Plant Operations Manager

NOW HIRING: Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager
Custom Filters Direct | Bloomsburg, PA
Full-Time | On-Site
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Custom Filters Direct is seeking an experienced Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead our manufacturing operations during an exciting period of growth.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing professional who thrives on improving operations, developing people, and driving measurable results. If you're passionate about building accountability, increasing productivity, and creating a culture of continuous improvement, we'd like to talk with you.

You'll play a critical role in optimizing plant performance by improving labor efficiency, strengthening leadership across the production floor, and ensuring daily operational excellence.

What You'll Do

As our Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for leading and improving all aspects of day-to-day manufacturing operations, including:

• Oversee daily plant operations across Production, Maintenance, Quality, Scheduling, Shipping, and Staffing
• Develop supervisors and production leaders while building a culture of accountability
• Improve labor efficiency, production output, and overall operational performance
• Establish and monitor daily production goals, KPIs, and performance metrics
• Reduce downtime, scrap, overtime, bottlenecks, and waste
• Analyze production data and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Improve communication and accountability between departments
• Partner with HR on staffing, employee development, and performance management
• Work closely with Maintenance to maximize equipment reliability and uptime
• Lead operational improvements that support the company's continued growth

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by:

• Improving labor efficiency and operational performance
• Increasing production throughput while maintaining quality standards
• Building strong leadership throughout the production team
• Creating consistent daily operating rhythms and accountability
• Developing supervisors into effective leaders
• Driving measurable improvements through data-driven decision making

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing operations leadership experience
• Proven success leading manufacturing teams in a high-volume production environment
• Experience improving labor productivity, efficiency, throughput, and operational performance
• Strong background managing supervisors and production personnel
• Experience with production scheduling, staffing, and KPI management
• Hands-on leadership style with a strong presence on the manufacturing floor
• Excellent coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field (or equivalent leadership experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Plant Manager, Operations Manager, or Director-level manufacturing leadership experience
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement experience
• Experience with ERP, MES, Redzone, or manufacturing performance systems
• Six Sigma certification or similar process improvement experience

Why Join Custom Filters Direct?

• Opportunity to make a measurable impact on a growing manufacturing organization
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid Time Off
• Collaborative leadership team
• Long-term career growth opportunities
• Fast-paced environment where your leadership and ideas will make a difference

Work Location

This is a full-time, on-site leadership position based in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania