Operations Manager

Your Job As the Operations Manager, you will lead the day-to-day operations of the facility by driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while developing high-performing teams. You will partner across functions to improve operational efficiency, strengthen processes, and ensure the site meets business objectives and customer expectations. Our Team Located in St. Petersburg, FL, our team is focused on developing people, improving operational performance, and supporting the long-term success of the facility. In this role, you will work closely with supervisors and frontline employees to build capability, drive continuous improvement, and provide visible, hands-on leadership that helps teams achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. What You Will Do Oversee day-to-day operations and ensure business processes are efficient, effective, safe, compliant, and aligned with business goals and customer expectations Lead, train, coach, and supervise operational staff to build capability, accountability, and operational discipline Develop, implement, and sustain operational policies, procedures, best practices, and operating systems that improve consistency, visibility, and execution Establish, monitor, and analyze performance metrics and site KPIs, using data-driven decision making to improve productivity, profitability, quality, delivery, cost, and throughput Drive continuous improvement, problem-solving, and process optimization initiatives to reduce waste, improve workflows, and increase operational effectiveness Manage budgets, forecasting, cost control initiatives, and resource allocation to support operational priorities and business performance Coordinate cross-functionally with HR, finance, sales, supply chain, engineering, and other teams to support business needs and remove barriers to execution Ensure compliance with company policies, quality systems, industry regulations, safety standards, and applicable customer requirements Identify operational risks, implement mitigation strategies, and elevate issues or resource needs as appropriate Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) 5+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing, operations, logistics, warehousing, or production environment Experience managing and developing employees or frontline teams Experience using operational metrics, reporting, or data analysis to drive business results Experience managing budgets, forecasting, or cost-control initiatives What Will Put You Ahead Experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across operations, supply chain, finance, or engineering MBA or advanced degree in business, engineering, manufacturing, or a related field At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits medical dental vision flexible spending and health savings accounts life insurance ADD disability retirement paid vacation/time off educational assistance infertility assistance #J-18808-Ljbffr Molex