Hubbell Inc

Manager, Operations - Centralia, MO

Hubbell Inc • $80K — $95K *
Centralia, MO 65240In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, with direct supervision of teams.
  • Experience in a union manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Strong understanding of safety and quality compliance, production planning, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with SAP or similar systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet safety, quality, and cost objectives.
  • Monitor operational performance and resolve issues affecting output and customer commitments.
  • Maintain a strong presence on the shop floor and reinforce daily operating standards.
  • Support labor planning and staffing alignment based on business needs.
  • Promote a safe work environment and ensure compliance with regulatory and company policies.
  • Drive accountability in safety practices and corrective actions for incidents.
  • Coach and develop production supervisors and set performance expectations.

Benefits

  • Strong emphasis on safety and compliance culture.
  • Daily engagement and operational presence in the facility.
  • Development opportunities for supervisors and team leaders.
  • Cross-functional coordination enhancing career growth.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement practices.
Full Job Description
Job Overview

The Operations Manager is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people objectives. This role provides direct leadership to production leaders and works closely with Planning, Materials, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Automation, Human Resources, and Finance to ensure production plans are executed effectively, resources are aligned, and operational issues are resolved quickly. The Operations Manager is expected to strengthen shop floor discipline, drive accountability, support continuous improvement, and help build a culture focused on safety, performance, and employee engagement. This is an onsite position in Centralia, MO. #LI-AO1

A Day In The Life

Operational Leadership & Execution
  • Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet production, shipment, quality, safety, and cost objectives.
  • Ensure production schedules are understood, prioritized, and executed across assigned areas.
  • Monitor operational performance and take action to resolve issues impacting output, flow, or customer commitments.
  • Maintain strong shop floor presence and reinforce daily operating expectations with supervisors and team members.
  • Support labor planning, staffing alignment, overtime planning, and resource allocation based on business needs.


Safety, Quality & Compliance
  • Promote a safe work environment and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
  • Drive accountability for safety practices, incident prevention, housekeeping, and corrective actions.
  • Partner with Quality to identify root causes, reduce defects, and improve first-pass quality.
  • Ensure production teams are following standard work, process specifications, and documented procedures.
  • People Leadership & Employee Engagement
  • Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors and team leaders.
  • Set clear expectations and hold leaders accountable for performance, communication, and follow-through.
  • Support hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, and employee development activities.
  • Work with Human Resources and plant leadership to address employee concerns, attendance, discipline, and labor relations matters.
  • Build a culture of ownership, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Issue Resolution
  • Partner with Planning and Materials to align production priorities with customer demand, material availability, and shipment needs.
  • Work with Maintenance and Engineering to address equipment constraints, downtime, process issues, and capacity limitations.
  • Communicate operational risks, progress, and recovery actions clearly to plant leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Lead or support daily operating reviews, escalation meetings, and action plans for critical production issues.

Continuous Improvement & Process Discipline
  • Identify and remove barriers that prevent teams from achieving expected output and delivery performance.
  • Use data and shop floor observation to improve process flow, labor utilization, downtime, scrap, and schedule attainment.
  • Support lean manufacturing practices, problem solving, standard work, visual management, and daily accountability routines.
  • Recommend and implement improvements that support safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement.

Expected Outcomes
  • Improved safety performance and stronger compliance with operating standards.
  • Reliable execution of daily and weekly production plans.
  • Improved output, schedule attainment, on-time delivery, and customer support.
  • Reduced downtime, quality issues, material interruptions, and operational surprises.
  • Stronger supervisor accountability, employee engagement, and communication across shifts.
  • Improved coordination between Operations, Planning, Materials, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Human Resources, and Finance.


What will help you thrive in this role?

  • Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
  • Required: 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, including direct leadership of supervisors or production teams.
  • Experience in a union manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Strong understanding of safety, quality, production planning, labor management, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Ability to lead through urgency, resolve issues quickly, and manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong communication, follow-up, coaching, and cross-functional leadership skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required; experience with SAP or similar systems preferred.

About Hubbell Inc

Hubbell Incorporated is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells electrical and electronic products for non-residential and residential construction, industrial, and utility applications. Hubbell was founded by Harvey Hubbell as a proprietorship in 1888, and was incorporated in Connecticut in 1905. It is ranked 602 by Fortune. The company’s reporting segments consist of the electrical segment and the Power segment. Hubbell’s manufacturing facilities are located in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the People's Republic of China, Italy, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Australia and maintains sales offices in Singapore, China, India, Mexico, South Korea, and countries in the Middle East. Hubbell was previously headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, and has now moved its headquarters to Shelton, Connecticut. Hubbell Inc. assisted Allied efforts during World War II by manufacturing military vehicle electrical circuits, battery-charging systems for M4 Sherman tanks, power jacks for test meters, vacuum tube sockets for radio communications, and a line of electrical and electronic connectors for aircraft. Hubbell Inc. is in List of S&P 400 companies having stocks that are included in the S&P 400 stock market index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Learn more about Hubbell Inc
Size
18,300 employees
Market Cap
$12.6 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$351.2 million
Founded
1888
5 Year Trend
+3.7%
Revenue
$4.1 billion
NASDAQ
HUBB
* Ladders Estimates

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