Job Description

Greystone is seeking an Operations Manager for its Lincoln, Rhode Island machining plant. The qualified candidate must have direct manufacturing experience in a leadership role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct day to day manufacturing to achieve established production goals.
• Lead an operations team of 120 employees to continuously improve operating efficiencies.
• Manage operating costs to established budgets; Labor to sales ratio critical.
• Coordinate hiring and staffing requirements including vacations, attendance and employee morale.
• Lead operator training and compliance program.
• Lead safety initiatives to achieve establishes goals.
• Lead SPC, layered audits and daily work procedures to ensure quality standards are met.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure machine up-time goals are met.
• Work closely with the Engineering Manager, Second Operations Manager and Quality Manager to maximize plant safety, quality, efficiency and profitability.

QUALITY

• Ensure all activities are performed in compliance with company quality policy and other plant quality certifications.
• Lead troubleshooting and problem-solving initiatives with machinists, quality engineering, and other support functions.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement.

SCHEDULING

• Coordinate team efforts to meet customer demand on a daily basis.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement.

COST MANAGEMENT

• Monitor consumable supply usage, report issues to plant management, and make recommendations for new products.
• Manage consumable supplies to budget.
• Manage overtime to budget.

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

• Work independently to supervise and direct associates in assigned team.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Conduct daily meetings with team to review goals and shift change instructions.
• Work independently to meet delivery schedules; seeks help when additional resources are required.
• Develop key interdepartmental relationships with engineering, quality assurance, sales and customers to effectively expedite orders to satisfy the company’s commitment to 100% customer satisfaction.
• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously and complete within required timeline.
• Read, understand, and develop operational reports, schedules, and other reports.
• Additional duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidate must have a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, mechanical preferred.
• 5+ years’ leadership experience in manufacturing, preferably in machine turning.
• Automotive Industry and quality systems experience preferred.
• Excellent organization, communication, and time management skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Project management experience.
• Basic computer skills; proficient with Microsoft Office and ADP time/attendance software.

Greystone offers a very competitive salary plus performance based bonus opportunity and a full array of benefits. Please forward your resume as directed in this posting. EOE.

Company Description

Greystone is a leading Tier I - II manufacturer for the automotive, medical, defense and aerospace industries with locations in Rhode Island, Virginia, China and Poland. Greystone provides precision machining and plating services to major automotive, aerospace and medical OEMs and Tier I suppliers. Greystone is a “safety critical” component contract manufacturer that strives for industry leading quality. Visit our web site at www.greyst.com to learn more about our company.