Senior Operations Leader: Lean, ERP, & Safety

Atrion Medical Products Inc.; Arab (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson Corporation seeks a Senior Manager, Operations to drive divisional strategy through operational execution across planning, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and service. The role targets safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity KPIs while leveraging NBS Next for continuous improvement.

The candidate will lead budgeting, talent development, and regulatory compliance efforts, ensuring best‑in‑class operations and customer satisfaction with minimal travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, engineering, business, or related field is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a manufacturing or operations leadership role, medical device industry preferred.
• Experience utilizing an ERP system in an operations setting.
• Proven experience in leading and implementing Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, creating flow and establishing pull for high‑volume products, with measurable results.
• Experience with P&L responsibility or managing operational budgets.

Responsibilities

• Drives engagement in safety, vision, policies, practices, programs, and initiatives to prevent incidents through a focus on unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Provides vision and leadership, empowering the organization to take full functional responsibility and ownership for performance and results.
• Manages resource utilization to ensure timely production and quality standards are achieved daily.
• Coordinates capacity planning while controlling labor and overhead costs.
• Structures the organization to enable manufacturing of products with consistent quality, timely delivery, and competitive costs.
• Utilizes ERP system to optimize throughput.
• Utilizes NBS Next to plan, facilitate, and/or lead continuous improvement with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost.
• Demonstrates talent management through hiring, coaching, directing, and developing employees while increasing engagement.
• Ensures regulatory compliance (FDA Quality System, OSHA, ISO, etc.).
• Increases customer satisfaction via improved availability, reduced lead times, and minimized inventories.
• Manages manufacturing engineering and facilities teams for process improvements and maintenance.
• Works cross‑functionally with sales and business to support customer opportunities and planning.
• Has P&L responsibility including budgeting and forecasting.
• Partners with Finance on manufacturing metrics and cost control.

Skills

Lean/Six Sigma

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Written/Verbal communication

Change management

Value stream execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree (operations/engineering/business)

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Nordson Corporation seeks a Senior Manager, Operations to drive divisional strategy through operational execution across planning, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and service. The role targets safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity KPIs while leveraging NBS Next for continuous improvement.

The candidate will lead budgeting, talent development, and regulatory compliance efforts, ensuring best‑in‑class operations and customer satisfaction with minimal travel.