Operations Manager

Operations Manager Waterbury Description The Operations Manager is responsible for leading and managing all day-to-day production execution activities within the manufacturing environment. This role serves as the primary operational authority for the production floor and is accountable for ensuring operators and production support personnel execute work in full compliance with work orders, customer requirements, and the production schedule. The Operations Manager owns the flow of parts from raw material through manufacturing, quality inspection, secondary processing, and shipping. This position is responsible for work order management, daily and weekly scheduling, labor allocation, and ensuring smooth handoffs between departments. The Operations Manager is responsible for maintaining process discipline, hitting throughput targets, reducing bottlenecks, and ensuring the facility runs efficiently from receipt of raw material to shipment of finished product. Essential Functions: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each stated essential function, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help qualified individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions. Key Responsibilities: Production Floor Leadership: § Directly oversee approximately 30 operators across pressing, quality support, secondary processing, and shipping functions. § Enforce adherence to work instructions, setup procedures, and standard operating procedures across all production areas. § Provide real-time direction and decision-making to resolve floor-level production issues. § Allocate labor and equipment to meet daily production requirements. § Maintain accountability for operator performance, attendance, and adherence to company policies. Work Order & Scheduling Management: § Manage work order release, sequencing, and prioritization to meet customer delivery commitments. § Coordinate the daily and weekly production schedule across pressing, quality, and secondary operations. § Adjust schedules in response to material availability, equipment status, quality holds, or customer expedites. § Ensure work orders are accurately closed out and labor is properly reported in the ERP system. § Coordinate with Production Control, Quality, and Shipping to align priorities and resolve conflicts. Material Flow & Throughput: § Oversee the movement of parts from raw material receipt through pressing, in-process quality, secondary processing, and shipping. § Identify and resolve bottlenecks that affect throughput or on-time delivery. § Coordinate with Quality Assurance to ensure parts move efficiently through inspection without unnecessary delays. § Coordinate with Shipping to ensure finished goods are released on time and in full. § Track daily output against schedule and report production performance to plant leadership. Operational Discipline & Continuous Improvement: § Drive accountability for adherence to standard work, 5S, and shop floor housekeeping. § Lead investigations into production delays, downtime, and missed schedules, and implement corrective actions for recurring issues. § Coordinate operator training and cross-training to support flexibility and coverage across production areas. § Escalate systemic or high-risk issues to plant leadership with documented data and recommendations. § Performs other duties as directed. § Supports continuous improvement, safety, and audit preparation initiatives as assigned. Requirements Position Qualifications and Competency Statements: § Leadership: Ability to direct, manage, and hold operators accountable across multiple production areas. § Decision-Making: Capable of making firm production and resource decisions under pressure. § Analytical Thinking: Strong ability to interpret production data, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize accordingly. § Process Discipline: Ensures procedures are consistently followed without exception. § Communication: Clear, direct communication with hourly and salaried personnel. § Conflict Resolution: Ability to address noncompliance or performance issues professionally and effectively. Skills and Abilities: § Required education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered. § Required experience: Minimum 5 years in manufacturing operations leadership, preferably in metal stamping, deep draw, or high-volume production environments. § Required proficiencies: Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel, ERP/MRP systems, work order management, production scheduling, labor reporting, and shop floor metrics. § Required attributes: Assertive leadership style, high accountability standards, strong organizational skills, and ability to enforce compliance consistently. Work Environment: This position involves working both in office and within the shop work environment. The employee must be aware of potential hazards, including, but not limited to, working in close proximity to moving mechanical parts, operating vehicles, exposure to electrical current, high temperatures, and chemicals. It is critical that the Operations Manager maintain situational awareness while actively engaging on the production floor to monitor operations and ensure schedule adherence. The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document is not a contract of employment. The company reserves the right to change this job description, as it may deem appropriate Salary Description 95,000 - 110,000

Salary : $95,000 - $110,000