Senior Manager, Operations

Number of employees

170

Igualada, Barcelona, Spain, Spain

Posted on: 2025-03-17

Category: materials

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

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About the company:

We’re on a journey to Grow the Future of Materials. How? By unlocking the unique properties of mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. Our patented technology, Fine Mycelium™, unleashes a new class of materials crafted from nature, engineered for performance, and built for a resilient future.

Our impact on future generations steers our innovations today. From our expertise in mycology and materials science to our manufacturing innovations, we’re creating new possibilities for industry. We’re an outstanding team of scientists, engineers, product experts, artists, leaders—and you.

We’re on a journey to Grow the Future of Materials. How? By unlocking the unique properties of mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. Our patented technology, Fine Mycelium™, unleashes a new class of materials crafted from nature, engineered for performance, and built for a resilient future.We’re seeking passionate learners to join us in pioneering a materials revolution and creating an epic place to work.

MycoWorks offers competitive equity and benefits programs to support the health, well-being, and financial empowerment of all our employees.We root our relationships with our partners and one another in our core values: Be Mycelial, Cultivate Quality, and Grow the Future, and we're committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive environment where all employees belong. Women, gender expansive individuals, people of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQ+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Summary:

MycoWorks is seeking a person to fill the role of Senior Manager, Operations. This person will have 24/7 results accountability for MycoWorks tanning operations at our tannery partner site in Igualada, Spain. This person will lead operations  through startup to long-term stability. This will be accomplished by driving consistent increases in throughput by leveraging continuous improvement and loss elimination methodologies, all of which is to be built upon a strong foundation of all safety and quality systems.

Critical focus areas for the Senior Manager, Operations will be: implementation of the MycoWay (MycoWorks’ novel manufacturing work system); process and SKU development; coaching and development of direct reports in the areas of leadership, process understanding, and technical knowledge (Learn-Do-Teach methodology); elimination of top chronic production losses to root cause; and fostering a winning culture. 

This role interacts heavily with multiple organizations, including Process Development, Product, Engineering, Quality, SupplyChain, EHS, and the People team, as well as other external partners. The role reports to the VP of Manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead implementation of the MycoWay by leveraging servant leadership principles
  • Define production processes, lead cross functional projects with Process Development, Product, and Quality
  • Drive a “Zero Defect” culture, especially in the areas of Safety and Quality
  • Create and execute against an annual Master Plan as well as the corresponding 30-60-90 Day Plans
  • Execute the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle with a focus on the elimination of top chronic losses
  • Perform Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly gap analysis to validate all plans are on track, adjusting when necessary
  • Assist in resolving technical issues
  • Manage the performance of your team - set clear goals and expectations, give timely feedback, conduct semi-annual performance reviews
  • Execute Root Cause Loss Elimination targeted at top losses and ensure they are driven to Zero, coaching teams on the process along the way
  • Assist in rolling out all Daily Management Systems and leverage them to drive breakthrough results
  • Work with Process Development groups in validating process changes / centerlines
  • Assist the Quality department with the improvement of test methods that are tied to top Quality losses
  • Meet budget, assessing adherence on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis
  • Drive company vision across all tanning operations

Qualifications:

  • BS in Leather Technology, Leather Science or Engineering preferred
  • 8+ years’ experience in tanning industry
  • 4+ years’ People Management experience with a proven record of building capability in the organization
  • Bilingual English/Spanish
  • Experience with having 24/7 results accountability in a high-paced manufacturing environment
  • Thorough understanding of TPM methodologies and implementation
  • Knowledge of root cause analysis tools and ability to train the broader organization on their proper execution
  • Understanding of local safety standards and how to drive an “Injury Free” workplace
  • Ability to execute gap analyses and create focused action plans
  • Knowledge of statistical process control
  • Experience working in cross functional teams
  • Experience with starting up new processes, equipment, and/or production lines
  • Able to effectively give and receive feedback to individuals at all levels of the organization
  • Ability to make business decisions quickly while under pressure
  • Ability to operate with incomplete information and implicit instruction
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a budget while hitting all other production goals
  • Ability to travel internationally up to 10% of the time

In our commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment, we recognize the importance of accommodating individual needs. If you require any specific accommodations during the application or interview process, please feel free to let us know. We are dedicated to facilitating a comfortable and accessible experience for all candidates, and will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

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