Plant Operations Leader - Lean Excellence & Growth

Lincoln Electric; Euclid (OH); On-site; USD 111,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric is seeking an Operations Manager in Euclid, OH to transform business strategy into daily execution, aligning people, resources, and processes to achieve safe, reliable, and profitable manufacturing performance.

You will lead through Production Managers, Supervisors, and frontline leaders, ensuring readiness and continuous improvement across safety, quality, and efficiency objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR 12+ years of progressive manufacturing/operations leadership.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, or industrial leadership experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing managers, supervisors, or large manufacturing teams.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Visual Management, Leader Standard Work, and operational excellence principles.
• Experience utilizing KPIs, tiered accountability systems, root cause analysis, and data-driven decision making to improve business performance.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and driving organizational change.
• Experience managing labor resources, operational budgets, productivity programs, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, coaching, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Responsibilities

• Own daily plant execution through Tier visual management systems, ensuring alignment to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance objectives.
• Translate business priorities into clear production plans, operating expectations, and resource allocation decisions.
• Lead efforts to improve safety performance, product quality, customer service, productivity, throughput, inventory performance, and operating costs.
• Utilize data, visual management, leader standard work, and tiered accountability processes to identify and eliminate operational losses.
• Drive structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to address chronic operational issues and reduce variation.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and EHS to remove barriers, improve process stability, and support long-term operational excellence.
• Ensure operational readiness, staffing plans, production scheduling alignment, and effective execution of business priorities.
• Lead escalation management and coordinate responses to significant production, quality, equipment, staffing, or customer service disruptions.
• Develop Production Managers, Supervisors, and frontline leaders while strengthening accountability, capability, succession, and leadership effectiveness.
• Utilize talent development tools & systems to support workforce capability and career growth.
• Govern operational standards, performance expectations, resource allocation, workforce planning, and operational decision-making processes.
• Manage departmental budgets, labor utilization, productivity initiatives, and operational improvement investments.
• Embed safety, environmental, quality, compliance, and business continuity requirements into daily operating practices.
• Advise plant leadership regarding operational risks, capacity constraints, workforce needs, performance trends, and strategic opportunities.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Visual Management

Leader Standard Work

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

People development

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Manufacturing, Industrial Management, Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related field

12+ years of progressive manufacturing/operations leadership

Job description

Lincoln Electric is seeking an Operations Manager in Euclid, OH to transform business strategy into daily execution, aligning people, resources, and processes to achieve safe, reliable, and profitable manufacturing performance.

You will lead through Production Managers, Supervisors, and frontline leaders, ensuring readiness and continuous improvement across safety, quality, and efficiency objectives.