Manufacturing Operations Manager – Lean Manufacturing & Operational Excellence

• Lead the implementation of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives across all hard chrome plating grinding repair and finishing operations.
• Assess production capacity across stripping masking plating baking grinding and finishing operations.
• Analyze current-state workflows and develop future-state processes to improve throughput reduce lead times and increase On-Time Delivery performance.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing tools including Gemba 5S Standard Work Visual Management and Kaizen.
• Develop KPI dashboards focused on Safety Quality Delivery Cost and Productivity.
• Reduce cycle times eliminate waste and improve operational performance.
• Coach and develop supervisors and production personnel.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable business results.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA EPA and local environmental regulations related to chemical handling waste disposal and air quality.

Qualifications :

• 5 years leading manufacturing operations in metal finishing machining aerospace industrial repair or related environments.
• Proven success improving throughput capacity utilization and On-Time Delivery.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement experience.
• Experience implementing KPI-driven performance management systems.
• Proficiency with Lean tools including Value Stream Mapping Kaizen 5S Visual Management Standard Work and Root Cause Analysis.
• Experience managing KPIs production metrics labor utilization and operational performance.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings tolerances and surface finish specifications.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production scheduling software.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred

Additional Information :

EEO Statement

Our client is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition we will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time