Senior Manufacturing Facilities Operations Leader

Aramark; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark in Detroit seeks an Operations Manager to lead facilities, maintenance, and custodial operations in a large manufacturing setting, ensuring safety, compliance, and client satisfaction. You will manage unionized workforce (UAW), drive process standardization, oversee a $15M+ budget, and build a strong leadership team to deliver consistent service and operational excellence for the client.

The role emphasizes collaboration with finance, safeguarding safety culture, and implementing best

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing production operations in a UAW union environment required.
• Strong financial management experience, including responsibility for operating budgets and P&L performance.
• Proven ability to lead large teams and drive operational results in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with process standardization platforms and operational standards management tools preferred.
• Familiarity with similar manufacturing process standardization systems is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all facilities, maintenance, and custodial operations within a large manufacturing environment, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations.
• Provide hands-on leadership and operational oversight for a unionized workforce, including employees represented by the UAW, while fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing management team capable of delivering exceptional service, operational excellence, and client satisfaction.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for client leadership, developing strong relationships and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance facility performance and service delivery.
• Manage daily facility operations, including custodial services, maintenance programs, asset reliability, preventive maintenance initiatives, and building support services.
• Drive process standardization and operational consistency through the implementation and management of established operating procedures and systems,similar process-standardization platforms preferred.
• Recommend and implement operational improvements, resource strategies, and best practices to increase productivity, service quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Partner with Finance to manage an operating budget exceeding $15 million, ensuring strong financial performance through effective forecasting, cost control, and resource allocation.
• Maintain responsibility forProfit & Loss (P&L) performance, identifying opportunities to improve operational productivity while meeting financial objectives.
• Lead workforce planning and labor relations activities while ensuring compliance with collective bargaining agreements and applicable employment policies.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and client-specific regulations, including safety, environmental, and operational requirements.
• Maintain all required operational records, reports, and performance metrics to support compliance and business objectives.
• Promote and enforce Aramark's safety culture, operational standards, and Business Conduct Policy while ensuring a safe work environment for all employees.
• Support future operational initiatives, facility expansions, and customer requirements, including adherence to standardized processes that may support government-related programs and manufacturing operations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Financial management

Communication

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Process standardization platforms

Operational standards management tools

Job description

Aramark in Detroit seeks an Operations Manager to lead facilities, maintenance, and custodial operations in a large manufacturing setting, ensuring safety, compliance, and client satisfaction. You will manage unionized workforce (UAW), drive process standardization, oversee a $15M+ budget, and build a strong leadership team to deliver consistent service and operational excellence for the client.

The role emphasizes collaboration with finance, safeguarding safety culture, and implementing best