Operations Lead — Process Improvement & Coordination

Flex; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex, a diversified manufacturing partner, seeks a skilled operations professional in Richmond, VA. The role centers on sustaining manufacturing line performance through evaluations, process improvements, and budget-conscious leadership.

You will coordinate staffing, track bottlenecks, manage scrap responses, and ensure clear shift-to-shift communication. The ideal candidate has an Associate’s degree and about four years of related experience, with strong reading comprehension and numerical

Qualifications

• Typically requires an Associate’s Degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 4 years of related experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend moderately complex instructions; interpret schedules and diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing feedback on performance of individuals through formal and informal evaluations.
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Coordinate people resource requirements for the department.
• Assist in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
• Communicate daily plan and any production or customer service issues
• Highlight material shortages, interface with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages
• Recognize and monitor bottlenecks.
• Report and alert resources concerning downtime.
• Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
• Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
• Communicate with opposite shift to ensure communication flow.
• Update department communication boards.
• Follow quality indicators. Stop and alert if predefined indicators are below target.
• Primary contact for response to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step.

Skills

Manufacturing expertise

Data interpretation

Communication (written & verbal)

Education

Associate’s Degree or technical training

4 years related experience

Job description

Flex, a diversified manufacturing partner, seeks a skilled operations professional in Richmond, VA. The role centers on sustaining manufacturing line performance through evaluations, process improvements, and budget-conscious leadership.

You will coordinate staffing, track bottlenecks, manage scrap responses, and ensure clear shift-to-shift communication. The ideal candidate has an Associate’s degree and about four years of related experience, with strong reading comprehension and numerical