Manager, Operations

Nordson Corporation; City of Norwich (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson EFD is seeking a Production Manager to lead daily factory operations with a strong focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The role utilizes the Nordson Business System (NBS Next) and cellular manufacturing to drive efficiency and capacity.

The position emphasizes a Journey to Zero safety culture, mentorship of teams, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to improve throughput and profitability across assembly lines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 5–7 years in manufacturing/operations leadership.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience with SAP ERP preferred.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing or ISO certified environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily production operations and safety culture under Journey to Zero program.
• Manages labor and resources to meet daily goals while controlling costs.
• Hires, coaches, and develops team members to build high-performing teams.
• Drives continuous improvement and leads improvement projects.
• Collaborates with Operations Director on budgeting, capital planning and productivity for product lines.
• Enhances customer satisfaction through collaboration with support functions.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety culture

Process improvement

Kanban

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology, Business, Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Nordson EFD , a global leader in Engineered Fluid Dispensing, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

Job Summary

The Production Manager leads daily factory operations with a strong focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Utilizing the Nordson Business System**(NBS Next)**and cellular manufacturing principles, this role drives efficiency, flow, and capacity to exceed customer expectations. This role drives engagement in the organization’s safety vision— Journey to Zero, the Production Manager quickly addresses issues, implements countermeasures, and fosters a high-performance, customer-focused team culture.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees daily operations of the productionteam, facility teamsand planner,promoting a strong safety culture through theJourney to Zeroprogram.

• Manages labor and resources to meet daily production goals and quality standards while controlling costs.

• Demonstrates strong talent management ability, hires, coaches, and develops team members to build engagement and high-performing teams.

• Promotes continuous improvementcultureby holding regular team meetings to address challenges and implement solutions.

• Plans and implements improvement projects to boost customer satisfaction,manufacturingefficiency, and profitability.

• Supports financial goals by working with direct reports and the Operations Director on budgeting, capital planning,cost analysis opportunities, and manufacturing productivity for assigned product lines.

• Enhances customer satisfaction through strong collaboration with support functions and customer service.

• Able to quickly identify and correct flow issues withinresponsiblemanufacturing site.Leading continuous improvement projects resulting in through-put improvements, shorter lead times, cost reductions and productivity gains across all assembly product lines.

• Encouragesownermindsetaccountability by enforcing standardized workandsafety compliance.

• Builds a positive, motivated team culture through clear and purposeful leadership.

• Maintains a results-driven focus on building and sustaining high-performance teams.

• Brings energy and passion to leading a customer-focused manufacturing environment.

• Anticipates problems and proactively leads the team to solve them collaboratively.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology, Business, Engineering orotherrelated field required.

• Minimum of5-7years of professional experience in a manufacturing or operations leadership role is required

• Proficiency in all MS Office applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook is required.

• Experience with an ERP platform(SAP)strongly preferred.

• Experience with injection moldingautomated assembly equipment and manual product assemblyis preferred.

• Experience working in a Lean Manufacturing or ISO Certified company preferred

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Remains calm under pressure; Strong decision-making skills in response to high pressure situations.

• Proven change agent: skill with enabling change, strong influencing abilities particularly with frontline teams.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels of theorganization.

• Ability to establish and maintain high level relationships with suppliers.

• Proven ability to implement process management, value stream execution, and continuous improvement activities.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

• Demonstrated results with Kanbanprocessesand implementation strategies

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Employee may be required to remain stationary, stand, sit and/or bend frequently or for extended periods of time.

• Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange verbal and written information.

• Employee may be required to observe and assess information received via computer.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Must have reliable, appropriate transportation.

Travel Required

None

About Nordson EFD

Nordson EFD is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of fluid dispensing systems and single-use fluid packaging. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson EFD is a global team that works to create systems and consumables that improve the fluid dispensing process. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you’re just beginning your career or you’re a seasoned professional, there’s a place for you to belong at Nordson EFD. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career.