Plant Operations Manager — Safety, Throughput & Leadership

Guardian Glass; City of Geneva (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Glass in Geneva, NY seeks an Operations Department Manager to drive safety and operational excellence in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will lead cross-functional teams, align across levels to execute a vision, and develop future leaders while delivering high-quality product on time and in full.

This role collaborates with maintenance, quality, engineering and supply chain, applying data-driven improvements and a principled culture to sustain safe, reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Lead a 24/7/365 large scale manufacturing process with people, equipment and administration.
• Drive safety excellence and environmental compliance of people and processes.
• Foster strong customer partnerships to ensure quality product is delivered on time and in full.
• Work with and through team members to achieve reliable, stable, and predictable plant operations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize, and execute on the most profitable opportunities that drive plant efficiency, increase throughput, and add capabilities.
• Recruit, challenge and develop the future leaders of the plant and company.
• Align a team to safety, quality, culture, and productivity visions.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team mentoring

Operations management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or STEM

Tools

Process control systems

Job description

Guardian Glass in Geneva, NY seeks an Operations Department Manager to drive safety and operational excellence in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will lead cross-functional teams, align across levels to execute a vision, and develop future leaders while delivering high-quality product on time and in full.

This role collaborates with maintenance, quality, engineering and supply chain, applying data-driven improvements and a principled culture to sustain safe, reliable operations.