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This role is responsible for aligning the operations with customer requirements, overseeing key initiatives, and driving continuous improvement across safety, quality, and efficiency. The Operations Manager executes the customer and business needs, monitors performance across critical processes and workforce, cost control initiatives, and KPIs executes actions to optimize outcomes and support long-term success within customer needs and request.\nYour Responsibilities:\nUnderstand and Manages the Plant strategy focusing on customer needs and Oerlikon Standards guiding center to achieve goals\nMake sure daily, weekly and monthly meetings are met (including core team meetings, center communication, customers and sales related, Quality, others)\nMonitor and align operational activities to support plant performance.\nDrive and take action to make profitable growth aligned with Oerlikon’s strategy through efficient daily operations and customer demands.\nSupport strategic initiatives through effective project management and execution.\nSupport and guide Supervisor / Operations Manager ensuring standardized (internal and external) processes across the assigned area.\nEstablish and optimize operational practices, including portfolio management, preventive maintenance within schedule.\nPlan, monitor and execute strategy to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) such as On-Time Delivery, Cost of Non-Quality, Profitability, Customer Care, and Preventive Maintenance.\nEnsure a safe work environment by adhering to HSE standards and achieving safety goals.\nPromote and sustain a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and 6S methodology.\nCollaborate with Quality and Sales teams on customer-focused projects.\nMaintain strong customer relationships through proactive engagement.\nProvide clear direction to teams in alignment with Oerlikon Core Values.\nManage Operations monthly to achieve P&L forecast meeting efficiency objectives.\nLead by example, cultivate team spirit, and mentor future leaders.\nManage all HSE related topic along with Audit preparation and actions\nAudits preparation and action to be taken on time\nDevelop succession plans and career development paths for leaders to ensure long-term workforce stability\nYour Profile:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Management, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.\nMinimum of 3 years managing teams in a manufacturing or production environment.\nDemonstrated experience in managing production cycles and ensuring on-time product delivery in a manufacturing setting.\nProficient in developing, tracking, and acting on key performance indicators (KPIs).\nStrong engineering foundation with excellent interpersonal and customer service abilities.\nEffective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear and compelling presentations.\nProficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.\nEnergetic, goal-driven, and results-oriented, with a high level of initiative and a strong sense of accountability.\nWe offer:\nAside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees development opportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!\nThe perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:\nComprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong. \nExcellent Dental and Vision coverage. \nEmployee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey. \n401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals \nTuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!\nGenerous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.\n10 observed company holidays and 2 floaters, to occasionally extend your weekends or time off. \n100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance \nEmployee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work everyday! \nWhy Oerlikon:\nCuriosity thrives at Oerlikon, and creates a dynamic, energetic and exciting environment that incubates innovation and passion to consistently improve what we do every day. This drives value for our customers and other stakeholders and helps us to enhance the performance of our products and services.\n#joinoerlikonus#joinourteam\nAre you curious? Then release your passion to succeed and APPLY to discover how you can help us build a better world and realize how you can make a personal difference by joining our global team! Our commitment is your success!\nAbout us\nOerlikon is a global leader in material science engineering. Through the right combination of surface technologies, advanced materials, coating equipment, engineered components and advanced manufacturing, we help customers improve the performance, efficiency, durability and sustainability of their products and processes. Our technologies are often invisible to the end user, but mission-critical to the industries that power modern life: aerospace, energy, semiconductors, medical, luxury, tooling, automotive and general industries. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, Oerlikon operates in 38 countries with a global workforce of around 10,000 people. In 2025, Oerlikon achieved sales of CHF 1.6 billion.\nEqual Opportunity Employment\nOerlikon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here: Know Your Rights.\nIf you are unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact us at  or . This contact information is for accessibility requests only and is not intended for inquiries about the status of applications or for third-party vendor/agency requests.\nOerlikon will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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