Operations Manager

As Operation Manager you will report to the Plant Manager. You will be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling the manufacturing activities of production departments under your supervision in order to deliver the expected production volume and Quality by optimizing the utilization of people, material and equipment and achieving EHS, quality, service and cost objectives.

**Responsibilities**:

- Integrate production operations or processes over multiple shifts;
- Take short term decisions related to production activities: production scheduling, procurement, production flow regulation, problem solving and equipment maintenance;
- Constantly review production deliverables and evaluate the operating performances (team skills, productivity and costs), according to production planning, optimize productivity capacity (equipment and resources), reaching the most efficient organization;
- Coordinate with the other departments and workshops to attain productivity and quality objectives;
- Set standard deliverables and strategy of the reporting organization and cooperate, in agreement with the staff organization (such us Process Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply chain, HR, EHS ect..), in order to achieve Operational Excellence;
- Organize, train and motivate the production labour force in your scope to ensure consistent attainment of production schedules at optimum productivity and cost levels;
- Recommend improvements in production flow or methods;
- Develop and assess adequate skills and people motivation, as well as design organizational flexibility to manage complexity and satisfy business demand;
- Participate and be actor in solving problem activity and or PPS;
- Support the plant activities such as material recovery and reduce SSPL.

**Qualifications**:

- 5 years experience in Manufacturing sectors as Production Manager or similar role
- Lean manufacturing and Continuous improvement knowledge
- Fluent Italian
- B2 English

**Benefits/Contract**:
Permanent contract

Full time

Lunch ticket

Bonus

Health insurance

Pension fund

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