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This role provides leadership and accountability across production, scheduling, materials, quality, maintenance, shipping, inventory accuracy, and workforce development. The Operations Manager ensures alignment with company objectives while driving safety, customer satisfaction, operational excellence, process discipline, and continuous improvement.\nSafety is the highest priority. The Operations Manager is expected to foster a culture where every employee goes home safely every day while achieving operational, financial, and quality objectives.\nThe Operations Manager serves as the primary operational leader for the facility and works closely with Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing, Master Scheduling, Safety, Quality, and Executive Leadership to ensure successful execution of all business commitments.\nPrinciple Duties and Responsibilities\nSafety Leadership\nLead and promote a world-class safety culture throughout the facility.\n\nEnsure compliance with OSHA regulations, company safety policies, and all regulatory requirements.\n\nConduct safety audits, facility inspections, and corrective action follow-up.\n\nDrive accountability for safety observations, near misses, and incident prevention.\n\nPartner with Health & Safety leadership to implement training and improvement initiatives.\n\nEnsure supervisors actively engage employees in daily safety 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inventory.\n\nIdentify and implement cost-saving opportunities without sacrificing safety, quality, or customer service.\n\nParticipate in monthly financial reviews with the RDO/VP/Financial Team.\n\nQuality Management\nEstablish and maintain a culture of quality throughout the facility.\n\nEnsure products meet company, customer, and industry standards.\n\nLead corrective action investigations for quality concerns and customer complaints.\n\nMonitor quality metrics and implement continuous improvement initiatives.\n\nPartner with Engineering and Project Management to ensure project requirements are clearly understood and executed.\n\nScheduling & Project Execution\nWork closely with Master Scheduling and Project Management to ensure successful project execution.\n\nReview production schedules and proactively identify risks.\n\nEnsure materials, labor, equipment, and engineering information are available before production begins.\n\nMaintain visibility of jobs at risk and develop 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management programs.\n\nDrive continuous improvement in equipment uptime and manufacturing reliability.\n\nOversee facility condition, organization, housekeeping, and regulatory compliance.\n\nContinuous Improvement\nLead operational improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.\n\nUtilize Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.\n\nAnalyze performance data and implement corrective actions to achieve operational goals.\n\nPromote innovation and best-practice sharing across facilities.\n\nRegional Alignment\nParticipate in regular Operations Manager reviews with the Regional Director of Operations.\n\nSupport company-wide operational initiatives and standardization efforts.\n\nCollaborate with other facilities to balance workload, share resources, and improve overall organizational performance.\n\nAssist with strategic planning, capacity planning, and business growth initiatives.\n\nQualifications\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor's degree in Business, Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent experience preferred.\n\nMinimum 7-10 years of manufacturing leadership experience.\n\nMinimum 3-5 years managing multiple departments in a manufacturing environment.\n\nExperience in architectural millwork, retail fixtures, displays, woodworking, cabinetry, or related manufacturing preferred.\n\nStrong ERP/MRP experience required; Epicor/Kinetic experience preferred.\n\nKnowledge & Skills\nStrong leadership and team development skills.\n\nExcellent communication and conflict resolution abilities.\n\nStrong financial acumen and understanding of operational metrics.\n\nAdvanced production planning and scheduling knowledge.\n\nExperience with inventory control and materials management.\n\nLean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement experience preferred.\n\nAbility to analyze data and make sound business decisions.\n\nStrong organizational, project management, and prioritization 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