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We celebrated 100 years in 2024, Plymouth Tube Company is a fifth-generation family-owned, precision metals manufacturer. Our products include tubing, extruded shapes, and cold-drawn shapes spanning specialty carbon, alloy, stainless steel, nickel alloy, and titanium. Headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois, with five plants in the U.S. and one in Germany, Plymouth is known for offering industry-leading service levels and unique technical innovations.

We have a great family-based culture guided by these four values: People, Customer Focus, Community & Environment, and Long-Term Orientation. These values serve as pillars to support our mission statement: ‘We are committed to providing products and services that meet or exceed our customers' expectations.

Plymouth Tube is looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious team member to join our Operations team. This person must embrace change, be self-motivated, and inspire others inside and outside the department. The individual should be able to communicate directly and openly with all levels in our organization. There will be many opportunities for the successful candidate to engage their innovative and creative problem-solving skills to help move the department to the next level. It is a must that the Operations Manager has a high degree of personal integrity in dealing with customers, superiors, subordinates, and co-workers and will represent Plymouth Tube Company in a professional manner. The successful candidate will live both in the big picture as well as in the details, desire to make an impact, and work well in a team and individually.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Plans, organizes, leads, and manages operations in order to achieve targeted results, following the precepts of the Plymouth Business System. Ensures that operating personnel execute according to Company policies & procedures. Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and better working relationships.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Champion safety initiative within the operating functions in order to ensure employee safety.
• Provide expectations, accountability, and direction to direct reports.
• Lead the lean management system (MDI) within the operating functions to ensure day to day performance as well as continuous improvement over time.
• Provide oversight to the capacity and production planning processes to ensure on time delivery to our customers.
• Ensure that operating personnel are trained in and consistently execute policies, procedures, work instructions, and manufacturing processes.
• Develop an operating culture that promotes involvement, communication, expectations and accountability, and a passion for excellence.
• Own and role model Plymouth Tube values and behaviors to develop and transform the Company culture. Ensure that these values and behaviors are a part of everyday life at Plymouth Tube.
• Use top-grading to develop effective leadership, learning & development, and talent management strategies working with HR to drive business objectives and to develop talent across the organizational structure including developing a strong #2.
• Champion problem solving teams and kaizen events in order to improve operating performance.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing or Industrial Operations, Business Administration, or equivalent required, master’s degree preferred.
• 7-10 years of related experience in a lean manufacturing setting
• Metals / tubing experience, a plus
• Proven track record of identifying issues and implementing viable solutions to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and leading teams.
• Demonstrated experience in lean manufacturing and six sigma.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

• Benefits effective 30 days from date of hire.
• Medical, Dental and Vision, HSA, FSA
• 401k Matching, Life Insurance, STD/LTD
• 100% covered tuition reimbursement (including books & reasonable expenses)
• Wellness Program / Lifestyle Rewards / Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Career Arching: Plymouth allows for a great depth & breadth of knowledge in which you can wear many hats and be exposed to several opportunities.

COMPETENCIES/DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

• Leading the Culture . Getting the right people together with the right behaviors to make better, faster decisions, and achieve operating results.
• Judging People . Calibrating people based on their actions, decisions, and behaviors and matching them to the non-negotiables of the job.
• Molding a Team . Getting competent leaders to coordinate seamlessly.
• Setting Goals . Determining the set of goals that balances what the operating unit can become with what it can realistically achieve.
• Setting Priorities . Defining the path and aligning resources, actions, and energy to accomplish the goal.

Traits

• Ambition . To accomplish something noteworthy but not at all costs.
• Drive & Tenacity . To search, persist, and follow through but not hold on too long.
• Self Confidence . To overcome the fear of failure, fear of response, or the need to be liked and use power judiciously but not become arrogant and narcissistic.
• Psychological Openness . To be receptive to new and different ideas and not shut other people down.
• Realism .To see what can be accomplished and not gloss over problems or assume the worst.
• Appetite for Learning . Continue to grow and improve and not repeat the same mistakes.
• Wide Range of Altitude . Take in a broad range of input and see the big picture.
• Ability to Reframe . See things from different perspectives.

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