Senior Operations Manager

Enpro Industries, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Enpro Industries, Inc. seeks a Senior Operations Manager to lead core operations across customer service, quality, purchasing, accounts payable, and shipping compliance in a fast-growing high-tech manufacturing services environment.

The role demands 10+ years of progressive operations leadership, ISO quality systems expertise, and a background in semiconductor/high-tech manufacturing. You will build scalable processes, drive cost controls, and develop managers to execute on strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience, including managing managers.
• Strong experience with ISO-certified quality systems and audit leadership.
• Background in semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, or technical services environments preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to connect operational decisions to cost, margin, and business result.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop managers across customer service, quoting, quality, purchasing/AP, and shipping.
• Own end-to-end operational execution including order-to-invoice performance, quote accuracy, supplier delivery, quality outcomes, and shipping execution.
• Build and improve scalable processes, controls, KPIs, and operating rhythms to support growth.
• Provide senior leadership for the ISO-based Quality Management System, including audits, CAPA, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee customer service operations to ensure accuracy, responsiveness, and on-time delivery.
• Partner with Sales and Business Development to improve quoting effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Lead purchasing and accounts payable with accountability for supplier performance, cost control, and working capital.
• Improve procurement processes, conduct cost reviews, and drive supplier cost-reduction and improvement initiatives.
• Oversee shipping operations to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution of all shipping requests.
• Support EHS programs and sponsor continuous improvement initiatives across operations.
• Build strong teams, coach leaders, and develop succession plans as the organization scales.
• Contribute to strategy development, and direction, as a member of the leadership team.

Skills

10+ years

ISO quality systems

Semiconductor/hi-tech background

Cost-to-margin focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field

Job description

Overview of Position: We are seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead and scale core operational functions in a fast-growing, high-tech manufacturing services organization. This role is responsible for Customer Service (order-to-invoice), Quality, Purchasing & Procurement, Accounts Payable, and Shipping Compliance, with strong partnership responsibilities supporting EHS and Continuous Improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role for a proven leader of leaders who can build scalable systems, develop strong managers, and drive operational rigor across quality, cost, delivery, and compliance. Semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing experience and ISO expertise are strongly preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and develop managers across customer service, quoting, quality, purchasing/AP, and shipping.
• Own end-to-end operational execution including order-to-invoice performance, quote accuracy, supplier delivery, quality outcomes, and shipping execution.
• Build and improve scalable processes, controls, KPIs, and operating rhythms to support growth.
• Provide senior leadership for the ISO-based Quality Management System, including audits, CAPA, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee customer service operations to ensure accuracy, responsiveness, and on-time delivery.
• Partner with Sales and Business Development to improve quoting effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Lead purchasing and accounts payable with accountability for supplier performance, cost control, and working capital.
• Improve procurement processes, conduct cost reviews, and drive supplier cost-reduction and improvement initiatives.
• Oversee shipping operations to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution of all shipping requests.
• Support EHS programs and sponsor continuous improvement initiatives across operations.
• Build strong teams, coach leaders, and develop succession plans as the organization scales.
• Contribute to strategy development, and direction, as a member of the leadership team.
• Other duties as assign.

Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience, including managing managers.
• Strong experience with ISO-certified quality systems and audit leadership.
• Background in semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, or technical services environments preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to connect operational decisions to cost, margin, and business result.

Why Join Us

• High-impact leadership role with real scope and visibility.
• Best-in-class business at the leading edge of the semiconductor ramp.
• Opportunity to build scalable systems in a growing organization.
• Collaborative leadership team committed to quality, discipline, and continuous improvement.
• A great company with a genuine dual-bottom-line operating structure and a passion for its people

Your Role in Our Values

At Enpro, our values of Safety, Excellence, and Respect guide how we work, collaborate, and grow. In this role, you will have opportunities to live these values every day by creating safe environments, driving meaningful results, and building respectful relationships.

Safety: Champion a culture of safety by embracing the Enpro Safety Pledge in everything you do. Look for ways to improve safety in your work, your team, and the broader organization, because safety starts with each of us.

Excellence: Bring your full self to work. Focus on creating value, driving innovation, and continuously improving how we work.

Respect: Create space for every voice to be heard. Foster a workplace built on mutual respect, where people feel valued and empowered to contribute to both personal and organizational success.

Pay: $140-175K This job equally operates in a production and professional office environment. The environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts or equipment. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 30 pounds. Physical requirements further include the ability to engage in productive and collaborative communication and may need to be performed during non-standard hours, including nights, weekends and possibly holidays. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to move about the facility. The employee is required to sit; use hands to finger; handle; or feel/hold objects; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; speak, hear, and smell. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear as well as interact with other employees. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Generally, the incumbent must be able to sit/stand and use a computer for extended periods of time.

LeanTeq is a subsidiary of Enpro, a leading industrial technology company focused on critical applications across many end-markets, including semiconductor, industrial process, commercial vehicle, sustainable power generation, aerospace, food and pharma, photonics and life sciences.

At Enpro, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion foster growth. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Our employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Human Resources, and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.