Manufacturing Operations Manager

Responsibilities

Run daily production operations for your value stream — staffing, scheduling, throughput, and output — from material release through final shipment

Lead and develop production supervisors and their teams across a 25–100+ person production organization, building accountability-driven frontline leadership

Own the safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance of production within your value stream

Drive manufacturing readiness for new product introductions, working ahead of ramp to catch issues before they hit the floor

Identify and remove production bottlenecks; run Lean tools like value stream mapping and Kaizen events to keep work moving

Maintain OSHA compliance and lead a visible, hands-on safety culture on the floor

How This Role Connects to the Rest of the Plant

This is a production leadership role, not a role that manages every discipline in the building. You won't have fabrication, welding, mechanical assembly, engineering, or quality reporting to you — each of those has its own lead. What you will have is real influence over how they work together, because production sits at the center of the value stream and everything upstream and downstream affects your numbers.

Day to day, you'll coordinate closely with:

Metal Fabrication — sequencing and hand-offs into production

Welding Operations — scheduling and quality hand-offs

Mechanical & Final Assembly — flow and staging

Manufacturing Engineering — process changes and NPI readiness

Quality Operations — closing the loop on defects and rework

Material Flow / Supply Chain — inbound timing and shortages

You're the person who makes sure a job moves cleanly from one discipline to the next — resolving the friction between teams so nothing stalls on the floor.

Requirements

7–10 years in manufacturing leadership, including experience directly managing production supervisors
Background in contract manufacturing (EMS, industrial, or engineered-to-order environments)
Working knowledge of metal fabrication, welding, and assembly operations — you don't need to have run these functions, but you need to speak the language
Lean manufacturing fundamentals (value stream mapping, Kaizen, root-cause problem solving)
Comfortable working in an ERP/MRP system (SAP a plus, not required)
Experience leading operations involving:
Mechanical Assembly
Metal Fabrication
Welding
Manufacturing Engineering
Quality
High-Volume Manufacturing
Strong understanding of manufacturing throughput optimization.
Experience partnering with Program Management on customer-driven manufacturing programs.
Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, Value Stream Mapping, Value Stream Maps, material flow optimization, organizational streamlining, and Value Chain Management.
ERP/MRP experience (SAP preferred).
Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Preferred

Experience with complex, engineered-to-order products 
We are particularly interested in leaders who have manufactured complex integrated products such as:
Modular Data Centers
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
Power Distribution Equipment
Electrical Enclosures
Switchgear
Industrial Equipment
Energy Infrastructure
Modular Power Systems
Engineered Industrial Assemblies

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