Operations Manager - Insulators

About the Role

Key responsibilities include leading daily manufacturing operations to achieve production schedules, quality standards, and on‑time delivery while ensuring a safe, compliant work environment aligned with OSHA, state, and local regulations. The manager establishes, monitors, and improves KPIs for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) and drives Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as 5S, waste elimination, standardized work, and continuous improvement activities. Maintaining and enhancing quality systems to support product conformance and customer satisfaction is essential, as is developing and managing operational budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, and resource allocation while approving expenditures for efficient use of labor, materials, and equipment. Leadership duties involve coaching and developing production supervisors and frontline teams to promote engagement, accountability, and high performance, thereby creating a culture focused on quality, customer service, and continuous improvement. • Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet production schedules, quality standards, and on‑time delivery. • Ensure compliance with OSHA, state, and local safety regulations. • Establish, monitor, and improve SQDC performance metrics. • Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including 5S, waste elimination, and standardized work. • Maintain and enhance quality systems to guarantee product conformance and customer satisfaction. • Develop and manage operational budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, and resource allocation. • Approve expenditures and optimize use of labor, materials, and equipment. • Coach and develop production supervisors and frontline teams to foster engagement and high performance. • Apply problem‑solving, facilitation, and root‑cause analysis to resolve operational issues.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸manufacturing ops
• ▸safety compliance
• ▸sqdc metrics
• ▸lean manufacturing
• ▸quality systems
• ▸budget management

What You Bring

We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead manufacturing operations at our Aiken, SC facility. This role is responsible for operational performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, as well as personnel development, production planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, a disciplined approach to manufacturing processes, and a commitment to operational excellence. Required skills and experience include a strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, proven results in leading teams in a fast‑paced environment, excellent communication and training abilities, and expertise in problem solving, facilitation, and root‑cause analysis. A bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field is required.

Requirements

• ▸lean manufacturing
• ▸leadership
• ▸problem solving
• ▸root‑cause
• ▸bachelors
• ▸continuous improvement

Work Environment

Onsite