Operations Manager

Schneider Electric has a great opportunity for an Operations Supervisor in our Lincoln, NE, location. Are you passionate about people leadership, business operations, and supply chain management? Schneider Electric is offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Production Supervisor at our Lincoln, NE factory. As the Senior Production Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in driving performance excellence within QO/HOM Breaker assembly across 3 shifts. Your responsibilities will include maintaining safety, ensuring on-time delivery, achieving world-class quality, and coaching and developing employees. This position will support our 1st shift operations. This position will carry the official title of Operations Supervisor. Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 135,000+ employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment. [ Great people make Schneider Electric a great company.

What do you get to do in this position?

Job Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, and direct daily production operations for QO/HOM Breaker assembly across 3 shifts.
• Utilize skills, work hours, materials, and workflow to achieve production and quality objectives.
• Exchange timely information with other supervisors to ensure smooth interdepartmental product flow and workforce needs.
• Instruct, train, orient, motivate, and assist employees to achieve production and quality objectives.
• Provide information and assist managers, research and development, and mechanics in diagnosing tooling and equipment malfunctions.
• Initiate efforts to reduce costs, simplify work processes, and improve methods or equipment.
• Encourage employee communication and maintain an open-door policy.
• Collaborate with all areas to implement world-class techniques, reduce fixed costs, connect production, and implement preventative maintenance.
• Plan, direct, and control activities related to manufacturing operations, including safety, production, quality, lean manufacturing, interplant procurement, customer service, finance, and human resources.
• Define department strategy and initiatives aligned with the company's goals.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing Initiatives (Schneider Performance System) to drive continuous improvement throughout the plant.
• Lead department activities for fostering a high-performance work culture and talent management.
• Promote collaboration, diversity, and inclusion within the plant and the organization.

Who will you report to?

Operations Manager

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required. Equivalent experience and skills can be substituted for education.
• + 3 years of manufacturing operations leadership experience, overseeing 100-300 hourly employees.
• Experience in applying Lean Manufacturing methodologies across multiple shifts.
• Solid understanding of OSHA guidelines and a strong commitment to safety culture.
• Ability to drive employee engagement through effective leadership, communication, and building respect at all levels of the organization.
• ISO experience is preferred.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with a results-driven mindset.
• Excellent PC/Tablet and system knowledge, including the ability to analyze data within an MRP system and cloud-based platforms (Tableau/AVEVA).
• Ability to make effective assumptions and use data analysis to drive business results

What's in it for me?

• Leadership role with real decision-making authority and operational impact
• Opportunity to develop talent, lead improvement initiatives, and shape standards
• Collaborative culture that prioritizes safety, teamwork, and continuous learning
• Career development support including training, mentorship, and growth pathways

Ready to lead a team that makes things happen? Apply today! At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work. Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker. For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 101,600 - USD 152,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.
• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.
• Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

If you believe this job posting is not compliant with applicable state pay transparency laws in the U.S., please notify the Company as soon as possible upon discovery by completing this form Job Posting Compliance Form. Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one. Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

• €40 billion global revenue
• +9% organic growth
• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do. At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.