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Sr. Manufacturing Operations Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Lebanon, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/10/2026
Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  • Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. And you’ll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development.

Discover Impactful Work:

You will serve as the leader of assembly manufacturing, including the development and execution of all assembly production and boxing to support the highest quality product for customers with timely delivery at our Lebanon, TN site. You are the operations leader responsible for maintaining ISO and USDA compliance within the assembly function and for operating within project and department budgets.

A Day in the Life:

  • Coordinate operations by leading day-to-day assembly manufacturing activities, including capacity planning and budget management.
  • Train, mentor, and coordinate operations team members to meet or exceed departmental standards and key performance indicators providing manufacturing mentorship and support throughout the organization.
  • Establish and improve operational goals and metric, including STRAP, AOP, and HRR, and review outcomes in Quarterly Business Reviews.
  • Seek the highest level of compliance and efficiency of specified manufacturing practices serving as the primary assembly manufacturing contact for regulatory inspections and/or client audits.
  • Innovate process improvements applying PPI, 5S, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies and work proactively with the team and internal customers to implement opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Meet production, quality, financial, staffing, and EHS goals and objectives, including but not limited to productivity, cost reduction, backorder, inventory, training, CAPA closure rates, etc.

Keys to Success:

Education

  • Minimum Required Education :Bachelor's degree in business, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, or related field required.
  • Master's Degree preferred
  • Six Sigma, supply chain, and project management degrees or certifications, e.g. MBA, CSSBB, CPIM, and PMP, is highly preferred.

Experience

  • 10 Years experience in a lean and/or regulated manufacturing operations environment with increasing responsibility
  • 6 years of people management/ leadership experience required.
  • Biological and/or pharmaceutical industry specific experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Consistent record in driving continuous improvement.
  • Effective leadership skills to guide large teams including people leaders.
  • Requires social skills and the ability to lead and work cross functionally with teams.
  • Strong organizational skills; ability to prioritize and lead through sophisticated processes/projects including new product introductions.
  • Ability to effectively present information to employees, top management, and public groups.
  • Expert ability to use software and customized programs to meet business needs.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. As one team of 100,000 colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement .

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

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