Manager - Operations - Laurel, United States - RR Donnelley

RR Donnelley

Verified Company

Laurel, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Company Description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey.

The company offers the industry's most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact.

With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

The incumbent will work at Mount Vernon Printing/RRD in Laurel, Maryland.

Mount Vernon Printing is diverse location with a various of equipment and capabilities (sheetfed, digital sheetfed, digital web, full bindery, mailing, shipping and fulfillment).

The incumbent is primarily responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of production department operations which also includes the performance of all functions within the department.

Plan and direct production activities and establish production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
Coordinate production activities with warehouse, procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of machines and equipment.
Conduct Daily Production meetings.
Review and analyze quality, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems.
Compiles distributes, evaluates, and actions production metrics.
Develop and revise production schedules and priorities as a result of customer requirements, equipment failure, or operating problems.
Consult with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products.
Identify and develop continuous improvements to production processes with the supervisors and Lead Lean experts.
Ensures process corrective actions are addressed in a timely manner and are effective, including conducting audits of effectiveness.
Ensure that supervisors are aware of and adhere to plant safety rules and regulations. Works with the supervisors to develop a safety culture with zero accidents/incidents.
Ensure that equipment is maintained and operated in a safe manner.
Maintain a clean environment that enhances plant safety. Conduct 5S audits. Ensure 5S audit actions are addressed in a timely manner and are effective.
Ensure that employees know and understand customer and quality requirements and standards.
Set the quality direction to maintain production throughput while meeting/ exceeding quality requirements.
Maintain employee awareness and adherence to ISO standards and procedures.
Lead successful output of site production operations and achievement of operational goals.
Set goals for employees throughout and/or department standards.
Evaluate and provide training as needed, setting in place a longterm training strategy.
Evaluate equipment needs and propose changes to meet site objectives.
Assign employees to work schedules, and work centers, and plan appropriate levels based on production needs and capacity.
Troubleshoot processes and/or procedures.
Review site operations goals with department employees.
Conduct annual performance reviews for direct reports in a timely manner. Recommend increases in compensation in accordance with predetermined guidelines.
Ensures that all aspects of the Quality Policy and Objectives, as well as OSHA rules and regulations, are understood and enacted.
Participate in and satisfactorily complete all required training programs for the assigned position.
Perform other duties assigned by management representatives within the scope of responsibility and the requirements of the job.

Job Knowledge & Skills

Qualifications
5 years of related experience

2 Year / Associate Degree

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Knowledge of facility operations supply chain management systems and capable of learning how such automated systems function.
Knowledge of facility operations supply chain management planning techniques.
Knowledge of budgeting methods and systems.
Knowledge of leadership, managerial, and supervisory techniques and principles.
Skill in performing detailed work in an accurate and organized manner.
Skill in effective oral and/or written communication.
Skill in conflict resolution.
Skill in using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, E-Mail, Word and Internet Explorer.
Ability to communicate well with employees at all levels of responsibility.
Excellent knowledge of managing full facility P&L
Continuous improvement / Lean skills preferred