Aquarius Professional Staffing

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Are you a driven Manufacturing Operations Manager looking to join a fast growing company based in the Northern Kentucky area? Don't miss your chance and apply now! What you will get as the Operations Manager: • Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Company offers a competitive benefits package that includes: • Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options • 401K match • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Paid Time Off • Tuition Reimbursement • Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance • Commuter Benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Pet Insurance • Adoption Assistance • Annual Merit Increases • Community Volunteer Opportunities What you will be doing as the Operations Manager: • Leading day‑to‑day manufacturing operations at the Company campus, driving execution, accountability, and continuous improvement across assigned work cells and functional leaders. • Partners closely with the Operations Director, Business Unit leadership, and support functions to deliver safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people objectives in a high‑mix, high‑volume manufacturing environment. • Sets the operational tone on the floor—balancing urgency with discipline—while building strong, capable management teams and scalable processes that support growth, customer commitments, and long‑term site stability. • Recruit, develop, and retain high‑performing Functional Managers and Operations leaders aligned to Company operational needs. • Partner with Talent Acquisition to define clear capability requirements and selection criteria for management roles. • Assess individual and team capability gaps; ensure training plans and standard work are in place and effectively executed. • Validate and continuously improve training curricula for operations leadership and frontline management. • Establish clear, measurable goals aligned to site and Business Unit priorities (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity, and People). • Drive consistent use of operational metrics, dashboards, and tiered accountability reviews. • Ensure consistent, transparent communication across operations leadership and frontline teams. • Create forums for two‑way communication, idea sharing, and problem‑solving. • Translate site and corporate strategy into executable operational plans. • Align workcell execution with customer requirements, capacity plans, and financial targets. • Support accurate headcount, capacity, and production forecasting for the Company campus. • Analyze forecast vs. actual performance to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. • Drive continuous improvement through data‑driven analysis, KPI management, and structured problem‑solving (QRQC, RCA, Kaizen). • Ensure standard work, procedures, and work instructions are effective, current, and consistently followed. What you will need as the Operations Manager: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Minimum 10 years of relevant Manufacturing or operations experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership or management role. • Leadership background that is hands on - leads from the front, culture and change management driver. • Experience operating in a complex, matrix, fast‑paced manufacturing environment (EMS preferred). • Ability to work and connect cross functionally across multiple teams and be influential even without authority. • Safety mindset. • Strong working knowledge of operational metrics, labor planning, and continuous improvement methodologies and tools. • Proficiency with enterprise systems and tools (Workday, SAP (ERP/MES), standard Microsoft Office applications).