Onsite Ops Programs Lead, 2IC to Production Manager

Socket.dev; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking a Senior Operations Program Manager to drive procurement, CI, training, and admin across the plant floor. You will run programs end-to-end, mentor supervisors, and stand in for the Senior Production Manager as needed.

This role emphasizes hands-on leadership on the floor, cross-functional collaboration with maintenance, engineering, EHS, and production, and a focus on improving efficiency and reliability as the operation scales.

Qualifications

• Operational experience leading and coaching across shifts.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Willing and able to work onsite across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement for operations: spares, consumables, services, and capital items.
• Own the requisition-to-PO process from end to end. Keep cost centers accurate and spend on budget.
• Build and hold vendor relationships to delivery, quality, and cost commitments.
• Lead operations improvement and capital projects from scope through commissioning.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across maintenance, engineering, EHS, and production.
• Track scope, schedule, and budget. Keep stakeholders informed and decisions moving.
• Run the CI program for operations. Find the losses, prioritize them, and drive fixes to closure.
• Facilitate root-cause investigations and standardize what works across shifts and lines.
• Build and maintain the metrics and reviews that make performance visible.
• Own the operator training and qualification program.
• Build training content and competency standards with supervisors and SMEs.
• Onboard new hires and close skill gaps as the operation scales.
• Carry the administrative load that keeps operations running: reporting, documentation, scheduling, and records.
• Prepare data and materials for production meetings and leadership reviews.
• Keep procedures, standards, and records current and audit-ready.
• Act as 2IC for the Senior Production Manager. Carry the load and make the calls in their absence.
• Coach and develop supervisors and shift leads on people leadership and problem-solving.
• Serve as the liaison between operations leadership and the front line, carrying context both directions.
• Lead from the front. Be on the floor, visible, and hands-on when it counts.

Skills

Procurement

Materials management

Onsite work

Operations leadership

Continuous improvement

Training & development

Coaching

Job description

Redwood Materials is seeking a Senior Operations Program Manager to drive procurement, CI, training, and admin across the plant floor. You will run programs end-to-end, mentor supervisors, and stand in for the Senior Production Manager as needed.

This role emphasizes hands-on leadership on the floor, cross-functional collaboration with maintenance, engineering, EHS, and production, and a focus on improving efficiency and reliability as the operation scales.