Senior Operations Leader – Manufacturing & Capital Projects

Flow Control Group; Lincoln (RI, PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401(k) matching

Paid time off, holidays

Parental leave

Wellness resources

Job summary

Flow Control Group is recruiting a Manufacturing Project Leader to drive major manufacturing initiatives from concept through implementation and stabilization. You will plan scope, budgets, timelines, and governance while coordinating internal teams and vendors.

You will lead continuous improvement, capital projects, safety and compliance, and financial management to deliver measurable savings and performance gains across our North American manufacturing platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex manufacturing projects from concept through implementation.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, project management, budgeting, scheduling, and operational performance.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of major manufacturing projects from concept through implementation and stabilization.
• Develop project objectives, scope, timelines, budgets, resource requirements, and success criteria.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining alignment with organizational priorities.
• Establish project governance, milestones, deliverables, and accountability.
• Identify project risks, constraints, and dependencies and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure projects are executed according to approved scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
• Provide regular project updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing capacity, throughput, efficiency, quality, reliability, and cost.
• Lead projects involving production line improvements, process optimization, automation, equipment upgrades, facility modifications, and manufacturing expansion.
• Analyze current-state processes and develop future-state operating models.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership to ensure projects address operational requirements and long-term business objectives.
• Ensure new processes and equipment are effectively integrated into daily operations.
• Lead capital projects involving new machinery, production lines, automation, tooling, facility improvements, and manufacturing technology.
• Develop capital expenditure proposals, cost estimates, business cases, and return-on-investment analyses.
• Coordinate equipment selection, vendor management, installation, commissioning, and operational qualification.
• Work with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure equipment meets performance, reliability, safety, and maintainability requirements.
• Monitor capital spending and ensure projects remain within approved budgets.
• Develop detailed project plans using appropriate project management methodologies.
• Establish project schedules, critical paths, resource plans, and milestone tracking.
• Coordinate internal teams, contractors, suppliers, and external partners.
• Manage project changes and ensure scope changes are evaluated for cost, schedule, and operational impact.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and status reporting.
• Lead project meetings and ensure action items are assigned and completed.
• Lead cross-functional project teams without relying solely on direct authority.
• Coordinate activities across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Safety, Finance, IT, and Human Resources.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and communication expectations.
• Resolve conflicts and remove barriers that could impact project execution.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, standard work, and other operational excellence projects.
• Utilize data analysis and root-cause problem solving to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop projects that reduce waste, scrap, downtime, labor costs, and manufacturing variation.
• Establish measurable improvement targets and verify project benefits after implementation.
• Develop sustainable processes and controls to prevent performance regression.
• Ensure safety is incorporated into every phase of project planning and execution.
• Partner with Environmental, Health & Safety teams to identify and mitigate projectrelated hazards.
• Ensure projects meet applicable regulatory, environmental, and company requirements.
• Coordinate quality planning, validation, testing, and approval activities.
• Ensure appropriate risk assessments, safety reviews, and quality documentation are completed before implementation.
• Develop and manage project budgets and forecasts.
• Track project expenditures, commitments, and financial performance.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining project requirements.
• Prepare capital expenditure requests and financial justifications.
• Monitor project return on investment and validate realized savings and benefits.
• Escalate budget risks and financial issues in a timely manner.
• Develop implementation and transition plans for new processes, equipment, systems, and facilities.
• Coordinate training, documentation, standard operating procedures, and workforce readiness.
• Lead commissioning, startup, production ramp-up, and stabilization activities.
• Establish performance monitoring following project implementation.
• Ensure ownership is formally transitioned to Operations once project objectives have been achieved.
• Conduct post-project reviews to identify lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Presentation skills

ERP & MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, Project Management, or related field

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Flow Control Group is recruiting a Manufacturing Project Leader to drive major manufacturing initiatives from concept through implementation and stabilization. You will plan scope, budgets, timelines, and governance while coordinating internal teams and vendors.

You will lead continuous improvement, capital projects, safety and compliance, and financial management to deliver measurable savings and performance gains across our North American manufacturing platforms.