Manager, Operations - CSCApply now »Date: Dec 3, 2024Location: Villa Rica, GA, US, 30180Company: Southwire Company LLCA leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what’s possible?Location: Villa Rica RetailSouthwire Job DescriptionThe Operations Manager is a leadership role that will be primarily focused on ensuring a safe work environment for all team members, while maintaining continuous operational execution and production of quality products that are delivered on-time to customers within established cost targets. The Operations Manager will focus on eliminating waste developed in the value stream process, identifying business growth opportunities, understand the importance of customer value created by the company, maximize capacity to grow sales and driving lean continuous improvement. Strategically focused and leading/driving team members in Kaizen events, problem solving activities, owning the value stream.Key Responsibilities· Provides leadership and development to Value Stream Managers and other functional leads within the organization.· Drives overall Team Member Engagement for Operation and ensures improvement plans are in place and acted upon.· Prioritize and drive overall production effectiveness between Value Streams to achieve overall customer demand.· Provide hands-on assistance and strategic support of day-to-day operations within distribution, maintenance, and engineering.· Participate as needed in Lean activities, such as Kaizen events, Problem Solving events, SMED, GEMBA walks, VSM and others.· Lead productivity improvement teams and projects to eliminate losses and improve distribution operations. Lead problem solving events and follow-up with corrective actions for completion.· Create a standard for value stream process and ensure entire team are properly trained, resourced, supplied, and managed to attain the objectives.· Must develop and demonstrate the ability to use lean tools from the Southwire Toolkit.· Highlight and action critical issues in value stream to Plant Leadership.· Execute lean tools and procedures within value stream to minimize process variation. Preparing a future state map that uses lean techniques to eliminate waste and improve process value in the short to mid-term.Education and ExperienceRequiredMinimum Education Level: Bachelor'sYears of Experience: 5+Field of Expertise: Distribution OperationsCompetenciesAttracts Top TalentCommunicates EffectivelyCourageDecision QualityDrives ResultsFinancial AcumenBenefits We Offer:
401k with Matching
Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Long & Short-Term Disability
Supplemental Insurance Plans
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Program
Tuition Reimbursement Programs
Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
Parental Leave
& More
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Nearest Major Market: AtlantaApply now »
Full-time