Head of Operations & Business Management

Operations Manager (74353)
Building the people that build the world.

With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

We are opening a new campus facility that will have two of our businesses (Marley and Ingenia Technologies) evolving and growing together at SPX's very first campus.

As the Operations Manager, you will provide hands‑on leadership for the safe, reliable, and efficient execution of assembly operations . You will translate customer demand and business priorities into clear production plans, build capable teams, optimize processes using Lean principles, and manage resources to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals. Operations Management: Plan, staff, schedule, and execute daily manufacturing operations to meet customer demand and on‑time delivery commitments.

Lead with a safety‑first mindset, reinforce standards, address risks promptly, and build a culture of accountability, respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Quality & Compliance: Ensure products meet quality specifications, improve first‑pass yield, investigate root causes, and sustain corrective actions in partnership with Quality and Engineering.

Leadership: Select, develop, coach, and retain supervisors and production employees while establishing clear expectations and building bench strength for future growth.

Performance Management: Establish operating rhythms and track key performance indicators across safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and people.

Process Improvement: Apply Lean principles, standard work, visual management, and structured problem solving to improve flow, labor efficiency, productivity, and cost performance.

Translate demand into labor, shift, equipment, floor‑space, and station requirements while identifying constraints and developing recovery plans.

Align Engineering, Materials, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, Human Resources, and Shared Services around production priorities and readiness needs.

Cost Management: Manage labor, overtime, consumables, equipment use, and departmental spending responsibly while supporting business objectives.

Provide clear, fact‑based updates on performance, risks, constraints, corrective actions, and resource needs to site and business leadership.

Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and employee engagement

Experience in complex manufacturing, engineered‑to‑order, large‑product assembly, or a similar industrial environment.

Experience launching a new facility, production line, product, or major operational transfer.

Strong working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, standard work, visual management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

Ability to interpret technical drawings, bills of material, work instructions, production data, and key performance indicators.

Strong floor leadership with the ability to move effectively between strategic planning and day‑to‑day operational problem solving.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present business performance, risks, and recommendations to senior leaders.

Strong organizational and time‑management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and urgent operational needs.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using ERP, MRP, production reporting, or manufacturing execution systems.

Experience with large assemblies, overhead cranes, material‑handling equipment, industrial electrical work, or mechanical systems.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred

Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent continuous‑improvement training or certification preferred

Manufacturing environment with regular production‑floor presence and potential exposure to weather conditions, temperature variation, moving equipment, and/or noise. Occasional travel and schedule flexibility may be required to support training, other SPX locations, multiple shifts, and critical business needs.

Our core values set a standard for how we manage ourselves, and our Leadership Model sets the standard for how we engage with each other. Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave

Competitive health insurance plans and 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one

Competitive and performance‑based compensation packages and bonus plans

Our commitment to embrace diversity to build a culture of inclusion at SPX

SPX is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to making selection decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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