Onsite Manufacturing Ops Lead: Prototyping to Production

Confidential Company; Milford (OH); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Milford, Ohio, seeks a Manager, Manufacturing Operations to lead development assembly operations, translating engineering intent into scalable production for defense and commercial programs. This onsite role reports to our Cincy office, with cross-site coordination to Cedar Park and Milford.

You will own build execution, safety culture, process maturity, quality containment, and team development, driving first-pass yield while partnering with Design Engineering, Test, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years manufacturing/assembly/production operations, including 2+ years directly leading people.
• Demonstrated success transitioning low-volume, high-complexity, prototype builds into repeatable production processes.
• Hands-on technical depth in precision electromechanical assembly, rotating or reciprocating machinery, high-voltage systems, power generation, aerospace, or comparable hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own on-time, on-quality completion of development assembly builds, including schedule ownership and blockers resolution.
• Establish and maintain credible build schedules and report progress against them.
• Escalate risks and constraints early, with recommended actions.
• Establish and sustain a visible EHS culture, enforce safety discipline across assembly and test operations.
• Partner with Design/Manufacturing Engineering to convert undocumented process knowledge into controlled work instructions and tooling.
• Develop and maintain process documentation to support transfer into commercial production.
• Drive first-pass yield improvements and containment, with root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Specify, justify, install, and qualify fixtures, tooling, and capital equipment for development builds.
• Ensure equipment readiness for downstream production and manage capital requests.
• Hire, train, certify, and develop the assembly and technician team.
• Collaborate with Milford and Cedar Park teams to transfer learning into production configuration, and participate in cross-site reviews.

Skills

Manufacturing fundamentals

Root cause analysis

Engineering drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

On-site Milford Ohio

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

ERP

MES

Job description

Confidential Company in Milford, Ohio, seeks a Manager, Manufacturing Operations to lead development assembly operations, translating engineering intent into scalable production for defense and commercial programs. This onsite role reports to our Cincy office, with cross-site coordination to Cedar Park and Milford.

You will own build execution, safety culture, process maturity, quality containment, and team development, driving first-pass yield while partnering with Design Engineering, Test, and