grapes and alfalfa as well as some carrots, potatoes and other vegetables. More recently Shafter has become a hub for a variety of economic endeavors including; manufacturing, logistics, and energy. There are two manufacturing plants in Shafter across the street from each other, Mat and Shingle. We are proud to work for one of the largest manufacturing companies in America
- Summary
- We are looking for an Operations Manager who will function as a key member of the facility staff leadership team. Coordinate with other staff members to ensure that facility goals are met. Lead the Production and Maintenance departments to prioritize safety and quality while ensuring that output capacity is maximized.
- Essential Duties
- Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Manage daily production operations through the Production Manager to minimize output inefficiencies including run rates, raw material utilization, yield loss, downtime, and slowdown while producing high quality product in a safe manner. Ensure that standards and expectations are in place, routinely communicated, clearly understood and consistently met.
- Manage daily maintenance operations through the Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Supervisor. Ensure that both roles prioritize using predictive maintenance tools such as vibration and ultrasonic to schedule and execute equipment replacements to minimize machine downtime. Establish work practices that optimize machine availability while balancing costs. Direct activities through the maintenance supervisors and planner to achieve maximum machine utilization and reliability. Establish and implement best practices including preventative measures that continuously improve machine performance. Approve purchases of storeroom parts and maintenance services.
- Meet daily production schedule and requirements, Work jointly with logistics and purchasing to ensure appropriate inventory mix is available, while balancing both production efficiency and raw material demands.
- Develop, implement and track compliance to production and maintenance department expense budgets. Control key cost elements to ensure achievement of budget spending goals. Guide both production and maintenance supervision to achieve a balance between production needs, machine reliability and overall repair cost.
- Ensure that production crews and maintenance techs are well trained, involved and committed to meeting production, quality and safety requirements. Assure that equipment and machinery complies with all outside regulatory agency requirements and that employees are adequately protected against safety hazards and that the plant is operated within environmental permit requirements.
- Provide leadership and direction to the production and maintenance departments. Responsible for maintaining an environment for good employee relations to prevent any union organizing attempts. Work closely with human resources and supervisors to ensure appropriate staffing is maintained. Participate in the hiring process to ensure we staff motivated team members. Ability to effectively communicate the Bonus Plan to all employees to maximize participation and impact on performance.
- Manage production and maintenance department efforts supporting capital projects. Work with engineering managers and project engineers to define production and maintenance needs for capital to reduce outside contractor costs. Manage production team efforts to perform raw material and other process trials in conjunction with the process engineering department.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands
- Ability to read and concentrate via computer data entry typing and proofreading
- Must be able to climb ladders and/or stairs and walk on open grating on elevated surfaces Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing
- Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery
- Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices suc


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