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You’ve most likely seen a product that was made from materials from our plant-iTunes cards, Home Depot signs, even the covers of comic books.\nThe Operations Manager will lead and manage assigned shift or production area operations to deliver safety, quality, output, cost, and delivery results. Provide hands-on leadership to a team of direct-report technicians and operators. Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, equipment reliability, strong safety culture, training readiness, and disciplined execution of production plans. Partner with supporting functions (safety, maintenance, materials, quality, engineering) to resolve issues quickly and achieve site goals. The shift supervisor/leads and trainers will report to the Operations Manager.\nRequirements\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nChampion a strong safety culture. Enforce safety standards and procedures, participate and lead in safety audits and incident response, and drive actions that reduce risk and eliminate injuries.\nLead regular performance reviews and status updates with leadership and cross-functional partners. Responsible for assuring SOP and training plans are developed and executed.\nDrive team constructively to achieve monthly output, customer service, and cost targets to ultimately achieve margin at, or above, plan. Drive a stretch mentality to exceed targets. Alignment of individual goals to customer centric metrics.\nUphold quality standards and systems. Ensure process discipline, support ISO or equivalent quality requirements, and drive reduction in cost of quality and defects. Build quality into production (vs. an inspect-out bad quality mentality).\nManage shift staffing, work assignments, training plans, overtime, and coverage. Ensure the team has the skills and resources needed to sustain performance.\nConducts performance reviews for direct reports and ensures performance reviews are conducted for all operations personnel; recommends wage increases and promotions; identifies and prioritizes personnel developmental needs; conducts disciplinary discussions as required.\nMaintain accurate production, quality, and safety records. Communicate clearly with internal customers, peers, and leadership.\nTraining personnel on critical systems, i.e. SAP, eMaint, MeasurLink, Acadia.\nDrive continuous improvement using structured methods (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, structured problem-solving, TPM). Lead or support projects that improve safety, quality, cost, equipment availability, and throughput.\nProvide direct leadership, coaching, training, and development to technicians and operators. Set clear expectations, conduct performance management, and build a high-performing, accountable team.\nPerform other duties as assigned. Regular on-site attendance required, including shift schedules as needed.\nBenefits\nWe offer competitive salary, incentive, and benefit programs. Most Benefits Start Day ONE!\nBenefits include:\n Medical, Dental, & Vision.\n Company paid life and long-term and short-term disability programs.\n Flexible spending accounts.\n 401(k) with a strong matching program.\n 120 hours Paid Time Off (pro-rated based on hire date).\n 11 paid holidays.\n Spartech, LLC headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging markets with over a dozen locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings and technologies. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day- for example if you start your morning with a single serve yogurt, the container you ate from may be made from one of Spartech’s products or the refrigerator where the yogurt was stored could have Spartech products in its interior features. More unique uses of our products can be seen in military or security applications for example in fighter jet canopies or bullet resistant windows. From routine daily-life to life-saving applications-we make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success.\nSpartech, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. 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