Reliability Services Operations Manager - Roselle, IL

With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.

We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world's premier end-of-line packaging company.

Benefits:

Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Salary:

$120,000 - $151,000 + 15% Bonus Target

Summary:

Responsible for setting the direction of the U.S. Service Operations Team, establishing directives, aligning processes and overseeing and measuring performance thru the development and use of KPIs. Leading and empowering team members to handle customer needs and resolve issues, balancing the use of, experience, knowledge of internal processes and resources, specialist insights, and innovative technology to support Reliability Services Teams.

Essential Functions:

• Managing a team responding to customer requests; determines how to structure and resource the team to handle part orders, requests for service quotations, scheduling of service, invoicing and basic levels of technical support.
• Ensuring the excellent delivery of the overall scheduling solutions meets budget and time goals.
• Managing performance against KPIs to ensure we are meeting required SLAs for customers/accounts.
• Providing direction and guidance to the Reliability Services delivery team, ensuring their knowledge and capabilities are at levels needed to successfully perform their jobs.
• Establishing metrics and expected performance levels for all team members and providing feedback and coaching where appropriate. Setting goals to help prioritize resources.
• Analyzing and implementing price increases, margin controls and discount strategies for alignment with Reliability Services initiatives.
• Leading and managing customer relationships, communicating customer requirements to the internal Service Operations and the service business, and providing innovative solutions to solve customer needs.
• Engaging proactively with the Regional Service Managers to understand needs and drivers to ensure appropriate strategies are aligned and put in place to achieve operating outlook.
• Escalation management using (PDCA) PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT methodology.
• While partnering with other leaders in Operations, identify areas to harmonize service operations and set practices to ensure customers have a more uniform, quality service experience.
• Collaborating closely with sales leaders and service teams to resolve service issues, solicit and gather customer and end-user feedback on equipment performance, and support with key account management activities as needed.
• Fostering relationships with key customers; specifically establishing Signode as a trusted partner for all their after-sales needs.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 5+ years of management experience.
• Solid financial acumen: able to interpret data to understand the financial impact of the region, as well as determine the impact of alternative scenarios on that performance.
• Sense of urgency; has a bias for action and a desire to identify and address areas for improvement.
• Some travel is required within the region.
• Strong knowledge of MS programs as well as an advance knowledge of ERP systems.

Functional Success Drivers: These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.

• Process Management
• Goal Setting
• Results Oriented
• Analysis Skills
• Strategic Skills
• Stress Management
• Leading Edge

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Signode Industrial Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.