Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager – Multi-Site

milkrite InterPuls Inc; Johnson Creek (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

milkrite | InterPuls is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead operations across Johnson Creek, WI and Modesto, CA. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and productivity while coordinating resources and leading site leaders.

The role requires building strong cross-functional partnerships, managing budgets, and guiding continuous improvement initiatives across locations. A United States-based leader with a track record in multi-site manufacturing is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education, technical training, and experience.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing or production management experience.
• Experience leading teams in a multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing production performance, KPIs, staffing, scheduling, and operational resources.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and operational oversight for manufacturing and multi-site farm service operations.
• Lead multi-shift operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Partner with manufacturing leaders to ensure effective staffing, scheduling, overtime, and resource allocation.
• Monitor production performance and communicate KPIs, trends, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
• Support capacity planning and long-term operational planning across locations.
• Partner with local and global leadership on strategic manufacturing initiatives.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop manufacturing leaders and employees.
• Establish clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.
• Build a culture of teamwork, respect, continuous learning, and continuous improvement.
• Support performance management and disciplinary actions in partnership with Human Resources.
• Ensure training is completed and documented for new hires, process changes, new equipment, and skill development.
• Develop leadership capability and support succession planning across the operation.
• Make employee safety a top priority across all shifts and operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Health & Safety requirements, OSHA standards, ISO standards, company policies, and the Quality Management System.
• Partner with Quality and other functional leaders to identify and address operational risks.
• Promote a culture where employees are encouraged to identify safety, quality, and process concerns.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles, Kaizen, and structured problem-solving.
• Use tools such as 5 Whys, A3, and Pareto analysis to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, and processes.
• Lead teams through changes involving processes, equipment, schedules, and other operational improvements.
• Support R&D and Product Management with new product and process launches.
• Lead the manufacturing budgeting process.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, suppliers, and customers as needed.
• Support special projects and other initiatives assigned by the Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

KPIs

Staffing

Scheduling

Safety

Root Cause

Communication

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

milkrite | InterPuls is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead operations across Johnson Creek, WI and Modesto, CA. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and productivity while coordinating resources and leading site leaders.

The role requires building strong cross-functional partnerships, managing budgets, and guiding continuous improvement initiatives across locations. A United States-based leader with a track record in multi-site manufacturing is preferred.