Operations Manager

Location:

Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Job ID:

R0085759

Date Posted:

2025-03-31

Company Name:

WRIGHT INDUSTRIES, LLC

Profession (Job Category):

Production & Skilled Trades

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people and we’re always looking to get stronger across North America, Europe, and Asia. Join us as a Operations Manager in Nashville, TN as we work together to bring innovative automation solutions to life.  

Location Type: This is an onsite position in Nashville, TN. 

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Enforces existing policies, managing daily operations for the machine build area including planning the use of material and human resources, driving continuous improvement, productivity, efficiency, and profitability of operations using DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma methods and strategies.
• Plans, directs, and facilitates communication between General Manager and Machine Build, Electrical and Fluid Power departments to ensure project tasks and company initiatives are completed on time, on budget, and meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Plays a key role in identifying and eliminating waste from daily operations, driving operational efficiency, identifying opportunities for improving safety, quality, delivery, throughput, or productivity, staying aware of modern technologies and operational methods, to drive customer satisfaction.
• Facilitates corporate and business unit communication to the Machine Build, Electrical and Fluid Power departments per the communication Flow down model.
• Support project managers with planning, status reporting, and rectifying personnel issues. The Operations Manager may need to provide oversight to small projects on the machine build floor that do not require full Project Manager leadership or PEP discipline.
• Establish and maintain a teamwork culture plant wide through leadership, experience, positive attitude, encouragement, and training while achieving business goals.
• Sets goals, monitor work, and evaluate performance data to ensure productivity, efficiency, and profitability expectations are met.
• Set employee expectations, provide feedback, coaching, and accountability to insure employees meet company expectations as needed and during formal performance reviews.
• Work with Machine Build, Electrical and Fluid Power departments to determine staffing requirements interview, hire, mentor, and train new employees while maintaining company compliance and adhering to, company policies.
• To utilize strategic and tactical communication vehicles such as project boards and weekly staff meetings to keep the General Manager informed of the operational objectives of the business unit and responsible for assessing potential issues, safety, and compliance as it pertains to the business unit and the customer.
• Supports the Company’s compliance to federal, state, and local environmental requirements.
• Holds team 100% accountable and provides outstanding coaching and support to ensure every employee is successful while partnering with Employee Relations to identify and support employee issues if necessary.
• Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the BU management team.
• Support applications team and quoting process by giving input on concepts, hours, and material costs.
• In their absence, the General Manager/Business Unit Manager may delegate responsibilities on an interim basis to the Operations Manager including BU Limits of Authority approvals.
• Participate in the annual financial planning process as member of the BU management team to set and meet goals for Orders, Revenue, and EBITDA targets.
• Pro-actively manage floor space capacity on a weekly basis.
• Attend all design reviews for projects greater than $1M.
• Coordinate all SCM and Fab and Machine activity for the build floor consistent with each project plan and PEP.
• Pro-actively develops capital spending plan for shop floor expenses, tools, etc.
• Leverage Lean and Continuous Improvement principles to deliver world class service levels.

Note: This list of responsibilities is inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.

What You’ll Bring:

• A Bachelor’s Degree; in Business, Design, Engineering or related experience or equivalent of. MS/MBA preferred.
• Experience with statistical analysis and data processing.
• Practical knowledge of budgeting, cash-flow regulation, maintaining balance sheets and monitoring the profit and loss statements.
• Ability to create a good plan and determination to accomplish goals.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good data analysis, planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good leadership qualities with the ability to provide directional knowledge of budgeting, cash-flow regulation, maintaining balance sheets and monitoring the profit and loss.

Disclaimer: JR Automation requires candidates to successfully complete a 10-panel drug screen, physical examination, and background check.

Company Overview: 

At JR Automation, A Hitachi Group Company, we discover potential, reimagine limits, and advance industry. When faced with a problem, we find a solution. Together, we push what’s possible to automate for tomorrow.

Join our team of 2,000+ at one of our 20+ facilities around the world and be a part of the most experienced team of advanced automation integrators.

Fueled by Possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at JR Automation, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.