If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Position Summary:

The Operations Manager will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing various aspects of operations, with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory. They will be responsible for championing safety, driving quality, leading production, controlling costs, and managing inventory. The Operations Manager will play a crucial role in the business line as a responsive, capable, agile, and committed leader enabling its customers’ success.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safety
  • Act as the safety champion for the business line.
  • Identify and lead safety improvement projects throughout the facility.
• Quality:
  • Drive a quality vison that supports and exceed customer expectations.
  • Create sustainable structure and processes to support quality improvement opportunities throughout the production processes.
  • Own customer quality scorecards.
  • Implement quality control measures, conduct regular audits, and manage procedures that meet the business line quality standards.
• Production Leadership and Management:
  • Develop and implement strategies to prioritize production activities based on organizational goals and customer demands.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless coordination and communication in the production process.
  • Lead and manage a team of production supervisors, manufacturing engineers, and supply chain specialists to efficiently meet customer delivery requirements.
  • Lead integration of new product and process development into production process.
  • Identify and drive accountability to production KPI (Key Performance Indicators) throughout the business line.
  • Identify and build funnel of productivity improvement projects for the business line.
• Forecasting:
  • Aid the Business Line Leader in monthly and quarterly production predictions, identifying key performance indicators and adjusting capacity requirements as needed.
  • Analyze demand trends to proactively adjust capacity and position business line to meet evolving demand.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Lead initiatives for large-scale process improvements and capability enhancements to optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and increase overall productivity.
  • Implement best practices and innovative solutions to continuously enhance operational effectiveness.
• Customer Relations
  • Cultivate and maintain strong with key customer relationships to understand their needs and expectations.
  • Address customer inquiries, concerns, and feedback promptly, working collaboratively with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction.
• People Development:
  • Assess training needs and develop training plans to meet individual and organizational aspirations.
  • Collaborate with the training manager and production supervisors to implement training programs that enhance skills and competencies, ensuring a highly skilled and motivated workforce.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Business Line Leader or his/her designate.

Experience / Skills / Abilities:

• Experience working in a production environment preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high mix environment a plus.
• Experience managing a team preferred.
• Proficient with basic computer use (Microsoft Office suite), communication tools (e-mail, instant messages).
• Strong work ethic.
• Highly self-motivated learner.
• Team player with solid problem-solving skills.

Requirements:

Certain positions with IDEX Corporation and its business units require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been granted refugee or asylum status.

Reporting and Location:

This position is based in Longmont, Colorado, and reports to the Business Line Leader.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $83,500.00 - $125,300.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefit-and-rewards/

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).

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