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It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.\n As an Operations Manager with Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions, you will be accountable for managing the activities of a manufacturing department made up of multiple production operations to drive operational excellence.\nIn this role, you will ensure that quality and production requirements are met, cost opportunities are identified, and continuous improvement is a core to operations and support. The organization is composed of process engineering, production supervisors, production operators, and level 1 maintenance members which can be flexible across the department. The product and production requirements (KPIs) are maintained in accordance with time schedules, engineering specifications, quality standards, expense budgets, employee safety and cost goals; as well as assist in maintaining a goal-oriented, safe, and quality-conscious working environment. He or she will promote employee acceptance of changes and good safety attitudes and awareness. This position reports to the Plant Manager.\nKey Characteristics\nThis position entails professionalism and independent judgment, and the overall ability to work with employees in all areas of the organization including business teams\nProven interpersonal and problem-solving abilities\nExcellent communication skills, both oral and written\nKnowledge of manufacturing excellence principles\nEssential Responsibilities\nMeet manufacturing operations financial targets, key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks including productivity, operating expenses, revenue, margins, inventory, and growth.\nEnsure production goals are achieved and assure production activities are in compliance with company manufacturing and safety guidelines.\nChampion health and safety, environment, good housekeeping and 5S programs.\nProvide leadership to accomplish continuous improvement in quality, cycle time and total cost by advocating and driving the use of process excellence methodologies (six sigma, lean, etc.) within operations.\nContinuously promote and improve tier processes, standard work, visual controls, and coaching.\nDrive consistency and accountability regarding all policies, procedures, and expectations throughout the department. \nDevelop and motivate a high performing team of both direct and indirect reports driving to achieve a common set of goals to provide high quality products to our customers.\nWork directly with support teams to recruit, hire, train staff, evaluate and respond to employee performance.\nWork directly with S&OP, Product Management, and Planning to assess the internal and external factors of finished goods and raw material inventory to meet the business needs in order to keep inventory at a reasonable and prescribed level. \nLead the Process Engineers to support daily operations to meet quality and productivity expectations and drive continuous improvement\nWork with cross functional teams to support the department needs and improvement initiatives (Quality, EHS, Maintenance, Project Engineering, Finance, etc.)\nOversee the department's Safety Program, conducting periodic department safety and training programs and assures the team is properly trained in and utilize appropriate safety gear and protection devices.\nWork closely with site leadership to drive site wide excellence through a collective team approach focused on operational excellence and equal and fair management for all employees. \nInteract closely with other functional areas (Product Management and R&D) to support new product and process development, design for manufacturing, and design transfer activities.\nPlan and adhere to the department budget; make budget recommendations for capital spend and labor.\nCreate a flexible workforce at all levels to support the business demand\nIdentify cost savings opportunities\nSupport the development opportunities of the process engineers and production supervisors through coaching and mentoring\n Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical, Industrial, Logistics Engineering from an accredited college or university or aligned degree.\nMinimum of 8 years of professional work experience in production/manufacturing or engineering management\nDemonstrated leadership of capital / continuous improvement projects focused on meeting corporate and departmental goals\nStrong problem solving / troubleshooting experience\nDemonstrated ability to interact with team to effectively promote career path\nAbility to promote a Safety Culture that drives continuous EHS improvements\nEffective at developing and managing a project plan to achieve desired results\nProven ability to achieve required objectives through the leadership of others\nDetail-oriented, highly organized, self-directed, and capable of interacting and communicating with all levels within the organization\nAbility to multitask and lead / prioritize multiple projects\nStrong communication skills, both oral and written\nDesired Qualification/Requirements:\n10+ years of professional work experience in production/manufacturing or engineering management.\nMaster’s degree in engineering\nSAP experience\nLean Six Sigma or Black Belt experience\nStart up of new manufacturing processes\nAbility to structure ambiguous problems, analyze complex processes, synthesize data and results, and drive toward insight and solutions\nAble to identify significant deviations from the operating plan and budget and work with site leaders to identify corrective actions using appropriate continuous improvement tools (kaizen, visual systems, 5S, gemba, six sigma, LEAN)\nWorking Conditions:\nComputer system data terminal\nProduction environment utilizing Lean Manufacturing Principles\nMaximum of 10% Travel\n Why Veolia?\nJoin a company that values Responsibility, Solidarity, Innovation, Customer Focus, and Respect. You'll have opportunities for comprehensive technical and commercial training, career advancement, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on sustainability and environmental protection.\nCompensation:\nThe compensation range is tied to the market for similarly bench-marked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $135,819-145,000 USD\n\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure:\nWe do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.\n\nReady to advance your career while making a difference in water treatment and sustainability? Apply today!\nWe realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.\nMedical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!\n\nLife Insurance\n\nPaid Time Off\n\nPaid Holidays\n\nParental Leave\n\n401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!\n\nFlexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts\n\nAD&D Insurance\n\nDisability Insurance\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\nDisclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this\nposting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable\nlaw.\n****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not\nsponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****\nVeolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. 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