Senior Operations Manager

Flow-Control-Group; Lincoln (RI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Competitive 401(k) matching

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Flow Control Group (FCG) is a leading provider of fluid handling, process, and industrial automation solutions across North America. We are a 100% employee-owned organization made up of over 3,000 team members and 115+ entrepreneurial brands, each empowered to think big, move fast, and bring innovative ideas to life.

The Manufacturing Project Leadership role focuses on planning and delivering major projects, driving continuous improvement, capital projects, and cross-functional leadership across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, or project management.
• Experience leading complex manufacturing projects from concept through implementation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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 returnon-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

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

About Us

Flow Control Group (FCG) is a leading provider of fluid handling, process, and industrial automation solutions across North America. We are a 100% employee-owned organization made up of over 3,000 team members and 115+ entrepreneurial brands, each empowered to think big, move fast, and bring innovative ideas to life.

At FCG, we believe in the power of partnership and entrepreneurship. We work collaboratively across our brands to drive growth, unlock new opportunities, and deliver real impact for our customers, combining local expertise with national strength.

Visit our Website: flowcontrolgroup.com

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

Manufacturing Project Leadership

• 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.

Operations & Manufacturing Improvement

• 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.

Capital Projects & Equipment

• Lead capital projects involving new machinery, production lines, automation, tooling, facility improvements, and manufacturing technology.
• Develop capital expenditure proposals, cost estimates, business cases, and returnon-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.

Project Planning & Execution

• 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.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• 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.

Continuous Improvement

• 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.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• 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.

Financial Management

• 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.

Implementation & Operational Readiness

• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, or project management.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex manufacturing projects from concept through implementation.
• Experience managing capital projects, equipment installations, process improvements, or manufacturing expansions.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, project management, budgeting, scheduling, and operational performance.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management/ERP systems.

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Why Build a Career with Us?

Everyone’s an Owner of the CompanyBecause every team member contributes to Flow Control Group’s success, employees share in that success through a broad-based ownership program available across our portfolio companies.

Competitive Benefits Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, competitive 401(k) matching, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, wellness resources, and employee referral programs.

The Climb Financial ProgramYour financial wellbeing matters. Through Flow Control Group’s Climb Financial Program, employees have access to tools and resources designed to support both immediate needs and long-term goals. Programs may include emergency assistance funds, earned wage access, financial coaching, low-cost loan options, retirement planning resources, and opportunities to build long-term wealth through employee ownership.

Training & DevelopmentFCG University is available to all employees, offering access to more than 80,000 learning courses to help you build new skills and advance your career.

Career Growth OpportunitiesWith a growing network of brands across North America, Flow Control Group provides opportunities for advancement, cross-functional experience, mentorship and professional development in a supportive environment where your contributions make an impact.

Equal Opportunity EmployerFlow Control Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other legally protected status.