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🚨 NOW HIRING: Senior Operations Manager – Fond du Lac, WI 🚨
💵 Pay: $100,000–$130,000 per year
📅 Date Posted: November 14, 2025
🏭 Industry: Manufacturing
📍 Location: On-site | Fond du Lac, WI
VIP Executive Search is proud to partner with a fast-growing manufacturing company to hire a Senior Operations Manager for a newly created, high-impact leadership role. This position is critical to the company’s next phase of growth and will drive alignment, structure, and performance across all operational departments.
🔹 About the Role
The Senior Operations Manager will oversee:
Production
Quality
Logistics
Maintenance
Warehousing
This leader will guide a multi-shift, bilingual workforce and play a central role in strengthening processes, culture, and operational excellence across the organization.
🔹 Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Operational Leadership
• Build and execute operational plans tied to company objectives.
• Lead daily manufacturing and logistics activities across all shifts.
• Drive operational excellence, efficiency, and performance.
Cross-Department Integration
• Enhance communication between production, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and admin teams.
• Align priorities and streamline decision-making.
Operational Optimization
• Monitor KPIs and production metrics.
• Implement lean methodologies and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Standardize processes for accuracy and consistency.
Leadership & Talent Development
• Lead, mentor, and develop supervisors and frontline teams.
• Foster ownership, accountability, and high performance.
• Support and develop bilingual (English/Spanish) teams.
Quality, Customer Satisfaction & On-Time Delivery
• Uphold strong quality control standards.
• Ensure on-time production and service delivery.
• Elevate customer satisfaction through operational consistency.
Safety & Compliance
• Maintain OSHA compliance and internal safety protocols.
• Lead preventative maintenance to minimize downtime.
🔹 Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
Experience
• 5–7 years in manufacturing or contract packaging operations leadership.
• Strong experience leading multi-shift teams.
• Proven success improving performance and efficiency.
• Experience with bilingual teams preferred.
Technical Expertise
• Lean manufacturing & continuous improvement
• Quality control systems
• ERP systems & data analytics
• OSHA standards
Key Competencies
Strong leadership & influence
Data-driven decision-making
Results-oriented with urgency
Excellent communication
Adaptable, resilient, and solution-focused
🔹 Why This Role Matters
This is a newly created role built to elevate operational structure, leadership, and performance. The company is hiring immediately and seeking a proactive, high-impact leader who’s ready to make measurable improvements from day one.
🔹 Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
📍 Work Location: On-site, Fond du Lac, WI
Equal Opportunity Statement:
VIP Executive Search and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace for all employees.
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Salary : $100,000 - $130,000