Site Operations Leader — Drive Safety, Quality & Growth

Rubber Fab; Sparta Township (NJ); On-site; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubber Fab is seeking an Operations Leader to own on-site daily operations across Supply Chain, Quality, Project Engineering and Warehouse. You will set priorities, coordinate staffing, and ensure execution aligns with customer commitments and safety standards.

You will lead daily reviews, drive continuous improvement, and partner with Sales, Engineering and HR to optimize performance and workforce planning. This role emphasizes visible leadership and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or a related field.
• Progressive leadership experience managing daily operations in a multi-function environment.
• Ability to set operating priorities and coordinate resources across functions.
• Strong floor-level leadership and accountability.
• Business acumen linking daily operating decisions to cost, quality, delivery and priorities.
• Experience with daily management routines, performance metrics and structured problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Direct the site’s daily operating activities across Supply Chain, Project Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse functions.
• Set daily priorities, assign ownership, coordinate staffing and resources, and ensure teams understand operational expectations and customer commitments.
• Partner with Sales and Engineering to drive Continuous Improvement, Growth and Customer Satisfaction initiatives.
• Lead daily management meetings and operating reviews to assess safety, quality, delivery, backlog, productivity, staffing and emerging risks.
• Maintain visible floor-level leadership, regularly engaging with employees and supervisors to confirm work is progressing safely, efficiently and according to plan.
• Monitor workflow from order entry through fulfillment, identify constraints or handoff issues, and take timely action to protect customer service and delivery performance.
• Resolve day-to-day operational problems by coordinating decisions and corrective actions across commercial, engineering, quality, supply chain and warehouse teams.
• Track site performance through practical daily and weekly metrics, hold owners accountable for results, and elevate significant risks when additional support is required.
• Ensure adequate staffing, coverage, training and cross-functional support to meet changing workload and business requirements.
• Coach functional leaders and employees on execution, accountability, problem-solving and adherence to standardized work and site procedures.
• Champion a safe and compliant work environment by reinforcing company policies, regulatory requirements, housekeeping standards and prompt correction of identified concerns.
• Partner with Human Resources and functional leaders on workforce planning, employee performance, attendance, engagement, development, change management and employee relations matters.
• Drive continuous improvement in daily work processes to improve flow, reduce delays and waste, strengthen quality and increase overall site effectiveness.
• Provide business segment leadership with clear, timely updates on site performance, operational risks, resource needs and corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Prioritization

Resource coordination

Problem-solving

Operational execution

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Rubber Fab is seeking an Operations Leader to own on-site daily operations across Supply Chain, Quality, Project Engineering and Warehouse. You will set priorities, coordinate staffing, and ensure execution aligns with customer commitments and safety standards.

You will lead daily reviews, drive continuous improvement, and partner with Sales, Engineering and HR to optimize performance and workforce planning. This role emphasizes visible leadership and data-driven decision making.