Senior Manufacturing Operations Leader - Transformer Plants

Virginia Transformer Corp; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Transformer Corp. in Roanoke, VA seeks a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Operations & Planning to lead transformer production departments and planning activities, ensuring orders are delivered safely, on-spec, and on schedule.

The role oversees coil winding, core stacking, tank fabrication, assembly, oil processing, and testing readiness, translating drawings and capacity into actionable schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial or mechanical engineering, operations, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years leading industrial production with 3+ years supervising departments or teams.
• Experience translating BOMs and routings into realistic shop schedules and loading.

Responsibilities

• Manage supervisors and shift leads for transformer production departments with daily output targets and safety priorities.
• Create and maintain short- and medium-term shop schedules based on backlog, releases, and commitments.
• Lead routine production meetings with engineering, sourcing, project management, quality, and testing.
• Track progress and escalate critical-path issues with recovery actions.
• Coordinate handoffs across coil, core, tank, assembly, oil processing, and test readiness.
• Identify bottlenecks, excessive WIP, and rework, driving improvements and cost control.

Skills

Leadership experience

Production scheduling

ERP/MRP knowledge

Lean / daily management

Cross-functional coordination

Heavy equipment coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial/mechanical engineering, operations, or equivalent

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Virginia Transformer Corp. in Roanoke, VA seeks a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Operations & Planning to lead transformer production departments and planning activities, ensuring orders are delivered safely, on-spec, and on schedule.

The role oversees coil winding, core stacking, tank fabrication, assembly, oil processing, and testing readiness, translating drawings and capacity into actionable schedules.