Operations Manager

ABOUT LOZIER

Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with facilities across the U.S., Lozier Corporation is the leading manufacturer of products used by retailers in stores and warehouses, with a vision to be operationally excellent in support of retail’s present and future. Retailers have relied on our quality products and service for more than 65 years.

BENEFITS AND SCHEDULE

• Company bonus potential.
• PTO (Paid Time Off) plus paid holidays.
• Competitive benefits package (Eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits on the first day of employment).
• 401(k) with Employer Match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Career Development Programs.
• Casual dress.
• Relocation benefits available, (as applicable).
• Monday thru Friday schedule, onsite.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Operations Manager is a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for overseeing end-to-end manufacturing operations across multiple production areas. This role ensures that production teams consistently meet or exceed performance metrics in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale (SQDCM) while driving a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and innovation. The Operations Manager serves as a key liaison between plant leadership and production execution to guide, develop, and mentor cross-functional teams to align daily operations with long-term business objectives. This role leverages manufacturing technologies and continuous improvement methodologies to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and sustain competitive advantage in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Demonstrate leadership by championing Lozier’s Mission, Vision, and Values and living the Lozier Leadership Model.
• Direct and support managers and supervisors in achieving daily and long-range performance targets for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale (SQDCM).
• Translate plant-level objectives into actionable plans aligned with operational key performance indicators (KPIs) and strategic growth initiatives.
• Foster a high-performance culture grounded in continuous improvement, employee development, and team accountability.
• Oversee workforce planning, shift scheduling, and resource allocation to ensure optimal equipment and labor utilization across all departments.
• Champion lean manufacturing initiatives, including 5S, Kaizen events, and waste reduction efforts to enhance throughput and reduce operational costs.
• Monitor and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by addressing root causes of downtime, inefficiencies, and scrap.
• Ensure integration and effective use of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing execution systems (MES), and other digital platforms for real-time production monitoring, reporting, and decision-making.
• Lead readiness and adoption of automated systems, including automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), to improve logistics, inventory management, and material flow.
• Drive adherence to safety policies and regulatory standards while cultivating a zero-incident safety culture.
• Support execution of advanced product quality planning (APQP) processes to maintain product and process integrity from prototype through full production.
• Ensure training, audits, and documentation meet internal and external quality expectations (ISO 9001, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, etc.).
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to troubleshoot issues, deploy solutions, and streamline workflows.
• Support capital investment projects, plant expansions, or retooling efforts, ensuring alignment with production capacity and business needs.
• Demonstrate regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work, meetings, and completing assignments.
• Ability to work and interact well with others.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

• Lead strategic and budgetary planning sessions along with associated plan execution, including leading and lagging metric definition, alignment, and deployment.
• May participate in collective bargaining process.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor degree in business, finance, engineering, manufacturing, operations management, or another related field is preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in engineering, maintenance, manufacturing, operations, or equivalent experience, if degreed. Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, or equivalent experience, if non-degreed. At least 3 years of experience in a multi-team or area leadership capacity is required.

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