Operations Manager, 2nd shift

Swagelok; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards benefits

Job summary

Swagelok in Strongsville, Ohio is seeking an Operations Manager on the 2nd shift to lead manufacturing campus operations. The role oversees daily operations, coaching 6–12 supervisors and guiding 100–250 hourly associates toward safety, quality, and efficiency.

The candidate will drive lean initiatives, align with strategy, and ensure regulatory and quality compliance while managing budgets and resources. A strong leader with experience in manufacturing is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or a significant amount of relevant work experience.
• 4+ years of operations experience (manufacturing or comparable experience)
• 2+ years of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads by example in a values‑based culture and aligns team with company mission and values.
• Drives Lean Daily Management to resolve daily operational issues with strong floor engagement.
• Leads continuous improvement to improve safety, quality, service, cost and associate engagement.
• Applies lean tools to eliminate waste and improve KPI performance.
• Maintains safety culture and supports crisis management and safety escalations.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA and Swagelok quality management systems.
• Manages labor, capacity, and material constraints to balance resources with business needs.
• Develops and coaches the supervisory team and provides growth opportunities.
• Ensures alignment across operations and support groups; handles escalations outside regular hours.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coaching

Problem Solving

Accountability

Developing Others

Influence

Managing Complexity

Results Driven

Relationship Management

Social Awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Lean tools

Kaizen

Job description

Shift: 2nd shift

City: Strongsville

Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between.That same dedication spans to our customers.

Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.

We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.

Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.

We hope you’ll consider joining our team.

Position Summary:

The Operations Manager is responsible for leading operational excellence within a manufacturing campus on designated shift(s). This role drives the daily operations, and the collaborative execution of longer-term strategies aligned with the organization’s strategic plan. Success is measured across safety, quality, service, cost, associate engagement, and culture. The role is expected to provide critical leadership and coaching to enable continuous team development.

This position typically reports to the Manufacturing Manager for the plant/manufacturing campus and has a team of 6‑12 Supervisors (direct reports) responsible for leading 100‑250 hourly associates (indirect reports).

Essential Duties & Responsibilties

• Leads by example in a values‑based culture, ensures alignment to culture and values with leadership team and associates and connects the team to the company mission, vision, and values. Exemplifies servant leadership to ensure the success of the team.
• Drives regimented cadence (Lean Daily Management) through high shop floor engagement to resolve daily operational/personnel issues, with limited oversight.
• Leads with continuous improvement mindsetto improve KPI’s and achieve goals associated with safety, quality, service, cost, and engagement.
• Able to execute lean tools to drive out operational waste (I.E. CEDAC, DPS, Kaizen)
• Drives a safety focused culture; Able to perform crisis management, coach others how to navigate safety escalations and can inspire associate engagement to drive positive change
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements (I.E. OSHA)
• Understands and ensures compliance with Swagelok quality management systems
• Ensures products are meeting or exceeding quality requirements; Can assist the team through product containment, disciplined problem solving and corrective actions, while maintaining product flow
• Leverages business insights to proactively manage the operations through labor, capacity, and material constraints. Can utilize the various tools needed to keep these resources balanced with the needs of the business.
• Is accountable to executing to budget, understands production variances, and drives countermeasures to meet goals.
• Administer all Human Resource systems and policies in a fair and consistent manner. This includes conflict resolution, performance management, development processes, hiring, discipline and termination processes. The Operations Manager role is expected to execute these with limited oversight and coach their teams through these processes.
• Responsible for the development of the supervisory team, including coaching, delivering timely feedback, holding the team accountable and providing opportunity for growth.
• Ensures strong alignment across the operations and functional support groups.
• Ability to field escalations during non‑scheduled working hours

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or a significant amount of relevant work experience.
• 4+ years of operations experience (manufacturing or comparable experience)
• 2+ years of leadership experience

Preferred:

• Leading other leaders
• Budget management
• Fluid systems product knowledge
• Shop floor manufacturing experience with a strong understanding of the nature of manufacturing operation

Critical Competencies:

• Communication & collaboration – Builds relationships across various functions, potentially including external partners. Can effectively deliver timely messaging upwards, laterally, and downwards through organization structures to influence others and support change management.
• Influence – uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
• Managing complexity – Can effectively navigate gray areas, competing business objectives and make balanced decisions in a fast‑paced environment.
• Developing others – Ability to assess talent and help others grow, provides mentorship to others. Holds direct team and supporting functions accountable.
• Associate Engagement – Leads by example in a values‑based culture, inspires the team to take ownership of their area.
• Problem Solving Skills – Able to utilize lean tools and disciplined solving processes to resolve a broad array of operational challenges.
• Ownership, accountability – Can take control of various situations, including crisis management, to manage the outcome. Can hold direct team and support groups accountable for results.
• Results driven – can effectively drive KPI’s and balance competing objectives.
• Coaching – can teach the above competencies to others, including the supervisors directly reporting to the Operations Manager.
• Relationship Management: Conflict Management, Developing Others, Inspirational Leadership, and Change Catalyst
• Social Awareness: Empathy, Service Orientation, and Organizational Awareness

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

Scope of Position

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness, compensation, retirement planning, and supplemental rewards.

Congratulations on taking the first step to B e Connected. B e Valued. B e You.

Swagelok is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, pregnancy‑related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

_Swagelok will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and Ohio state law._

_This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Swagelok is an at‑will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason._