Operations Manager

Tom Trese Networking LLC; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tom Trese Networking LLC in the Kansas City area seeks an experienced Operation Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a plastic injection molding facility, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are met.

You will provide strategic and hands-on leadership across production, maintenance, quality, and materials to support customer requirements and continuous improvement initiatives in compliance with customer quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive leadership in plastic injection molding.
• Strong knowledge of injection molding processes and materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a plastic injection molding facility.
• Ensure safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are met.
• Provide strategic and hands-on leadership across production, maintenance, quality, and materials.

Skills

Leadership

Injection molding processes

Automation

Tooling materials (resins)

High-volume multi-shift operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

Injection molding equipment

Job description

The Operation Manager is responsible for leading all day-to-day manufacturing operations with an plastic injection molding facility, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are met. This role provides strategic and hand-on leadership across production, maintenance, quality, and materials to support customer requirements and continuous improvement initiatives in compliance with customer quality standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in plastic injection molding environment.
• Strong knowledge of injection molding processes, tooling materials (resins), and automation.
• Proven leadership of high-volume, multi-shift operations.