Coilcraft is a global, privately-held company with headquarters located in the Chicago suburbs. Coilcraft has a worldwide reputation for high quality passive electronic components and operates in a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, computers, automotive, broadband communications and consumer electronics. We have an opening for a bilingual Operations Manager at our Juarez, Mexico facility. The Operations Manager will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations while increasing productivity and efficiency.  

Job Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for leading and managing the Juarez facility to meet and exceed performance expectations.
• Provide leadership for production, R&D, quality, machining, maintenance, HR and accounting. Work closely with production and machining to consistently monitor, improve and develop strategic plans.  
• Monitor, identify and target opportunities for cost reduction while maintaining productivity, quality and safety strategies.
• Partner with site Human Resources to address staffing, employee relations, employee morale, benefits and compensation.
• Foster an environment that encourages creative problem solving and innovative ideas for product development/improvement.
• Communicate with corporate headquarters regarding production and manufacturing strategies, improvements and challenges. Identify and implement strategies to address any site issues. Strong Spanish and English speaking and writing skills.
• Ensure all legal requirements, company safety procedures and local health and safety regulations are met.

Job Requirements:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations or business related field.
• 7+ years' experience in engineering, production or operations roles within plant environment. Experience within electronic component industry a strong plus. 
• Demonstrated leadership, strategic and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities/projects in a time sensitive manner.
• Ability to build consensus and relationships among employees, managers and senior leaders.
• Understanding of general finance, budgeting and forecasting concepts. Ability to analyze financials to make plant decisions.  
• Strong communication skills and follow up ability with local employees and corporate headquarters.
• Strong computer skills using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to travel to customers, vendors or corporate office when necessary.
• Bilingual strong English and Spanish.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran

This position may require compliance with ITAR export regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status.