Senior Ops Lead — Multi-Site Manufacturing & Lean

Regal Rexnord; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Spending accounts (HSA, FSA)

Paid Time Off and Holidays

401k Retirement Plan with Matching

Life and AD&D Insurance

Paid Leaves

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Senior Manager of Operations to provide unified leadership over two Oshkosh-area facilities, aligning safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals. This role drives standardization of best practices, lean initiatives, and CI programs while optimizing footprint and capacity across sites.

You will mentor site leaders, partner with supply chain, engineering, and quality teams, and ensure readiness for launches and growth initiatives in a high-performing network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, including multi-site or matrixed responsibility.
• Demonstrated success implementing lean, TPM, standard work, and continuous improvement systems.
• Strong analytical capability to evaluate capacity, cost structures, and footprint scenarios.
• Proven ability to lead through influence across diverse teams and locations.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and change-leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Site Operational Leadership - Provide unified leadership across two manufacturing facilities, ensuring consistent execution of safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Best-Practice Deployment - Identify, standardize, and implement operational best practices across both sites, including lean systems, maintenance strategies, and performance management routines.
• Footprint Optimization - Lead evaluations of capacity, capability, and cost structures; support decisions on where and how work should be performed to optimize the manufacturing footprint.
• Operational Governance - Establish unified KPIs, reporting cadences, and review mechanisms to ensure transparency and alignment across facilities.
• Continuous Improvement Leadership - Champion lean transformation and structured CI programs that improve OEE, reduce waste, and strengthen process capability.
• Talent & Leadership Development - Mentor plant leadership teams; build a strong pipeline of operational talent across both sites.
• Change Management - Lead cross-site change initiatives with clarity, communication, and stakeholder alignment.
• Customer & Commercial Support - Ensure operational readiness for product launches, customer commitments, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Risk, EHS & Compliance Oversight - Maintain consistent adherence to EHS, regulatory, and internal compliance standards across both facilities.

Skills

Cross-site Leadership

Lean systems

Continuous Improvement

Analytical capability

Communication

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field

MBA

Job description

Regal Rexnord is seeking a Senior Manager of Operations to provide unified leadership over two Oshkosh-area facilities, aligning safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals. This role drives standardization of best practices, lean initiatives, and CI programs while optimizing footprint and capacity across sites.

You will mentor site leaders, partner with supply chain, engineering, and quality teams, and ensure readiness for launches and growth initiatives in a high-performing network.