Assembly Operations Manager chez Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc.

Are you a leader with a track record of motivating teams? Have you managed the scheduling and production of state-of-the-art innovative products?  Are you excited by the prospect of creating highly complex, cutting edge devices that drive successful scientific and industry advancements? If you answered yes, yes, yes, please apply to our Assembly Operations Manager role!

 A Snapshot of What You'll Do:

The Assembly Operations Manager leads day‑to‑day execution on the production floor to ensure Anton Paar QuantaTec’s analytical lab instrumentation products are manufactured to specification, meet highest quality standards and are delivered on time. The manager is responsible for:

• Executing the production schedule provided by the Planning Department, actively resolving constraints and driving real-time actions to protect throughput, quality and delivery.
• Coordinating the manufacturing of products including establishing goals, assigning workloads, and evaluating results.
• Establishing and implementing key performance metrics to ensure manufacturing goals are met
• Creating and monitoring the production schedule to meet customer delivery requirements in a cost-effective manner.
• Leading by setting priorities, expectations and fully advancing the team through hiring, training and mentoring.
• Applying lean principles and implementing continuous improvement projects.

The Impact You’ll Make: 

The Assembly Operations Manager is a self-starter who leads a team, balances multiple projects on defined timelines and engages with inter-company teams to ensure production is performed at the highest level of efficiency. Job duties include:

• Floor execution. Run assembly lines to the released schedule; remove constraints; ensure on-time start/finish and accurate SAP confirmations.
• Scheduling & capacity. Monitor lead times; adjust to demand, inventory, and staffing; balance labor and redeploy to clear bottlenecks.
• Quality & compliance. Champion “quality at the source” and a stop-to-fix culture; enforce work instructions, test procedures, and ESD/cleanliness standards; partner with Quality on 8D/5-Why.
• Continuous improvement (Lean). Drive kaizen on safety, quality, delivery, and cost; implement standard work, 5S, visual management, SMED; define production strategies to improve quality, productivity, and cost.
• Metrics & reporting. Define/track KPIs (e.g., FPY, rework, scrap, cycle time); act immediately when metrics drift; maintain visual management.
• Cross-functional coordination. Work with Planning (schedule/constraints), Purchasing (shortages), Quality & Production Engineering & R&D (technical issues); liaise across departments to keep builds on schedule and aligned to targets.
• New product introduction. Partner with R&D and Product Engineering to plan ramp-up (BOM structure, testing schedule, work-instruction format); ready the floor for new instruments.
• Cost & resource planning. Forecast costs by units, lot sizes, and delivery methods; optimize productivity and capacity utilization.
• Team leadership. Lead, coach, and develop assemblers/technicians/leads; maintain a skills matrix and cross-training plans; set clear expectations and recognition practices.
• Governance. Follow company policies, OSHA safety regulations, and perform other duties as assigned.

 Education and Experience:

The Assembly Operations Manager typically requires a combination of managerial experience, education, training, certifications and skills. This role requires the following:

• An Associate’s Degree in a mechanical, technology or engineering field or equivalent hands-on experience
• 4+ years of experience in a manufacturing/assembly 
• 2+ years of experience leading a team 
• Demonstrated lean implementation (5S, standard work, visual controls, basic kaizen/SMED); Six Sigma Green Belt a plus
• Ability to interact with all levels of an organization in a professional and respectful manner
• SAP or comparable ERP experience; SAP PP familiarity preferred. 
• Experience with electro‑mechanical assembly and test equipment strongly preferred.

 Competencies You’ll Need:

The Assembly Operations Manager will possess leadership skills in addition to technical skills, soft skills and industry knowledge to lead a team of engineers, including:

• Accountability
• Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions
• Follows through on commitments, and acknowledges and learns from mistakes 
• Commitment
• Acts according to the principles, vision and values of the organization
• Shows support and enthusiasm in their work assignments
• Communication
• Demonstrates the ability to clearly get a point across
• Shows acumen in writing, listening, and reading comprehension
• Dependability
• Shows up to work on time and is fully utilized and accounted for during work hours
• Is relied upon and available when additional time and effort is required
• Integrity
• Behaves honorably and ethically, is truthful and can be trusted
• Uses sound judgement in decision making
• Problem Solving
• Effectively identifies issues and evaluates options
• Seeks guidance to resolve issues in the best interest of the organization
• Quality
• Works to the highest of quality standards by identifying problems, testing and checking their work, and paying close attention to detail 
• Looks for ways to improve quality within their work area
• Teamwork
• Works effectively in inter-department and inter-company teams
• Understands their role in a workgroup
• Technical Expertise
• Demonstrates depth of knowledge and skills, and applies technical expertise
• Looks for opportunities to advance their technical skills
• Time Management
• Ability to achieve desired results within given time frames
• Decides between conflicting priorities or seeks guidance

What We Do:

Anton Paar's high-precision instruments help our customers develop every-day products from your shampoo to your shoes, your lunch and favorite beverages, your computer and medication, jet engines, batteries and the pavement on which you commute every day. We help Fortune 500 companies of almost every industry sector, start-ups, and leading universities conduct their research and quality control.

 Owned by the charitable Santner Foundation, our investment into R&D is unmatched and leads to industry-leading products. We maintain fiscal stability and independence so we can handle today's and tomorrow's challenges, and aim to provide meaningful, long-term workplaces for all employees. Anton Paar is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and operates worldwide.

Anton Paar QuantaTec manufactures instruments for characterization of powders and porous materials using techniques like physisorption, chemisorption, gas pycnometry, mercury intrusion porosimetry, capillary flow porometry amongst others.

 Supervision Exercised 

This role is a working manager who is a member of multiple inter-company teams and oversees exempt and non-exempt staff.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, observe, communicate and handle items such as computers, machinery and other equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Position requires the ability to obtain a Passport for international travel.

In regards to organizational issues, the employee will comply with the regulations set forward in the Anton Paar Employee Handbook, except if otherwise stated. 

Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc. are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to: age, race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, sickle cell trait, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.