Plant Operations Manager

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations across mechanical and electrical assembly, warehouse, and production planning.
• Own plant performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity, Inventory, and People.
• Lead production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, and workforce allocation to meet customer demand.
• Optimize production flow, labor utilization, material availability, warehouse operations, and plant capacity.
• Ensure effective material flow and inventory accuracy from receiving through production and shipment.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, identify bottlenecks, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Partner with HR on staffing, employee development, performance management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with EHS, OSHA, quality, and company requirements.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and HR.
• Lead production ramp-up, capacity expansion, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Provide regular plant performance, capacity, and risk updates to senior management.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including leadership of production teams.
• Strongly preferred in assembly operations, warehouse/material flow, and production planning.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, capacity planning, inventory management, and operational performance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, establish accountability, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, financial, and project management skills.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Sage, Oracle, SAP, or similar.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement certification preferred.
• Experience in high-growth, production ramp-up, or capacity expansion environments preferred.