Warehouse Operations Leader

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Job Title: Warehouse Operations Leader
Location: Ocala, FL (Onsite)

About Us:  
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:
Ready to power the future of innovation? Imagine a compressor that doesn’t just change the game, it redefines it. Our Compression Systems and Services (CSS) North America division delivers highly reliable, cutting-edge compressor systems trusted across industries worldwide. With a relentless focus on productivity and performance, we’ve earned our reputation as a leader in the field.

We’re seeking a confident, metrics-driven Warehouse Operations Leader to guide our Ocala Aftermarket Center. This assistant plant manager–level role is for a hands-on leader with strong supply chain expertise in a manufacturing  environment who thrives well under pressure, leads with empathy and conviction, and holds teams accountable while building trust and momentum. You’ll drive results across Engagement, Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Operational Excellence, shaping a zero-loss culture and ensuring daily execution aligns with company goals. As the Warehouse Operations Leader, you’ll own site performance across a warehouse-heavy operation with a growing manufacturing footprint. Leading supervisors and technicians, you’ll drive SQDC, Lean initiatives, and KPIs, using data to turn insights into action. From material flow and production schedules to inventory accuracy and on-time delivery, you’ll keep operations safe, efficient, and on plan—partnering with Quality, EHS, Materials, and Customer Service to remove barriers and deliver for customers.

Why now? The site is scaling with growth planned through 2026. This is a rare opportunity to set the standard, shape culture, and build the operating system for the future. On-site in Ocala, your leadership won’t just run today’s operation, it will define how the facility wins tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

Leadership, Coaching & Talent Development

• Guide and motivate a team of operators and technicians to achieve production targets and maintain a safe working environment.
• Influence, coach, and motivate functional leaders to guide production and support organizations for optimum day-to-day operations.
• Lead, encourage, coach, and develop all members of the organization motivating the team to consistently perform above expectations.
• Effectively develop and utilize all people’s resources through talent management processes.
• Coach and review performance of direct reports.
• Create effective team to ensure timely resolution of production or processing problems.

Operational Oversight & Plant Management

• Lead activities of the business functions concerned with the operation of a manufacturing plant including Production Operations, Materials, Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety, and Lean Implementation.
• Ensure effectiveness of production and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and other operational reports, to ensure high quality yields.
• Manage manufacturing schedules to meet customer requirements, optimize inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, consider budgetary limitations, time constraints, and customer impact.

Performance Metrics, Financials & Business Results

• Metrics Driven. Implement, monitor, and control critical and meaningful performance indicators (EHS, People, Service, Quality, Cost, Gr