Operations Manager

The manufacturing Operations Manager is responsible for the daily execution and performance of manufacturing operations. This role converts plant priorities and production plans into consistent shop-floor execution providing hands-on leadership to supervisors and team leads to achieve safety quality delivery labor productivity and cost objectives. The position maintains a strong floor presence and coordinates closely with the Plant Manager Engineering Quality Materials Production Control and Human Resources.

• Direct and coordinate daily manufacturing activities across assigned production areas.
• Translate schedules and customer priorities into clear daily expectations for supervisors team leads and production employees.
• Monitor production progress and address issues affecting safety quality delivery labor productivity material availability or equipment.
• Coordinate labor and resources between production areas based on workload priorities and constraints.
• Lead and develop production supervisors and team leads including the Smart Conveyance Supervisor.
• Establish daily accountability through production meetings floor communication KPI review and follow-up.
• Reinforce safe work practices and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Work with Quality and Engineering on root-cause analysis nonconformances corrective/preventive actions and process controls.
• Drive shop-floor continuous improvement standardized work workflow improvement waste reduction and problem solving.
• Monitor schedule attainment labor productivity overtime throughput WIP quality scrap and rework.
• Work with Production Control and Materials to identify shortages and capacity risks before they affect customer commitments.
• Support prototypes first builds FATs new-product launches tooling fixtures and implementation of new equipment or processes.
• Escalate significant capacity staffing material engineering quality or customer-delivery risks to the Plant Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Manufacturing Operations Management or related field preferred.
• 7 years of manufacturing operations quality or production experience.
• Previous supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead employees and drive daily production execution.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing root-cause analysis corrective-action processes and manufacturing quality systems.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and manufacturing specifications.
• Strong mechanical/technical aptitude and experience with production metrics inventory staffing and cost controls.
• Strong communication coaching organizational and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office ERP systems and CRM software
• Previous experience in material handling or conveyance systems is a significant plus though not strictly required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and effectively
• Commitment to our core values of Safety Integrity and Respect with a collaborative and positive attitude

Required Experience:

Manager