McWane Ductile Ohio - Poles Operations Manager

McWane is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices.  McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee is usually required to sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and peripheral vision. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

THE PERSON

Are you an ambitious, customer-centric, and process-oriented manufacturing operations leader who is committed to excellence and has a positive, can-do approach to leadership? Do you enjoy identifying areas of opportunity, developing the necessary systems for improvement, and clearing up the obstacles and roadblocks to success? If you can effectively keep an eye on today’s issues while anticipating and preparing for tomorrow and beyond, we want to talk to you!

WHY McWane Poles?

At McWane Poles, we are anchored by the McWane Principles:

• • Safety: People First. Step Up.
  • Leadership: I Am Always on Stage. First Manage Myself.
  • Accountability: Lead Myself Well. Own it. Correct it.
  • Excellence: Always Working to be Better. Add Value.
  • Trust: The Speed of Trust. Build, Don’t Break.
  • Teamwork: Help Each Other Be Great. Win Together.
  • Communication: Clear, Candid and Constructive.
  • Environment: Protect Our Communities. Keep it Clean
• 100-year-old, privately-owned, and financially stable company, with a solid reputation in the industry and communities we serve
• Independently operated division of the larger McWane enterprise
• Dedicated to personal and professional growth and development for all employees, including tuition reimbursement and other continuing education opportunities
• Loyalty and commitment to employees in a tight-knit, family-oriented environment
• Pride in product workmanship with a collective desire to embrace challenges, achieve more, and drive the growth of the company
• Community service, employee engagement, and family involvement are highly valued and supported by activities sponsored throughout the year
• Culture focused on continuous improvement, embracing change, ensuring safety, and celebrating successes!
• This is an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact on a rapidly growing company by developing and supporting the pathway to success!

Our ideal Manufacturing Operations Manager is:

• Collaborative, approachable, respectful, and personable
• A driven, persistent, and resilient problem-solver
• Dedicated, well-organized, analytical, and accountable
• Receptive, open-minded, innovative, and flexible
• A supportive, trustworthy, and dependable servant leader

The Operations Manager will be required to work out of the Coshocton, OH facility (this is not a remote position).

RESPONSIBILITIES

The job responsibilities of this Manufacturing Operations Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Lead, manage, and hold direct reports accountable (3 supervisors, 1 maintenance supervisor, 1 engineer)
• Attend weekly meetings, including quality, safety, maintenance, and others as needed
• Facilitate shift changes, promote collaboration, and bridge gaps between teams and departments across production, engineering, and maintenance
• Manage and improve conversion cost; labor management – hours / manning, line maintenance, component management – inventory / purchasing
• Be a servant leader: provide tools and resources for success, develop team members, coordinate day-to-day operations to achieve goals, foster team cohesion
• Promote quality production and own results: define and adhere to ISO 9001 processes, collaborate with quality manager to implement processes, take corrective action – identify root causes, conduct analysis, develop, and implement action plans
• Own safety procedures: use “near miss” tracking and “non-routine hazards awareness” to keep team members safe, execute existing programs and ensure adherence in daily operations
• Design and implement systems and structures in operations, safety, and inventory – Champion for continuous improvement
• Anticipate day-to-day production needs, coordinate schedules to meet customer commitments, prioritize unforeseen challenges, and solve issues permanently
• Evaluate, modify, and solidify Operator Work Instructions (OWIs) to create consistency, establish process discipline, and increase efficiency and productivity

Required:

• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing industry
• Experience managing a team of 15+
• Experience working for a company with 100+ employees
• Track record of demonstrated improvements / results
• 4-year degree or equivalent work experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred:

• 8+ years’ experience as a manufacturing operations manager or similar role
• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing industry
• Stable, long-term work history (5+ years at one company)
• Experience working in a facility with 200+ people
• Experience working a hard labor industry
• 4-year degree in engineering, operations, business, or related field
• Master’s degree in business administration

Desired:

• Experience working in heavy industrial industry
• Experience working in large product manufacturing
• Experience producing made-to-order products
• Experience implementing processes
• Experience communicating across multiple departments

Computer Skills: Computer literate; proficient with Microsoft Windows, MS Office programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and email, database management and spreadsheets.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.