Operations Manager

We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to support a manufacturing organization in Fresno, California. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader with a proven ability to drive production efficiency, improve operational processes, and lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have experience overseeing production operations, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring safety, quality, and productivity goals are consistently achieved.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily manufacturing operations to ensure production schedules, quality standards, and customer delivery commitments are consistently achieved.
• Lead, coach, and support production leads and manufacturing personnel while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate labor, equipment, materials, and workflow to maximize productivity, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Monitor production output, labor utilization, scheduling, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to achieve operational goals.
• Review work orders, engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of materials to ensure accurate manufacturing and assembly.
• Partner with Engineering, Purchasing, Inventory, and Materials teams to resolve production issues, support engineering changes, and ensure material availability.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement process improvements to increase productivity, improve quality, and reduce waste.
• Conduct production floor audits to ensure compliance with company safety policies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor products through fabrication, assembly, testing, and final completion to ensure efficient production flow and on-time delivery.
• Train, mentor, and develop production staff while supporting onboarding, performance management, coaching, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Participate in interviewing and hiring efforts while collaborating with Human Resources on employee development and corrective action processes.
• Maintain accurate production records, labor reporting, and operational performance metrics, providing regular updates to leadership.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational excellence, manufacturing efficiency, and overall plant performance.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience managing production operations within a manufacturing setting.
• Experience leading production leads, supervisors, or manufacturing teams preferred.
• Experience in fabrication, welding, assembly, heavy equipment, truck equipment manufacturing, or other industrial manufacturing environments strongly preferred.
• Experience managing production schedules, labor planning, workforce allocation, and workflow coordination.
• Proven experience driving continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, develop, and hold employees accountable for performance.
• Demonstrated success leading through front-line supervisors or production leads.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing operations, production planning, workflow management, and resource allocation.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, work orders, specifications, and bills of material (BOMs).
• Working knowledge of fabrication, welding, assembly, testing, and other industrial manufacturing processes.
• Experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong understanding of production metrics, labor utilization, productivity measurement, and key operational performance indicators (KPIs).
• Proven ability to identify operational issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective actions.
• Excellent communication, organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple departments.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, workplace safety practices, and quality standards within a manufacturing environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies preferred.

Compensation

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