Operations/Plant Management

at  Fluke

ABOUT THE JOB:

Are you a leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Driven to find ways to make processes better or more efficient? Are you ready to run a mini company where you have the responsibility for the team members and the budget to achieve the factories goals? Fluke is looking for an Operations Manager to lead a 2 key factories in Everett, WA. Join an amazing team and run manufacturing factories that delivers world class quality products.

QUALIFICATIONS YOU WILL NEED (REQUIRED):

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (such as supply chain, engineering, business, etc.)
• 3-5 years of professional experience in an operations or leadership role
• Demonstrated positive results with Lean / Kaizen / continuous improvement skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and out of the box thinking.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES:

• 1-4 years of management experience.
• Proven track record of working with cross functional teams
• Ability to identify strategic opportunities and develop, implement and sustain changes to deliver year over year improvements to quality, delivery and cost
• Master’s Degree (Business Administration or Engineering)
• Inventory and Supply Chain Management
• Experience with Oracle and Power BI
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) for varying levels of leadership.

• You will lead a team that builds products. Your job is to have your team do this safely, with great quality, on time for the customer, while improving your factories costs, productivity, and inventory.
• Run factory daily management and lead the team in objective problem solving.
• Lead or facilitate Lean kaizen events to improve your business.
• Lead and direct factory team members of over 30 people including production manager(s), operators, team leads, material handlers and repair technicians across 2 shifts.
• Implement strategies to retain, engage, and develop a qualified and motivated workforce.
• Collect and analyze data to establish facts, understand root cause and provide practical solutions to problems.
• Understand and implement necessary labor, machines, materials, and space to launch and sustain new products in your factory.
• Budget and forecast the variable cost center and improve manufacturing costs.
• Provide the cost benefit analysis on capital equipment and justify expenses.