Senior Manufacturing Operations Leader - Lean & CI

The Planet Group; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing and distribution operations in alignment with the General Manager’s strategic initiatives. You will lead Supervisors and Leads, drive lean and continuous improvement, and build a World-Class production team while ensuring safety and policy compliance.

This role requires strong leadership, analytical thinking, and the ability to optimize processes across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• 8 years plus working as a Production Manager in a manufacturing environment.
• Basic understanding of “if, and, or” concepts.
• Logical thinking skills.
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
• Strong team player with organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and manage a complex, multi-shift production and distribution operations.
• Review and analyze production, quality control and operational reports.
• Analyze quality issues and able to determine root cause to develop and implement corrective actions.
• Plan and direct production activities and establish priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Manage 4 to 6 supervisors as direct reports, performing annual evaluations, and mid-year reviews, providing positive recognition and/or corrective action as necessary.
• Promote safe work environment, including identifying safety hazards, performing timely follow up on safety issues and corrections.
• Serve as a Safety Committee member and leader, ensure compliance with and champion all safety programs.
• Work with General Manager to: Set Production schedules and goals, Report on departments that are behind schedule, removing obstacles to meet production completion and ship dates.
• Report on back orders and measures being taken to resolve backorder issues
• Work with Human Resources on hiring practices of new employees and work with Department Managers on following hiring/transfer policy.
• Maintain consistency in adherence to established HR / employment policies in areas of responsibility.
• Work with Department Managers on training, motivating, and rewarding employees.
• Support Open Door Policy and establish Employee Communication programs.
• Work with General Manager, Sr Engineering Manager and CI Manager to evaluate factory performance and develop plan for Capital Requisitions and Continuous Improvement activities to reach current and future production goals.
• Work with teams to implement production changes to achieve current and future goals, tracking pertinent data/KPI to evaluate effectiveness.
• Work to achieve annual metrics, as determined with General Manager, to promote Company reaching annual goals.
• Build a World-Class Production Team and sustainable processes that exceed customer expectations.
• Maintain and promote a Servant Leader mindset.

Job description

The Planet Group is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing and distribution operations in alignment with the General Manager’s strategic initiatives. You will lead Supervisors and Leads, drive lean and continuous improvement, and build a World-Class production team while ensuring safety and policy compliance.

This role requires strong leadership, analytical thinking, and the ability to optimize processes across multiple facilities.