Operations Manager

Director, Regional Human Resources Management Transforming culture and optimizing performance through employee relations

GRAMMER is specialized in developing and manufacturing components and systems for car interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for off‑road vehicles, trucks, buses, and trains.

As a global partner to the vehicle manufacturing industry, we are represented around the world by our two divisions, Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. Our employees are constantly engaged in developing and producing innovative, flexible solutions to meet challenges in today’s competitive global market. GRAMMER can be found on four continents with more than 50 production, distribution and logistics sites in 20 countries.

GRAMMER is a leading North American full‑service automotive supplier of highly engineered thermoplastic components and assemblies for interiors and air and fluid management systems.

Here at GRAMMER, we foster a culture that embraces our Grammer CODE:
Collaborate in an inclusive environment, Openness in communication and ideas, Drive for results with energy and Empower yourself and others by taking ownership of decisions and actions.

Grammer is looking for an Operations Manager to join our location in Shannon, MS
. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a team environment. This individual will have an opportunity to make lasting and positive changes in our team!

• This position reports directly to the Grammer Tupelo Plant Manager
• The Operations Manager’s goal is to deliver the planned budget commitment measured through gross margin, inventory levels, and operational efficiency including ensuring the fundamentals in the plant: safety, customer satisfaction, quality and on‑time delivery, empowerment of employees, manage budgets to drive the appropriate actions to adapt plant resources and costs to volume variation and launch readiness for new programs.

• Responsibilities as they relate to current and new projects include establishing capital needs, launch strategy, project timing, employee involvement, customer representation and cross‑functional communications and alignment relating to the projects.
• Lead by example to build and maintain a plant culture that embraces the values of CODE – Collaboration, Openness, Drive, and Empowerment.
• Challenge traditional boundaries and eliminate barriers which do not promote continuous improvement of the enterprise.
• Support and ensure safety policies and procedures are consistently followed throughout the facility.
• Lead, support, and develop the Production Supervisors, Technical Supervisor, and Process Technicians.
• Establish and track Production Department objectives/KPIs.
• Support root cause analysis and proper resolution to conflict.
• Report out KPIs, challenges, and planned corrective action implementations to various levels of leadership.
• Assess/evaluate team members to ensure continuous development and opportunities for internal growth/succession planning.
• Assist in establishing and monitoring key operating objectives of the production facility.
• Participate in future planning and proactively lead/support continuous improvement projects.
• Actively work with and effectively communicate to floor personnel to ensure quality product.
• Issue process improvements and cost reductions as required.
• Maintain appropriate manning and schedules to support customer requirements.
• Understand and facilitate continuous improvement of Quality and Environmental Systems (TS16949 and ISO 14000). Participate as a member of the plant Management QOS review team.
• Along with the total plant management team, develop and maintain healthy community relations.
• Act with a high sense of urgency, in particular with respect to customer needs.
• Assure that quality product is maintained along with production schedules being met.
• Set stretch goals/targets for direct reports and achieve them through rigorous use of continuous improvement and employee involvement methods.

• Develop and follow production plans, as well as Grammer standard processes; ensure feasibility of production plans.
• Achieve financial targets: prepare and present the…