Operations Manager

What you will get to do:

• Lead manufacturing operations, production scheduling, shipping/receiving, and inventory control. 
• Participate as a member of the leadership team in planning and executing company growth, financial, quality, and operational goals.
• Apply manufacturing engineering and process engineering experience to improve production flow, quality, repeatability, throughput, and cost performance.
• Identify and resolve process constraints, recurring production issues, quality escapes, rework drivers, and material-flow problems.
• Drive operational excellence through Lean, Six Sigma, problem-solving, standard work, and best-practice sharing.
• Develop, maintain, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) that support safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and productivity goals.
• Use accurate operational and quality data to identify improvement opportunities and support sound business decisions.
• Lead cost-reduction and productivity-improvement initiatives, with a target of reducing controllable operational costs by 3–5% annually where practical.
• Coach, train, and develop team members to strengthen skills, accountability, and professional growth.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with quality, engineering, purchasing, sales, customer service, and finance to improve flow and execution.
• Promote a positive, accountable, team-oriented culture consistent with the company’s values. 
 

What will make you successful:

• Prior experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Industrial Engineer, or similar technical manufacturing role is strongly preferred and highly important for this position.
• 5+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing, PCB assembly, or a comparable manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to understand manufacturing processes at a technical level and translate that knowledge into operational execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations management, business, or a related field preferred; engineering degree highly desirable.
• Demonstrated success improving processes, reducing cost, improving quality, improving production flow, or increasing throughput.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen, FMEA, visual management, root-cause analysis, and mistake-proofing methods.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, project management, financial impact, and performance metrics.
• Ability to lead across functions through both direct authority and influence.
• Strong communication, coaching, organization, and problem-solving skills. \Hands-on experience developing or improving production processes, work instructions, fixtures/tooling, process controls, test processes, or quality systems. 
• Lean or Six Sigma certification preferred; Green Belt or Black Belt helpful. Master Black Belt is a plus, but not required.
• Experience in low- to mid-volume/high-mix electronics manufacturing.
• ERP/MRP, production scheduling, inventory control, and materials flow experience.