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.

Primary Responsibilities

• 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

• Bachelor's 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