Operations Manager
Denton, TX - USA
Job Summary
As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdingswhich is backed by Berkshire Hathawayyoull be doing things that matter leading at every level and winning a better way. Were committed to making a positive impact on the world providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities and fostering a culture where everyones empowered to be their best.
The Operations Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of daily manufacturing and operational execution across two facilities in Garland and Denton Texas. Reporting to the Director of Operations this role is accountable for operational performance safety quality cost control and employee engagement while ensuring production targets and customer commitments are consistently achieved.This role develops and executes production strategies aligned with monthly volume requirements maximizes capacity utilization and minimizes direct and indirect costs across both sites. The Operations Manager leads continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean principles partners with cross functional teams to analyze performance data and drives corrective and preventive actions across production labor planning inventory control equipment maintenance and logistics operations.
Coordinates and manages the manufacturing activities of several areas ensuring to reach the manufacturing volume and quality standards within the approved operation budget. Supervises the production tasks quality and manufacturing engineering.
Key Responsibilities
MultiSite Operations & Production Leadership
- Lead daily operations across the Garland and Denton facilities ensuring consistent execution of safety quality delivery and cost metrics.
- Develop communicate and execute production schedules; oversee capacity planning and labor forecasting across both locations.
- Balance manpower workloads and production priorities between facilities to maximize efficiency.
- Maintain a strong production floor presence at both sites to drive accountability engagement and realtime problem resolution.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal scheduling coordination and customer requirements.
- Oversee truck yard operations vehicle dwell time reduction and ontime delivery performance.
Financial & Inventory Oversight
- Monitor and control direct labor rework and operating costs to improve contribution margins.
- Maintain financial oversight and provide operational performance reporting upstream.
- Ensure oversight and control of companysupplied and customersupplied inventory across both facilities.
- Monitor operating expenses versus budget and support costreduction initiatives.
Safety Quality & Compliance
- Promote and maintain a safe working environment ensuring compliance with OSHA HR environmental and quality standards.
- Drive a culture of quality excellence and customer satisfaction across both sites.
- Monitor production quality and warranty performance; ensure effective corrective actions.
- Ensure company policies procedures and quality standards are clearly communicated and consistently followed.
Continuous Improvement
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean tools such as Lean Daily Management and value stream mapping.
- Perform datadriven root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Improve labor efficiency waste reduction throughput and rework costs.
- Lead strategic initiatives to increase operational scalability flexibility and efficiency across both locations.
People Leadership & Employee Engagement
- Motivate coach and develop production teams across both facilities to achieve high performance.
- Conduct performance evaluations and provide consistent coaching and feedback.
- Ensure employees are trained on equipment operation standard work quality expectations and safety practices.
- Partner with Human Resources on hiring job descriptions training matrices development programs and retention strategies.
- Conduct floorlevel town halls to strengthen communication and engagement.
- Improve employee survey participation and favorability by acting on feedback.
Facility & Asset Management
- Ensure facilities equipment vehicles yards signage and infrastructure at both sites are maintained in optimal operating condition.
- Implement improvements to work methods layouts and equipment utilization to improve productivity and safety.
- Ensure facilities remain flexible and capable of supporting a diverse range of production requirements.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Strong multisite leadership and employee relations skills.
- Ability to adapt quickly in a fastpaced highvolume operational environment.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and act on performance metrics.
- Structured decisionmaking and problemsolving ability.
- Solid mathematical reasoning and operational judgment.
- Strong computer proficiency with the ability to develop tools or dashboards to improve efficiency.
- Handson leadership style with a strong production floor presence.
Experience & Education Requirements
Option 1
- Bachelors Degree (required)
- Minimum of 7 years of manufacturing / production experience
- Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in a Lean operating environment
Option 2
- Masters Degree
- Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing / production experience
- Minimum of 1 year of leadership experience in a Lean operating environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook Teams)
- Power BI experience preferred
- Strong organizational planning and execution skills
- Demonstrated commitment to respect teamwork accountability and waste elimination
Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process please email your request to and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.
Required Experience:
Manager