Operations Manager

NOVO Health Services; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) with Employer Match

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Job summary

NOVO Health Services is seeking an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day plant operations for reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient production. You will partner with the GM to execute the site strategy, drive safety, quality, and service, and manage KPI performance across production, inventory, and distribution.

The role demands Lean/Six Sigma experience and a proven ability to coach supervisors and teams in a fast-paced healthcare-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing or process-oriented operations.
• Minimum 3 years in a plant-level leadership or production management role.
• Experience managing supervisors and frontline employees.
• Healthcare, medical device, or regulated industry experience preferred.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations, including medical instruments, healthcare linens, and disposable accessory packs.
• Ensure production schedules are met in alignment with customer demand and service requirements.
• Drive operational consistency across shifts and departments.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators including safety, quality, productivity, cost, and service.
• Support development and execution of the facility operating budget.
• Manage labor efficiency, overtime control, scrap reduction, and inventory accuracy.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining service and quality standards.
• Assist in forecasting production volumes and staffing needs.
• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurring operational issues.
• Improve workflow, build schedules, and production planning processes.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, quality standards, and Novo Health Services policies and procedures.
• Promote a strong safety-first culture across the facility.
• Partner with engineering and maintenance to ensure preventive maintenance programs are executed effectively.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and frontline teams.
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability.
• Foster an engaged, collaborative work environment.
• Support talent development and succession planning efforts.
• Partner with Sales and Customer Service teams to support new business implementation.
• Coordinate production and distribution schedules to meet client commitments.
• Ensure service reliability and high customer satisfaction.

Skills

Operations leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Production planning

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Operations Management

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Get to know us: NOVO Health Services offers linen management solutions to the healthcare industry. NOVO Health keenly focuses on safety and infection control and provides its partner hospitals with a value-driven linen management control system that measures and monitors linen utilization by department to eliminate excess internal costs. NOVO's wide range of service programs offer a variety of options to provide a seamless, single source distribution system. NOVO's regional healthcare linen facilities are HLAC accredited and operate with state-of-the‑art processing equipment and processes.

Lead and Grow with Us!

NOVO Health Services is a leading provider of healthcare linen solutions, delivering a fresh and innovative approach to the industry. Our focus on patient experience, infection prevention, and operational excellence enables us to improve linen quality while reducing overall program costs for our healthcare partners.

With HLAC‑accredited facilities and a commitment to continuous improvement, NOVO is redefining how healthcare linen programs are managed across the country.

The Operations Manager is responsible for leading day‑to‑day plant operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality production performance. This role partners closely with the General Manager to execute the site’s operational strategy while maintaining accountability for production targets, cost control, safety compliance, service levels, and team performance.

This leader drives operational discipline across production, engineering, distribution coordination, inventory management, and order fulfillment to support client retention and customer satisfaction within a healthcare‑focused manufacturing environment.

Success in this role is measured by operational KPI performance, labor optimization, COGS management, quality metrics, safety results, and on‑time service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Execution

• Oversee daily production operations, including medical instruments, healthcare linens, and disposable accessory packs.
• Ensure production schedules are met in alignment with customer demand and service requirements.
• Drive operational consistency across shifts and departments.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators including safety, quality, productivity, cost, and service.

Financial & Cost Management

• Support development and execution of the facility operating budget.
• Manage labor efficiency, overtime control, scrap reduction, and inventory accuracy.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities while maintaining service and quality standards.
• Assist in forecasting production volumes and staffing needs.

Continuous Improvement

• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurring operational issues.
• Improve workflow, build schedules, and production planning processes.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, quality standards, and Novo Health Services policies and procedures.
• Support adherence to GMP/QSR requirements where applicable.
• Promote a strong safety‑first culture across the facility.
• Partner with engineering and maintenance to ensure preventive maintenance programs are executed effectively.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and frontline teams.
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability.
• Foster an engaged, collaborative work environment.
• Support talent development and succession planning efforts.

Customer & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Sales and Customer Service teams to support new business implementation.
• Coordinate production and distribution schedules to meet client commitments.
• Ensure service reliability and high customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

Experience

• 8–10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing or process‑oriented operations.
• Minimum 3 years in a plant‑level leadership or production management role.
• Experience managing supervisors and frontline employees.
• Strong understanding of production processes, inventory management, and distribution coordination.
• Healthcare, medical device, or regulated industry experience preferred.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies preferred.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong operational executor with attention to detail.
• Financially aware and cost‑conscious decision maker.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence across departments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Collaborative and team‑oriented leadership style.

Technical Skills

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel required).
• ERP/MRP system experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of compliance and quality systems.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Management, or related field preferred.

What We Can Offer You As a Full‑time Associate

• Competitive pay
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off Program (PTO)
• 401(k) w/Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs
• Basic Life/AD&D Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability (LTD)

Why work for Novo Health Services?

NOVO Health Services strives to be the employer of choice in the hospital sterile and hygienically clean linen industry. To do that, we provide a safe, positive work environment where our associates experience tremendous growth and related opportunities for advancement.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin veteran, or disability status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Drug‑Free Workplace.