Senior Packaging Operations Leader

Inovar Packaging Group; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with performance-based

401(k) Retirement Plan with company’s

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Inovar Packaging Group is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the Oceanside, California facility across flexographic and digital printing, finishing, purchasing, shipping and receiving, and facilities.

You will drive end-to-end site execution, safety, quality, and cost performance, while developing frontline leaders, aligning operations with customer commitments, and embedding lean practices to sustain improvements.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of progressive manufacturing operations experience.
• Experience leading supervisors or managers across multiple departments, shifts, or value streams.
• Track record of improving operational results through daily management, standard work, and disciplined follow-through.
• Strong production-planning and capacity-management judgment.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing financials, labor and material drivers, operating budgets, inventory control, and capital justification.
• Clear, direct communication and accountability; able to coach and escalate when needed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP/MIS systems.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end site execution across printing, converting, finishing, purchasing, shipping and receiving, and facilities.
• Safety and compliance: establish a visible safety standard and ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Delivery, capacity, and flow: convert demand into staffing and equipment plans and protect customer commitments.
• Quality: reinforce process discipline across specifications, color, traceability, and corrective action.
• Operating performance: establish daily-management cadence with measures like OTIF, throughput, uptime, and quality results.
• Continuous improvement: lead Lean and problem-solving to remove bottlenecks and sustain gains.
• People and leadership: coach supervisors, develop leaders, and build a high-accountability workplace.
• Business and capital planning: own budgets and build business cases for investments.
• Cross-functional partnership: align with Quality, Sales, Finance, HR, IT, and corporate resources.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP/MIS systems

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in operations, engineering, or business

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ERP/MIS systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Inovar Packaging Group is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the Oceanside, California facility across flexographic and digital printing, finishing, purchasing, shipping and receiving, and facilities.

You will drive end-to-end site execution, safety, quality, and cost performance, while developing frontline leaders, aligning operations with customer commitments, and embedding lean practices to sustain improvements.