Operations Manager

**Operations Manager - Farmers Branch, TX, United States - Onsite**

**Come build something that matters.**

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world's most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

**The Job:**

As an Operations Manager, you'll be part of our Global Tools & Storage (GTS) manufacturing team working as an on-site employee. You will be responsible for overseeing all manufacturing operations, ensuring that production goals are achieved in a cost-effective manner while maintaining the highest safety & quality standards. You will play a key role in implementing lean manufacturing methodologies, optimizing workflows, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You'll get to:

+ Manage and coordinate manufacturing activities with speed and agility to ensure timely and efficient production outputs against established KPI's.

+ Guarantee the achievement of the production KPI's such as: Labor Efficiency, Supply Mix; Scrap Reduction, Schedule Attainment, etc.

+ Oversee all value streams that include Drive Tools, Wrenches, Sockets and Batch Operations.

+ Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, implement safety protocols, conduct risk assessments, and promote a safe working environment.

+ Establish and maintain quality control measures to ensure that products meet or exceed customer expectations. Implement quality management systems and drive continuous improvement in quality processes.

+ Support the development, succession planning and retention of our people along with providing effective people management. Maintain a positive working relationship with stakeholders.

+ Drive the sustainable implementation of lean manufacturing methodologies, such as 5S, TIER Board Reporting, Gemba, Kaizen, Leader Std Work, and Six Sigma, to optimize workflows, reduce waste, and improve overall operational efficiency.

+ Support annual productivity targets, utilizing resources to deliver expected savings and drive tangible and intangible benefits for the business.

+ Monitor, control, and reduce manufacturing costs, including labor, materials, and overhead expenses, to ensure that production goals are achieved within budgetary constraints.

+ Utilize SAP software and other data analysis tools to monitor and analyze production data, identify trends, and generate reports to drive informed decision-making.

**The Person:**

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You're not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn't it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

+ Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, or a related field (preferred).

+ 7 years of Management experience in a fast-paced Manufacturing setting where the passion to win drives urgency and an owner mindset.

+ Strong understanding and practical application of lean manufacturing principles and methodologies (green belt certificate).

+ Familiarity with quality management systems and experience in driving continuous improvement in quality processes.

+ Highly desirable to have experience working with SAP software or similar material requirement planning (MRP) systems.

**The Details:**

You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

+ Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

+ Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

**And More:**

We want our company to be a place you'll want to be - and stay. Being part of our team means you'll get to:

+ _Grow:_ Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

+ _Learn:_ Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

+ _Belong:_ Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

+ _Give Back:_ Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What's more, you'll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We're more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We're visionaries and innovators. As successful as we've been in the past, we have so much further to go. That's where you come in. Join us!

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**_We Don't Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too._**

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you'll get the unique chance to impact some of the world's most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

**Who We Are**

We're the World's largest tool company. We're industry visionaries. We're solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art "smart factory" products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

**Benefits & Perks**

You'll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

**What You'll Also Get**

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren't linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

**Learning & Development:**

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you'll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

**Diverse & Inclusive Culture:**

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that's how the best work gets done. You'll find we like to have fun here, too.

**Purpose-Driven Company:**

You'll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

**EEO Statement:**

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status or any other protected characteristic.

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