Operations Manager

About Multi-Color Corporation (MCC): Since our founding in 1916, MCC has grown to become the global leader in prime label solutions. With annual revenue of approximately $3 billion, we support some of the world’s most prominent brands across various sectors, including food and beverages, home and personal care, wine and spirits, and other specialties. Our Daventry site became part of the MCC family in 2015 and specializes in providing high-quality labels to the food and beverage markets.

The Operations Manager will report into the Plant Manager, as the leader of the Operations Management team. The job holder will be required to drive planned and structured change to the site systems whilst aligning and supporting wider Group initiatives. Responsible for overall site production and operations, you will create a work environment which promotes safety, quality, delivery, and cost-effectiveness. The role requires strong leadership skills and the day-to-day demonstration of the appropriate attitudes and behaviours, encouraging the delivery of individual, team and site objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews and analyses production reports to determine root causes of variance from budget, and develops and executes corrective actions, using structured root cause analysis, MDI and Policy Deployment methodologies.
• Using Lean principles, form teams and involve people to improve productivity, decrease lead times, reduce waste and attain customer quality requirements.
• Recommend and initiate cost reduction programs centred around capital improvements where ROI and pay back criteria are favourable.
• Promotes, prepares, and participates in kaizen activities. Sustains results.
• Facilitates the execution of daily Gemba walk by assuring the proper utilization of hour-by-hour, SQDC boards and War Room tools.
• Improvements in individual and team performance must be based on a clear MCC strategy, an agreed vision for the future, clarity of goals, focus and a sense of urgency.
• The job holder must “manage by facts” and set in place clear, unambiguous KPI’s that are well communicated and highlight the ongoing performance of internal customer – supplier relationships and the wider needs of MCC.
• Improving business performance by challenging and supporting the management team in their short-medium- and long-term goals.
• The drive to deliver best industry practice along with optimal Sales support is paramount.
• In conjunction with the HR Partner, coordinates appropriate “required to operate” and “required on roles” staffing levels.
• Directly, and through delegation, coordinates activities required to assure safety, quality, delivery, and cost meet specified targets.
• Assures the compliance of behaviour-based safety initiatives and continuously improves safety performance.
• Overview of the quality systems and input into the construction of procedures and risk assessments.
• Awareness of, and communicator of, changes that affect the site Quality, Safety and Environmental systems.
• Development of the team through coaching and appraisal.
• Creation of value through optimum print planning and delivery.
• Delivery of specific training to encourage a consistent “one way of working” approach to the day-to-day tasks.
• The pursuit of operational excellence by encouraging internal customer – supplier relationships.
• Awareness of sister sites best practice programmes and their translation into opportunities for the Daventry site.
• Support the Sales team with customer site visits and audits.
• Working with the Finance team to raise awareness of costs and the development of the appropriate financial targets.
• Support the HR programme by delivering structure, raising awareness of our legal responsibilities and consistent reinforcement.
• Directs the efforts of plant supervision to ensure the consistent application of human resource policies, procedures, and plant rules. Assures adherence to safety accountability.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A hands-on leader that is a role model with high integrity, positive influence, and strong business acumen that embraces change, possesses a continuous improvement mindset, and has a passion for exceeding customer and company expectations.
• Degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology or Business or equivalent 10 years of staff level leadership experience.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in Operations and/or Lean Management.
• Printing industry experience is preferred.
• Experience in being a change agent in complex transformational activities.
• Significant experience in implementation of Lean principles as they apply to manufacturing operations.
• Ability to apply structured problem-solving methodologies to determine root cause of problems and provide effective countermeasures.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Other considerations: Multi-Color offers a competitive wage and generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. MCC Label welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. MCC Label is an equal opportunity employer.