Senior Manufacturing Operations Project Lead

TAS Energy; Missouri; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS Energy in Missouri seeks a Senior Operations Project Manager to lead large, high-value manufacturing projects, owning execution strategy and cross-functional outcomes across multiple programs.

The role requires 8–12+ years in manufacturing/ops, strong ERP/MRP, budgeting, and risk management. Mentor OPMs and drive standardization, cost control, and on-time delivery across fabrication, assembly, test, and shipment.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, or project execution roles within a heavy or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated success leading large, complex, or high-risk projects or programs.
• Proven track record of financial and schedule ownership across multiple projects.
• Experience mentoring or leading other project or operations professionals.
• Advanced ERP / MRP system proficiency and strong blueprint and P&ID interpretation skills.
• Familiarity with Fabrication, Welding & Assembly processes.
• Prior experience in modular manufacturing is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of large, complex manufacturing projects and programs.
• Define and drive execution strategy, including labor planning, capacity management, sequencing, and risk mitigation.
• Serve as the primary Operations authority for assigned projects, making independent decisions that impact cost, schedule, quality, and customer commitments.
• Translate business strategy, demand forecasts, and backlog into executable operational plans across fabrication, assembly, test, and shipment phases.
• Develop and maintain work breakdown structure for projects.
• Own project and program-level financial and schedule performance, including CPI/SPI, ETC/EAC forecasting, and long-range capacity implications.
• Develop and execute recovery strategies for projects experiencing cost, schedule, or performance variance.
• Provide executive-level reporting and analysis to Operations and Project leadership.
• Actively challenge baseline assumptions, budgets, and schedules to ensure achievable, risk-adjusted commitments.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams across Manufacturing, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Quality, Logistics, and Planning.
• Act as a senior escalation point for execution issues that span functions or impact enterprise objectives.
• Mentor and guide OPM I and OPM II team members, supporting capability development and consistency of execution practices.
• Drive alignment between shop-floor execution realities and project/customer expectations.
• Proactively identify systemic execution risks related to labor, materials, suppliers, design maturity, or process capability.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for significant operational issues, rework, or non-conformances.
• Drive lessons learned and best-practice sharing across projects and facilities.
• Establish and maintain forward-looking risk registers and mitigation plans for major programs.
• Lead or support operations process improvement initiatives, including standard work, planning tools, metrics, and execution methodologies.
• Partner with leadership to improve scalability, predictability, and efficiency across TAS manufacturing operations.
• Champion standardization of OPM tools, dashboards, and reporting cadence across projects.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Manufacturing execution

Project controls

Operations finance

Strategic thinking

Earned Value Mgmt

Forecasting

Stakeholder influence

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ERP / MRP

P&ID interpretation

Blueprint reading

Job description

TAS Energy in Missouri seeks a Senior Operations Project Manager to lead large, high-value manufacturing projects, owning execution strategy and cross-functional outcomes across multiple programs.

The role requires 8–12+ years in manufacturing/ops, strong ERP/MRP, budgeting, and risk management. Mentor OPMs and drive standardization, cost control, and on-time delivery across fabrication, assembly, test, and shipment.