Manufacturing Operations Manager -- Continuous Improvement & Quality

Job Description

Job Description

Is this the challenge you’ve been looking for?

Can you balance production targets with cost and compliance? Turn QA Holds into learning loops? Orchestrate labor plans, maintenance priorities, and raw materials—right down to resin usage and BOM accuracy—so every order ships to target? If so, read on.

Your mission

Lead plant operations with a continuous-improvement lens, building engaged teams, stable processes, and a safety-first culture.

What you’ll own

1. Drive operational efficiencies to achieve production goals while maintaining cost controls and compliance.
2. Design and execute labor resource plans aligned to manufacturing demand.
3. Continuously improve processes and management methods; document updates and train teams.
4. Lead first-line production supervisors and indirect reports; partner with them to strengthen engagement and morale.
5. Work with HR on talent strategies including goals/objectives, performance and development, succession, interviewing/selection, and corrective actions.
6. Collaborate with the Quality team to uphold product specifications and consistency.
7. Oversee QA Hold inspections, identify root causes of non-conformances, and implement preventive process controls.
8. Manage raw material workflows—efficient offloading, accurate inventory counts, adherence to BOMs, and optimized resin consumption to lower cost.
9. Coordinate with the Maintenance Manager to keep production assets reliable and efficient.
10. Align internal and external support functions to execute the production schedule and ensure all product is shipped to target.
11. Communicate effectively with Scheduling, Safety, Sales, Customer Service, and external customers as needed.
12. Set and enforce safety standards and procedures to sustain a safe, healthy environment.
13. Compile and interpret production reports: scrap; lbs per labor hour; changeover and screen-change times; downtime minutes and reasons by line and plant (day/week/month, by product, by shift); actual lbs/hour per line vs. engineered capability; and quality complaints—then use insights to drive improvements.
14. Participate in plant-wide communication meetings and employee events.
15. Other essential duties as assigned.

Imagine the impact

Through sharper labor planning, tighter raw-material control, and targeted maintenance, throughput rises while scrap and downtime fall. Documented best practices spread quickly because training is clear and consistent. And every stakeholder—from Scheduling to Customer Service—sees the difference as orders flow on time with quality locked in.