Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Sr. Operations Manager to provide hands-on leadership for all production operations within the Ironton manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for driving safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing while ensuring production schedules, customer delivery commitments, and operational performance objectives are consistently achieved. This individual will work closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and other cross-functional teams to remove barriers to production and improve on-time delivery.
- Lead all day-to-day production operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely manufacture of products while meeting plant attainment, schedule adherence and customer expectations.
- Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development to production managers, supervisors, team leads, and manufacturing employees. Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary operational leader for the facility, ensuring production resources, staffing, equipment, and materials are effectively aligned to meet daily and long-term production goals.
- Drive production performance through execution of manufacturing priorities.
- Partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, and Planning to proactively resolve production issues, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve manufacturing flow.
- Improve standard work, implementing visual management, facilitating continuous improvement initiatives, and driving sustainable process improvements.
- Monitor and drive key performance indicators (KPIs) like schedule attainment, schedule adherence and on-time delivery.
- Establish clear expectations, communicate business objectives, and maintain a visible leadership presence on the production floor through daily engagement with employees.
- Other duties as assigned.
QualificationsRequired:- 4+ years of managerial experience.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, operations, plant management, or a related industrial environment.
- Demonstrated success implementing lean practices in high-mix, low-volume environments
- Strong analytical, communication, and team-building abilities
- Knowledge of Lean tools (Kanban, SMED, 5S, Kaizen, A3)
- Ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
- Experience working with MRP/PLM systems and manufacturing dashboards.
Skills And Competencies- Leadership & Team Development
- 5S & Continuous Improvement
- Communication & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Problem-Solving & Root-Cause Analysis
- Planning, Organization & Prioritization
- Change Management & Process Discipline
- Safety & Quality Focus
- Operational Excellence Mindset
- Ability to Drive Results in Fast-Paced Environments
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIESHigh-Performance Culture
- Customer Focus
- Operational Excellence
- Innovation
- Financial Strength
VERTIV BEHAVIORS - Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication
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