Operations Manager

Operations ManagerMarietta, OH - Onsite | Relocation support offeredFull-time, Exempt$180,000-$200,000 base salary plus a performance based bonusReports to: COO

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Company OverviewOur client is a vertically integrated, critical power product manufacturer, building PDUs, RPPs, and transfer switches for the data center market.They are in hypergrowth mode with revenue growing more than 3x last year and projected to grow another 50–100% next year.Sister facilities under the same ownership handle precision sheet metal fabrication and power transformer manufacturing, with final assembly and on-site testing the primary facility.They've recently acquired an additional 240,000 sq ft facility that will triple production capacity.The COO this hire reports to is a tenured critical power manufacturing executive who took his prior division at a global OEM from 14–16 week lead times to 3–5 days on custom uninterruptible power supply products.
Role OverviewResponsible for sales order entry to shipping including planning, engineering, production, test, and warehouse/shipping.You will be accountable for OTD, Quality, Safety, Cost, and plant-level P&L performance.As the business rapidly grows you'll start with a team of roughly 80 and will be expected to help build the organization, systems, and supervisory bench to support 250-300 employees across 2 sites and multiple shifts needed to serve customer demand effectively.
Core ResponsibilitiesDaily, weekly, and monthly production schedulingDirect 7-8 reports across Production, Planning, Engineering, Test, Quality, Safety, and Warehouse Operations.Capacity planning and forecasting including translating demand growth into staffing plans, shift structures, layout changes, and CapEx requests.Plant operating budget, with direct accountability for cost-per-unit, labor efficiency, and overhead absorption.Lean deployment across the floor: value stream mapping, Kaizen, 5S, standard work, etc.Uphold ISO 9001 quality management system, including documentation, corrective action, and customer audit readiness.Daily and weekly operational reporting including OTD, first-pass yield, safety, productivity, WIP, and backlog, with countermeasures when performance trends off target.
Required Qualifications:10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership in a lean, high-growth environment.A track record of building profitable capacity growth across people, process, and physical plant.Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and audit/compliance processes.Financial acumen to read, interpret, and act on a P&L and balance sheet, with prior plant budget ownership.Experience leading a multi-department organization through supervisors and managers.Experience leading an operation of at least 250 employees.Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field
Target Background:Electrical or electromechanical manufacturing background across power distribution, switchgear, industrial/electrical controls, or a similarly regulated electrical or grid-connected product.Demonstrated experience running engineer-to-orderproduction operations across a high-mix low-volume environment.Sheet metal fabrication exposure. xzbcwsv Six Sigma or Lean certification.