Operations Manager

ABOUT ITW MEDICAL:

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified, Fortune 200 manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. Ranked among Fortune’s Magazine’s most admired companies, the company focuses on solid growth, improving profitability and strong returns across its worldwide platforms and divisions. These divisions serve customers and markets around the globe, with a significant presence in developed as well as emerging markets. ITW’s revenues totaled $12.6 billion in 2020.

ITW Medical is comprised of two highly-respected medical product brands - Coeur & Filtertek – supplying medical devices and components to global medical device brands. Filtertek manufactures molded filtration and flow control components. Coeur is a leading provider of disposable diagnostic imaging consumables.

Position Summary:

The Operations Manager will be responsible for directing and coordinating activities of the responsible plant location (Washington, North Carolina) to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of operation. The position is based physically onsite in the plant and reports to the Global Operations Director.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively Analyze Key Performance Indicators for operation and adjust/implement lean manufacturing and quality processes and systems leveraging ITW Toolbox – PLS, 80/20, etc., and related world class manufacturing improvement techniques to achieve operational excellence and optimal P&L improvement

• Directs operational strategies to continuously deliver exceptional customer service

• Drives improvements in customer-facing metrics (on-time delivery, quality, lead time) and delivers best-in-class operations around production efficiency and safety. Driving continuous improvement and waste reduction initiatives.

• Champions the ITW Leadership Development framework, developing talent within the location. Identifies and develops key leaders for future roles.

• Manage direct reports to maximize individual, team and organizational effectiveness.

• Provide visible leadership on the production floor to maintain accountability, morale, and a professional work environment.

• Support new product development and modifications with engineering support for design, process, and validation functions

• Lead, develop, and implement policies and procedures that support and drive annual plan and LRP

• Proactively direct the resolution of operational, quality, and maintenance issues to ensure effective management of cost and prevention of operational delays

• Actively analyze productivity and capacity utilization, including outside processing

• Ensure that specified standards of production output and quality are maintained consistent with established production schedules

• Exercise all elements of supervision directly and on a delegated basis in selection and orientation of new employees, assigning duties and responsibilities, evaluating performance, recommending personnel actions, and maintaining a high degree of morale and effectiveness within the work force reporting to him/her

• Recommends, through Capital Expenditure process, the purchase of new equipment after compiling justification data. Reviews various types of equipment with qualifying characteristics, appraises their capabilities, and recommends to the Operations Director purchase of selected equipment

• Reviews recommendations to modify, replace or scrap molds, machines, and special tooling which are causing production problems and completes appropriate approval processes to complete as required

• Consults with Manufacturing, Sales, Pricing, and Project Engineering team members to review and resolve any problems relating to quality, cost, or major orders of a sensitive nature

• Attends scheduled production and quality meetings to review operations and discuss quality problems. Reviews complaints involving products manufactured and takes necessary steps to make corrections

• Prepares a Production operating budget for review, approval, and inclusion by the Director of Operations in a consolidated divisional budget. Conducts activities of the department to maintain conformance to budgetary limitations and reviews monthly variance statements with the Division Controller to identify areas for improvement. Reviews long range plan of the division and directs the department activities to achieve these objectives

• Keeps up to date on new developments, processes, material applications, and equipment within the plastics and assemblies fields

• Resolves personnel problems in conjunction with appropriate supervisor and Human Resources and takes action in accordance with established policies and procedures

• Other tasks and duties as assigned

Position Skills and Experience Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree - B. A./B.S. from four-year College or University in Business/Engineering or Technical Concentration or equivalent ITW experience; Master’s Degree a plus

• Minimum 5 years of management experience in leading large growing lean manufacturing operations

• Injection molding experience a plus

• Medical industry experience a plus

• Ability to develop performance levels to meet operational excellence

• Excellent time management, prioritization abilities, and strong project management skills

• Ability to develop and implement strategies

• Strong business analytical skills, with 80/20 mindset

• Strong financial acumen including working knowledge of budgeting, sales, and business development

• Exceptional track record of developing and implementing operational plans to improve efficiency

• Ability to manage complexity and change

• Demonstrated ability to make tough business and leadership decisions

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills with experience in communicating and working with a remote staff

• Ability to generate respect and trust from staff and external constituencies along with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and staff to create a results driven, team-oriented environment

• Personally driven and motivates others to excel

• Ability to identify and develop future leaders/managers

• Willing to travel; primarily domestic and occasionally world-wide