Senior Operations Manager

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

Job summary

Enpro is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead and scale core operations across customer service, quality, purchasing and shipping in a high‑tech manufacturing services environment.

You will build scalable systems, develop leaders, and drive operational rigor across cost, delivery, and compliance, with strong ISO leadership and exposure to semiconductor contexts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive operations leadership, including managing managers.
• Experience with ISO‑certified quality systems and audits.
• Background in semiconductor or high‑tech manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop managers across customer service, quality, purchasing, AP, and shipping.
• Own end‑to‑end operations including order‑to‑invoice, supplier delivery, quality outcomes and delivery.
• Build scalable processes, KPIs, and operating rhythms to support growth.
• Provide senior leadership for the ISO quality system, audits and CAPA.
• Oversee shipping, customer service accuracy, and on‑time delivery.
• Partner with Sales to improve quoting effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Lead cost control, supplier performance, and working capital improvements.

Skills

Leadership

ISO expertise

Semiconductor/high-tech experience

Cost/margin optimization

Education

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

Job description

Overview of Position

We are seeking aSeniorOperationsManagerto lead and scale core operational functions in a fast‑growing, high‑tech manufacturing services organization. This role is responsible forCustomer Service (order‑to‑invoice), Quality, Purchasing & Procurement, Accounts Payable, and Shipping Compliance, with strong partnership responsibilities supportingEHS and Continuous Improvement.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for a provenleader of leaderswho can build scalable systems, develop strongmanagers, 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 developmanagers 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 serviceoperationsto 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 shippingoperationsto ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution of all shipping requests.
• Support EHS programs and sponsor continuous improvement initiatives acrossoperations.
• 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 inOperations, Engineering, Business, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 10+ years of progressiveoperationsleadership experience, including managingmanagers.
• 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 tolivethese 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 fosters 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.

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