Operations Manager

Premier Marine•Big Lake, MN

11h

About The Position

Premier Marine is an entrepreneur owned company with a mission to become the best premium pontoon brand in the world. Over the past 2+ years, we have invested significantly in people, product and operational capabilities and are committed to continued growth. We are actively seeking an Operations Manager with a proven track record in boat building, someone who is not only skilled leadership and management but also hungry to help drive growth for both our company and their own professional journey. The ideal candidate will bring demonstrated skills to lead and develop a team, build process and foster continuous improvement. We are looking for an experienced, passionate and collaborative leader who has the expertise and the drive to lead this charge within Premier Marine.

Requirements

Ability to work within and advance the Premier Marine Core Values: Integrity: Navigating with a moral compass, doing the right thing every time. Excellence: Relentless pursuit of exceptionalism, laser focus on continuous improvement. Attitude: Contagious optimism that fuels a powerful can-do culture. Collaboration: Leveraging collective innovation to achieve world-class results.
Proven leader in a boat manufacturing facility
Strategic thinker with hands on experience
Entrepreneurial mindset to adapt, improve and rapidly execute improvement plans
Data and measurement driven approach to plans and results
Experience leading a Quality Assurance team, building processes and procedures
Strong bias for action and results – ability to move with speed and purpose
Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technical or related field. Equivalent related experience, in lieu of degree, will be considered.
Experience leading a team
Experience Required: 7+ years experience in manufacturing leadership roles

Responsibilities

Lead, motivate and manage the team effectively
Manage teams performing activities in multiple disciplines
Coach and develop employees for improved performance
Make well informed, data driven decisions under pressure
Develop strategies and complete through the team to accomplish key objectives
Identify and solve complex problems
Manage day to day activities to ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost goals are met
Drive efforts to continuously improve the production performance and reduce labor hours per boat, improve first-pass yield
Provide clear communications to maintain transparency and alignment across the organization
Collaborate with key business partners to ensure company goals are met
Ensure all products are built to meet or exceed quality standards
Implement quality control procedures including audits, procedures, inspections, and tests