GRN Coastal (Global Recruiters Network- Coastal) ยท 1 day ago
Senior Director of Operations
GRN Coastal is a company specializing in aluminum extrusions and sheet applications, providing expertise across various industries. They are seeking a Senior Director of Operations to oversee operations across multiple facilities, ensuring efficient and safe service delivery while executing strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
Assess and analyze operational processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and minimize expenses
Assists with budgeting and forecasting expenses, preparation of individual warehouse budgets, analyzes variances, and develops action plans to correct variances as needed
Achieve operational objectives by reviewing metrics and pertinent information; make recommendations based upon the review; prepare and complete action plans and lead the implementation as needed
Serve as the Senior Operations Leader within the geographic area, working closely with the Region Operations Managers to lead all efforts to include strict adherence to Operational Excellence Audit Guidelines and established best practices
Position deliverables include, but are not limited to productivity improvement, policies enforcement, quality, service improvement, staffing to the required headcount, world-class training, and maintaining a safety-first culture
Embrace lean and strict inventory management principles and processes to effectively manage inventory
Oversee all Operations to ensure equipment and facilities are always maintained to ensure superior customer service expectations are met
Provide customer service training to employees to always promote and deliver superior customer service
Continually analyze processes, workflows, productivity, and staffing to lead Continuous Improvement initiatives
Promote the health and welfare of employees and ensure proper safety protocols are followed
Inspect what is expected. Hold teams accountable for results while leading by example in actions
Lead cross-functional teams in the development and execution of best practices and projects
Evaluate direct reports for continued growth and all functions for cross training opportunities
Implement mentoring, cross-training, and bench development principles while leveraging internal and external resources
Ensure all team members work in a safe and productive manner
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Experience opening/closing a facility
Experience leading CDL-A, CDL-B, or other delivery drivers
Multi-site operations management with varying levels of sophistication but largely focused on conventional operations
10 years of Warehouse, Transportation, and/or Manufacturing supervisory experience
Proven impact in continuous improvement (CI), Lean/Six Sigma, process standardization (LSW), quality teams, and cost-efficiency projects
Blend of data analysis and hands-on, on-floor operations
Experience with WMS and preferably TMS/routing solutions
Strong computer, budgeting, communication, and relationship-building skills
Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with people in course of work
Preferred
Certified forklift/Raymond operator a plus
Company
GRN Coastal (Global Recruiters Network- Coastal)
GRN Coastal is an award-winning search firm, having placed multitudes of candidates across the electrical, automation, plumbing, HVAC, PVF, industrial supply and energy sectors.