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Operations Manager

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead full responsibility for manufacturing operations, facilities, production planning, purchasing, materials management, and supply chain at a gearing facility.

Role type

Senior plant-level Operations Manager (Manufacturing)

Builds

Gearing facility operations for industrial power transmission applications

Domain

Industrial manufacturing (metal products, gearing)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (manufacturing operations)

Required skills

Lean Six Sigma, P&L ownership, operational transformation, cross-functional leadership, safety compliance, continuous improvement, data-driven problem solving, change management

Preferred skills

Master's degree, Industrial/metal products manufacturing experience, High-mix/low-volume experience, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Technologies

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Visual Daily Management tools, Kanban systems

Responsibilities

Own site-level P&L performance and deliver cost productivity improvements; Lead plant-wide adoption of Lean and RBS principles; Establish operating cadence and accountability across the site; Recruit, retain, and develop leadership talent; Champion safety culture and EH&S compliance; Drive operational transformation and future-state factory vision

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with full site accountability

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