Senior Manager, Operations

01 Hypertherm, Inc.; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership culture

Profit sharing

ESOP

Job summary

Hypertherm Associates in Hanover, NH seeks a Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Operations to guide ~220 associates across manufacturing, process engineering, and maintenance.

You’ll balance strategic leadership with tactical execution, drive safety and quality, and own the 18-month financial plan while partnering with CI and supply chain teams. You will lead a large cross-functional organization, inspire culture, mentor talent, and shape the future of operations with a focus on throughput, delivery,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 7 years of operations leadership experience.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma project experience.
• Experience in a high-tech, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of supply chain management in JIT environments.
• Financial, data, and analytical skills.
• Ability to lead across boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a large, cross-functional organization.
• Set clear expectations and provide thoughtful leadership across manufacturing and technical teams.
• Build an engaged, high-performing culture.
• Develop talent pipelines, mentoring relationships, and training plans.
• Advance operational excellence through CI initiatives.
• Own the manufacturing team’s 18-month financial plan and related metrics.
• Influence new product development and manufacturing readiness.

Skills

Operations leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Capacity planning

Financial analysis

Project management

Supply chain management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree in Business/STEM

Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Tools

RCRA Hazardous Waste Training

Job description

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations Hypertherm Associates is seeking an accomplished Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Operations, to guide an organization of approximately 220 Associates across manufacturing, process engineering, and maintenance. In this highly visible role, you will align operations with business and functional strategies, translate those priorities into an actionable organizational plan, and lead the team in delivering safe, high-quality, reliable, and financially responsible results.

Balancing approximately 50% strategic leadership with 50% tactical execution, you will work across a one-to-three-year horizon while keeping daily performance on track. You will operate with significant independence, build strong partnerships across the enterprise, and help shape the future of manufacturing operations.

As the Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Operations, you will:

• Lead and inspire a large, cross‑functional organization.
• Set clear expectations and provide thoughtful leadership across manufacturing and technical teams, including associate selection, onboarding, coaching, development, performance management, conflict resolution, and recognition.
• Build an engaged, high‑performing culture.
• Create a professional, supportive, and respectful environment that strengthens associate well‑being, accountability, development, and team effectiveness.
• Grow organizational capability.
• Develop talent pipelines, mentoring relationships, and training plans that prepare associates and leaders to meet evolving business and enterprise needs.
• Advance operational excellence.
• Champion a systematic continuous‑improvement strategy in partnership with the Corporate CI Team, sponsor meaningful initiatives, and recognize associate contributions that drive sustained engagement and results.
• Make safety a shared commitment.
• Lead strategic safety planning, reduce ergonomic risk, and maintain a safe work environment through corporate programs and OSHA Voluntary Protection Program standards.
• Embed quality at the source.
• Strengthen systems, behaviors, and accountability that identify and resolve quality concerns before they affect customers.
• Optimize flow, capacity, and customer delivery.
• Partner with commodity managers and master schedulers on production and material strategies, balance inventory across the supply chain, identify longer‑term capacity gaps, and develop risk‑mitigation plans.
• Own financial performance.
• Develop the manufacturing team’s 18‑month financial plan, review monthly performance against plan, implement corrective actions, and build compelling return‑on‑investment models for capital proposals.
• Influence new product development.
• Represent operations throughout the NPD process, surface risks early, and help ensure manufacturing readiness.
• Turn data into action.
• Define, analyze, and communicate key operational metrics; identify performance gaps; and sponsor projects that improve outcomes for associates and customers.
• Deliver complex initiatives.
• Lead strategic projects and mentor others in established project‑management practices to achieve commitments on time and within budget.
• Shape the future of operations.
• Help develop the operational vision and strategy, anticipate opportunities and obstacles, solve complex business challenges, and collaborate across business and functional teams to advance company goals.

Who you are and the experience you bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, and 7 years of operations leadership experience.
• Hazardous Waste Training (RCRA) may be necessary for this role.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a high‑tech, fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of supply chain management in JIT environments.
• Demonstrated success with Lean and/or Six Sigma projects.
• Track record of creating an engaging environment and developing others.
• Expertise with Capacity Planning.
• Capital equipment budgeting, justification, and implementation experience.
• Intermediate project management experience.
• Financial, data, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across boundaries.

Preferred experience that differentiates you:

• Master’s Degree in Business, STEM.
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Location: Onsite - Hanover, NH (Relocation Assistance Available)

Travel: Occasional travel to suppliers

Additional benefits in joining Hypertherm Associates:

• Collaborative, 100% employee‑owned culture
• Profit‑Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
• Five days/year paid Community Service Time
• Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
• Stable, growing organization with a no‑layoff philosophy

$120,056.00-$200,092.00 Annual This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.

Hypertherm Associates is more than a place to work; it’s a place to call your own. We are 100% Associate‑owned with an over 50 year history of no‑layoffs.

Application Accommodation: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities to the full extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration‑related support, is not available for this position at this time.

Hypertherm Associates is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome all applications. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment.

We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that might better leverage your strengths and talents.