Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing areas meet or exceed customer expectations by managing On-Time Delivery (OTD), Past Dues and Quality ratings.
• Cook with the planning team and your manufacturing supervisors to develop build plans based on existing backlog, sales forecasts and historical data.
• Regularly review order backlogs to identify potential pull-in opportunities, operational risk and accelerate production timelines as needed.
• Lead a manufacturing team to include hiring, developing and managing performance of 3-5 direct reports.
• Provide regular performance appraisals, establish performance goals and recognize areas needing further development.
• Manage total employee count at all levels of manufacturing to align labor capacity with actual workload.
• Ensure established work instructions are accurately documented and closely followed.
• Identify best practices already in use by some areas and scale their impact to other areas.
• Lead and support team-driven initiatives for process optimization, system improvements and productivity gains.
• Identify and execute Capital Expenditure requests with a focus on automation, quality, standardization, repeatability and replacement of aging equipment.
• Partner with the Procurement team to maintain raw material inventory levels and expedite shortages.
• Work with Engineering on new product designs, prototype development, and transition to full-scale production.
• Support forecasted orders from Sales by building ahead.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Master’s Degree preferred) in Manufacturing, Business, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in manufacturing management.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and managing production schedules.
• Direct experience in Glovia ERP is a bonus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Bilingual (Spanish) Required.
• Travel required (25-50%) between company facilities and customer locations, including regular travel to Mexico.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage a diverse, cross-functional team.
• Excellent organizational, planning and decision-making skills, with the ability to execute and adjust plans quickly based on changing demands.

Benefits

This position is 100% on-site at our Bohemia, NY office. This position requires a U.S Person or a person who can qualify for a department of state or commercial license.

Pay

Salary Range for this position is $150,000- 175,000, depending on experience.

Schedule

During the initial onboarding and transition period, travel may exceed 50% as operational alignment and team integration activities are completed; however, long-term travel expectations are anticipated to remain within the 25-50% range.