NVR

NVR, Inc., Parent Company of Ryan, NV, and Heartland Homes has been helping families build their happily ever after since 1948. As a Top 5 US homebuilder, we’re committed to quality and to our customers and we take pride in the nearly 510,000 new homes we have sold and built across the country. Working in the homebuilding industry is tangible and rewarding, but not every job at NVR requires a hard hat. We don’t just sell and build new homes; we also manage teams, acquire land, manufacture materials, provide mortgages to our customers, and provide corporate support to NVR’s multi-billion-dollar business operations.

NVR is looking for an intelligent, highly motivated, positive, results-oriented Operations Manager to join our Richmond VA Manufacturing Plant. You will be a part of an energetic culture where we thrive on teamwork, collaboration, and innovative ideas. If you love working in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of responsibility, this is the position for you. NVR is a growing company with significant opportunities for career growth, advancement, and mobility.

Primary Responsibilities

As an Operations Manager, you will have direct responsibility for all aspects of multiple plant production departments, which encompasses managing and driving Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Process Improvement, and employee development. Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage employees in multiple plant departments. Foster an environment of coaching, teamwork, productivity, and employee retention and ensure expectations and results are communicated equitably and fairly.
• Develop and coach team members to foster a positive work environment focused on achieving business goals, while promoting employee engagement.
• Lead operational production planning to meet all shipment schedules. Develop and execute the agreed upon staffing plan and allocate resources accordingly.
• Actively lead the plant safety program and ensure leadership is monitoring all personnel for desired safety behaviors. Audit each work area for safety best practices and improve procedures where appropriate to make each job safer.
• Ensure that accountable areas achieve quality goals and that leaders are monitoring quality within their departments. Review plant procedures and modify as needed.
• Understand NVR and the plant's yearly business objectives, initiatives, and productivity and quality goals and ensure they are met or exceeded. Identify and implement projects or processes to achieve these goals. Drive process improvement throughout the plant, focusing on results and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Ensure an effective flow of communication between all levels of the organization, to ensure personnel are aware of their performance indicators, and expected results.
• Manage key controllable operating expenses and develop cost control plans. Drive innovation and capital improvements through the Manufacturing leadership team.
• Ensure that compensation, performance management, and plant rules are administered equitably and consistently. Make decisions and support plant management in hiring, disciplinary, termination, problem resolution, and employee investigation situations.
• Participate in broader company initiatives, as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive leadership and management experience (Manufacturing experience strongly preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience with Lean and continuous improvement preferred
• Excellent problem-analysis, critical thinking, and strategic planning abilities
• Experience communicating effectively with all levels of the organization
• Outstanding collaboration and conflict management abilities
• Strong customer orientation
• Excellent reliability, with strong planning and organizational skills
• Focus on driving improvements within the organization and ability to influence others
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing multiple tasks, setting priorities, decision-making, adapting, and meeting deadlines
• Ability to travel to other NVR plants and locations, as needed

Life at NVR

At NVR, your desire to excel is matched by our commitment to your success and we’ll give you the tools and industry knowledge you need. Our management team is tenured and talented, nearly 80% of them promoted from within, so you’ll find mentors who can share their knowledge, provide career guidance, and encourage your success.

NVR also offers benefits among the best in the industry that reflect the strong commitment we have to all of our employees.

• Competitive Compensation.
• Home Purchase Discount.
• Mortgage and Settlement Services Discounts.
• Comprehensive Health, Life and Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) (Full-time employees are eligible to contribute immediately).
• Employee Stock Ownership Program.
• Vacation and Holidays.

In addition to the traditional benefits, we offer all our employees stock ownership through a profit-sharing trust as part of our retirement savings package. NVR has had the highest Earnings Per Share growth rate in the homebuilding industry for the past 10 years, so as we grow financially, so do you.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug Testing and Background Check are required. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States, as NVR does not provide visa sponsorships.