Revlon Looking for Manager, Operations (Manufacturing) at Oxford, NC Full Time

• Responsible for directing and managing a business unit of multiple production lines (15-20 filling and assembly lines).
• Responsible for managing and coaching Production Supervisors and ~100 hourly indirect reports in a 3 shift operation with .
• Responsible for ensuring a safe and clean working environment.
• Coaches and trains associates to meet or exceed Safety, Quality, and Cost Key Performance Indicators.
• Must have proficient computer skills.
• Will report directly into the Operations Director of the Business Unit.
• Backup to the Director of the area (as needed).

MAJOR DUTIES

• Safety: Ensure that a safe workplace is maintained at all times. Provide resources necessary to be proactive towards addressing issues in the workplace. Comply with all OSHA & Revlon guidelines and procedures. Assist Safety Director as needed with task forces, projects and teams. Metrics: Safety incident rate; OSHA & Workmen’s comp cases; restricted duty.
• Development of People: Strive to make the Oxford site a great place to work by: proactively developing people (cross training, class work and challenges); Addressing all issues, concerns and disciplinary actions promptly and effectively; contributing to site efforts to address issues and concerns. Staff lines effectively, balancing Revlon and Agency Temporary associates. Maintains good associate relations and morale. Insures that procedures and policies required to meet good work practices are being adhered to. Innovation – Provide challenges, changes, ideas and suggestions to drive the organization forward. Metrics: Associates – Technical training compliance; Safety training; GMP training; Personal Development Plans; Lean Manufacturing.
• Quality: Ensure that all Revlon & Governmental Good Manufacturing Practices are complied with. Provide resources necessary to address any issues before the operation is adversely affected. Maximize line uptime and throughput through efficient use of associates and equipment as specified in the SPI. Assures the quality integrity is being produced at the highest standards of the RPPS. Ensures that SAR’s Cleaning and Sanitizing Logs and other related production paperwork is properly filled out, maintained and up to date as per company requirements and policies. Work with the site Quality Director (and others – as needed) to implement any new requirements due to new products or new regulations. Provide / facilitate training as needed. Ensure that all appropriate records are accurate and maintained within guidelines. Metrics: First pass yield accuracy on paperwork, Sigma; AOQ; Rejection of lots; GMP through internal or corporate audits.
• Customer Service: Ensure that all Customer requirements (domestic, international & special markets) are met per company objectives (Regular business forecast & Promotional commitments). Evaluate production needs on a forward basis to ensure that needed equipment and people resources are available to meet the customer’s needs. Keeps Senior Management abreast through shift transference of information orally and written of current production plan issues, changes or problems that need to be highlighted. Metrics: Schedule compliance; Service Levels; Promotional ship on time.
• Financial: Responsible for operational financial aspects of the cost center(s) assigned: Control of Labor – Direct (productive effort); Indirect (support effort); Non standard (Rework & First pass yield issues); Material – performance to established standards & minimization of waste; Overhead – supplies and ancillary equipment; Support and facilitate site cost reduction objectives. Metrics: Labor – Direct efficiency, indirect as a percent of direct; Material – MU; Scrap report. Overhead – performance to budget & tasks.

Knowledge And Skills Required

• Experience in supervision of associates in a production environment, preferably drug and/or cosmetic.
• Extensive knowledge of production equipment, especially safe operating techniques, product capabilities and trouble shooting methods.
• Have good teamwork characteristics with the ability to motivate, communicate and proactively develop associates.
• High level of personal commitment, motivation and intensity with demonstrated leadership in a production environment.
• Knowledge and experience with operations in a FDA – GMP environment
• Significant communication skills – verbal and written
• Ability to facilitate cross functional teams
• Basic computer skills, Excel, Word and use of MRP systems

Minimum Education Required

• Prefer a 4 year degree in an engineering discipline, but other areas of study will be considered with appropriate and relevant experience

Responsibility For Control Of Expenditures

• Overhead – Supplies, management staff, support labor – Up to $1 Million annually
• Material – Value of material moved through the filling and assembly operation – approx $15 Million annually
• Labor – Direct Labor managed in the filling and assembly operation – approx $3 Million annually

Functional Responsibility

Responsible for these aspects of daily operations:

• Ensure that all employees in the cost center have defined job duties and expectations, and are managed according to those duties – and that timely corrective action takes place when needed.
• Ensure that reasonable schedules are formulated, meeting customer’s needs and equipment capability. Interface with appropriate departments as needed to affect change.
• Ensure that all equipment is operational and performs within expected tolerances.
• Ensure that all Revlon and governmental policies, guidelines, rules and procedures are followed and adhered to.
• Interface with all other sites functional areas as needed (HR, Quality, Distribution, Finance, etc.)

Measurement of Performance

• Maintain Safety at an Incidence Rate to meet or exceed established target.
• Maintain Quality to significantly improve and revamp the quality process to decrease rejects and insure that defective material does not leave the site per established target.
• Attain a GMP score to meet or exceed target
• Material Usage Variance (MUV) is achieved by favorable variance to budget per established target.
• Customer Service to achieve regular business customer service level and achieve promotional shipment as per established target.
• Direct Labor Efficiency to achieve a “net” direct labor efficiency of “0”$ variance to budget after cost reduction and achieve a total indirect labor efficiency of “0”$ variance to budget as per established target.

Special Requirements Of The Position

• Problem solving and decision making ability
• Ability to effectively communicate 360
• Ability to effectively enforce company policy
• Significant operating knowledge of the Cosmetic industry – products, equipment and business practices
• Knowledge of Customer / Supplier relationships and how best manage those to get results.