Plant Operations Leader: Safety, Quality & Efficiency

MPW Industrial Services; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MPW Industrial Services is seeking an Operations Manager to lead daily plant operations with a safety, quality, efficiency, and cost-control focus. The role provides hands-on leadership to operational teams, supports customer and production needs, and partners with the Plant Manager to achieve performance goals.

You will supervise Team Leads, Water Technicians, and shifts, train and develop staff, monitor performance, and use BI tools to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of mechanical experience; water purification experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and operational reporting tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily plant operations to support safe, efficient, high-quality, cost-effective performance.
• Supervise Team Leads and shifts with clear direction and operational support.
• Train, onboard, coach, and develop employees to strengthen team performance.
• Monitor production output and reinforce operating and quality standards.
• Use BI reports, dashboards and software to monitor performance and identify improvements.
• Manage scheduling and staffing coverage for customer and production needs.
• Support payroll activities and documentation accuracy.
• Participate in recruiting, reviews, and employee development as needed.
• Reinforce safety, environmental, and LMS requirements daily.
• Coordinate resources for customer projects and meet changing demands.
• Partner with Plant Manager to achieve production, safety, quality and cost goals.
• Identify workflow and tool improvements and adapt to changing conditions.
• Respond to operational needs across varying hours, including emergencies.

Skills

Customer focus

Relationship building

Continuous improvement

Results-driven

Tools

BI reports

Dashboards

Intelex

Phoenix

Job description

MPW Industrial Services is seeking an Operations Manager to lead daily plant operations with a safety, quality, efficiency, and cost-control focus. The role provides hands-on leadership to operational teams, supports customer and production needs, and partners with the Plant Manager to achieve performance goals.

You will supervise Team Leads, Water Technicians, and shifts, train and develop staff, monitor performance, and use BI tools to drive improvements.