Operations Manager

Role Overview

The Operations Manager plays a critical leadership role in overseeing and optimizing the day-to-day operations of the manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, product quality, production efficiency, and the safety of personnel. The Operations Manager supervises cross-functional departments including Production, Maintenance, Purchasing, and other shop-floor-related functions to drive performance, continuous improvement, and alignment with company objectives.

What You Will Do

Lead and manage the Maintenance Department, develop and implement Preventive and Predictive Maintenance programs, conduct quality checks on maintenance work, plan and coordinate equipment installations, upgrades, and decommissioning, maintain spare parts inventory, plan, schedule, and monitor daily production runs, drive productivity improvements, ensure optimal operation of all manufacturing processes, tools, and machinery, and support root cause analysis and coordinate troubleshooting efforts.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of manufacturing systems and interdependencies, experience with ERP/MES systems and process mapping, and proven ability to analyze data, interpret trends, and make strategic decisions based on operational insights. The candidate should also have strong communication and presentation skills, and be able to lead productive meetings and issue resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (MBA or master’s is a plus)
• 5+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations, including at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement principles
• Experience using ERP and manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, or equivalent)
• Strong Excel skills; familiarity with business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is an advantage

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Ability to work well with others, one on one, remote, via video and phone
• Ability to work independently