Manufacturing Operations Manager

Klein Tools is a dynamic, fast-paced and results driven company dedicated to launching hundreds of innovative products each year. Are you ready to make an impact?

Perks for you include:

• Paid Vacations & Holidays
• Profit Sharing & Matching 401(k)
• Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, & Dental)
• Discounts on Klein Tools products
• Education and Professional Development Assistance
  
  

The Manager Operations is responsible for directing and overseeing department activities to ensure efficient use of labor hours and productivity to meet volume expectations. This position is also responsible for driving operational improvements to achieve business goals, streamline processes, and maximize operational performance to enable long term growth.

• Monitor department activities to ensure an effective use of available resources are used to meet production schedules for customer orders and inventory requirements.
• Review department production reports and resolve minor issues to ensure quality standards. Escalate major issues to the Plant Manager as needed.
• Recommend and establish department organization, including hours worked and productivity to meet volume expectations.
• Assist the Plant Manager in improving manufacturing operation procedures to increase productivity.
• Implement company wide policies, goals, objectives, and procedures in conjunction with company management.
• Develop the annual department fiscal budget. Determine labor standards and staffing levels on an ongoing basis. Review regular financial reports and follows up as necessary to control costs.
• Evaluate and recommend equipment purchases to improve departmental operations and product manufacturing.
• Make employment decisions on hiring, promotion, transfers, training and development, disciplinary action, terminations and pay adjustments; monitor performance by completing new hire and annual performance evaluations.
• Ensure that proper safety methods are used in the department as specified by Loss Prevention. Ensure team maintains an orderly and clean department.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field and five (5) years of relevant work experience required. At least three (3) years working in a manufacturing environment and three (3) years of supervisory experience required. Master's Degree preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office ﴾Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word﴿. Strong leadership skills combined with the ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with people, projects and issues. Ability to listen and communicate effectively. Ability to lead people. Ability to actively engage by means of discovery, process, and/or application of new information. Demonstrate key competencies, including conflict management, business negotiation, organization and decision making.
  
  

Physical Demand Requirements

Occasionally required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

DISCLAIMER: This position may include exposure to radio frequencies that may be dangerous to individuals with a pacemaker, consult with your doctor.

Travel Requirements

10% (3 days per month)

Your main focus:

• Quality
• Customer Obsession
• Innovation
• Ownership
• Teamwork
  
  

Klein Tools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. For candidates with disabilities and needing assistance, please email us at [email protected].

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