Operations Manager- Aluminum Fabrication

Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting day one

Quarterly bonus

401k match 100% vested

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Job summary

Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions seeks a Manufacturing Operations Manager- Aluminum Fabrication to lead branch operations, align production with strategic goals, and drive continuous improvement. The role focuses on cost control, safety, and high-quality output across production, maintenance, shipping and receiving.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of senior manufacturing leadership, with strong financial literacy and ERP/Microsoft Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a four-year college or university is highly preferred.
• 10+ years of general management experience in a manufacturing environment (aluminum/glass or metal fabrication preferred).
• Prior P&L responsibility and financial data analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs branch/plant operations for production, sales, maintenance, quality, and shipping.
• Assumes P&L responsibility and ensures financial goals are met.
• Implements cost controls over capital, operating expenditures, and labor.
• Leads safety programs to ensure OSHA compliance and minimize injuries.
• Oversees plant performance and continuous improvement programs.

Skills

General management

P&L responsibility

Lean manufacturing

Leadership & mentoring

Communication skills

ERP software

Microsoft Office

Advanced Excel

Bilingual Spanish & English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP software

Microsoft Office

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGER- Aluminum Fabrication

What Brought You Here

• Pay-$95,000 to $115,000 depending on experience
• Shift hours- Days
• Benefits starting DAY ONE!
• Bonus- Eligible for Quarterly Bonus
• Located at-4106 Rice Rd Plant City, FL 33566

Who You Are

Able to effectively prioritize workload and managing projects concurrently.

Highly adaptable in the ever-changing business environment.

Customer-focused leader who understands employee engagement.

What You Will Be Doing

• Communicates the Trulite strategic vision to the Branch Management team.
• Directs branch operations for production, sales, maintenance, quality, and shipping and receiving.
• Has P&L responsibility for branch and ensures that financial goals are met.
• Implements cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, workforce, wages, and effective use of labor.
• Directs and monitors overall plant performance for production and quality standards through branch leadership team.
• Controls and minimizes labor overtime, premium freight, and repair expenses.
• Directs the maintenance of existing plant facilities and equipment; replace or make adjustments to plant facilities and equipment when necessary.
• Provides leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Provides direction, development and leadership to plant manager, sales manager, and other leadership positions.
• Directs the appropriate safety conditions to ensure full OSHA compliance and to reduce the incidence of work-related injury to employees.
• Communicate regularly with senior management and support functions.
• Other duties as required.

Skills You Bring

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university highly preferred; plus 10 years general management experience in a manufacturing environment. (Prior architectural glass and aluminum, construction, building materials, precast, or metal fabrication industry experience).
• Prior P&L responsibility and experience highly preferred.
• Must understand financial statements and be skilled in making business decisions based on financial data.
• Background with manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures including Lean manufacturing techniques required.
• Must have the demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse work force to meet aggressive financial and cultural expectations.
• Must have excellent follow through and communication skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments.
• Excellent communication skills required both verbally and in writing.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of general Manufacturing software, ERP software and core Microsoft office suite software, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Advanced excel knowledge preferred.
• Must have strong leadership, mentoring and employee development skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments.
• Must have results proven experience with plant recovery processes and continuous improvement processes.
• Bilingual a plus (Spanish & English).

Why Trulite

Trulite offers the most comprehensive benefit coverage in the industry. We give our employees immediate access to health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits, as well as provide short/long-term disability coverage to protect you financially if you should incur a non-occupational illness or accident.

We are pleased to offer a comprehensive wellness initiative that includes access to a progressive financial training program.

Stay with us for a year and your 401k employer match is 100% vested and immediately becomes part of your ever improving financial plan. This is also true for those who select and contribute to their Health Savings Account. We match on both employee and family coverage to help cover out-of-pocket expenses and if unused continues to grow until needed. The employer match for your HSA, if you choose to participate, is also vested immediately at 100%, improving your financial health.

Trulite bears most of the cost of your benefits. We structured these benefits because we care not only about your physical well-being but your financial health and welfare too. Let us show you why Trulite values you as an employee and how we will help you achieve financial independence.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.