Manufacturing Operations Manager

Manufacturing & Production Operations

• Own daily manufacturing operations and ensure production schedules are executed safely, efficiently, and on time.

• Oversee production from pre-weigh and compounding through filling, packaging, palletizing, and finished-goods movement.

• Ensure production teams have the materials, equipment, staffing, and information needed to execute the schedule.

• Monitor production performance, downtime, labor utilization, throughput, and schedule adherence.

• Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve capacity, efficiency, and flow.

• Establish clear daily priorities and communicate expectations to supervisors and team members.

• Hold teams accountable for meeting production goals and following established processes.

Compounding & Pre-Weigh

• Oversee Pre-Weigh and Compounding so materials are accurately prepared and available when needed.

• Ensure proper procedures for weighing, batching, documentation, material handling, and traceability.

• Work closely with Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, and Production to prevent material shortages and production delays.

• Improve batch turnaround time, accuracy, labor utilization, and workflow.

Facilities & Maintenance

• Oversee facility maintenance and mechanical activities to keep equipment and infrastructure operational.

• Establish and manage a preventative-maintenance program for manufacturing and facility equipment.

• Ensure breakdowns are addressed quickly and root causes identified.

• Coordinate outside contractors and service providers when required.

• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and functional manufacturing environment, and reduce unplanned downtime.

Shipping & Receiving

• Oversee all inbound receiving and outbound shipping.

• Ensure raw materials, packaging components, and finished goods are received, stored, staged, and shipped accurately and on time.

• Maintain accurate inventory movement and documentation.

• Ensure shipments are properly prepared, labeled, palletized, and coordinated with carriers.

• Improve warehouse flow, organization, material staging, and space utilization; partner with Supply Chain and Customer Service to resolve issues.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and frontline employees across the operation.

• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability.

• Build a culture of ownership, teamwork, urgency, and continuous improvement.

• Identify staffing needs and partner with leadership on recruiting and workforce planning.

• Ensure employees are properly trained and cross-trained; address performance issues promptly; develop future leaders.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Make safety a non-negotiable priority across the facility.

• Ensure employees follow all safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with Quality to ensure processes meet established standards; ensure SOPs and work instructions are followed and maintained.

• Investigate operational, safety, and quality issues and drive corrective and preventative actions.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous-improvement initiatives throughout the facility.

• Identify waste, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and unnecessary labor or material movement.

• Improve production flow, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, changeover times, material flow, warehouse organization, scheduling execution, downtime, and standard work.

• Establish measurable KPIs, use data to drive decisions, and conduct root-cause analysis rather than temporary fixes.

Cross-Functional Leadership

You’ll work closely with Supply Chain & Planning, Customer Service, Quality, Product Development, Finance/FP&A, Sales/Account Management, and the Leadership Team — proactively communicating operational risks, capacity constraints, production delays, material issues, and customer-impacting concerns before they become larger problems.

What Success Looks Like (First 90–180 Days)

• Clear ownership and accountability across Production, Compounding, Pre-Weigh, Maintenance, and Shipping & Receiving.

• Consistent daily operating rhythms and communication; better visibility into performance and constraints.

• Largest bottlenecks and recurring issues identified; a preventative-maintenance and downtime-management process established.

• Improved schedule execution and fewer avoidable delays; a facility that’s organized, clean, safe, and running to clear standards.

• Stronger cross-functional communication and a “see it, own it, solve it” culture.