Operations Manager
Job Location:
Ashland, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
9 October 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
6 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The manufacturing Operations Manager is responsible for the daily execution and performance of manufacturing operations. This role converts plant priorities and production plans into consistent shop-floor execution providing hands-on leadership to supervisors and team leads to achieve safety quality delivery labor productivity and cost objectives. The position maintains a strong floor presence and coordinates closely with the Plant Manager Engineering Quality Materials Production Control and Human Resources.
Primary Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
- Direct and coordinate daily manufacturing activities across assigned production areas.
- Translate schedules and customer priorities into clear daily expectations for supervisors team leads and production employees.
- Monitor production progress and address issues affecting safety quality delivery labor productivity material availability or equipment.
- Coordinate labor and resources between production areas based on workload priorities and constraints.
- Lead and develop production supervisors and team leads including the Smart Conveyance Supervisor.
- Establish daily accountability through production meetings floor communication KPI review and follow-up.
- Reinforce safe work practices and ensure corrective actions are completed.
- Work with Quality and Engineering on root-cause analysis nonconformances corrective/preventive actions and process controls.
- Drive shop-floor continuous improvement standardized work workflow improvement waste reduction and problem solving.
- Monitor schedule attainment labor productivity overtime throughput WIP quality scrap and rework.
- Work with Production Control and Materials to identify shortages and capacity risks before they affect customer commitments.
- Support prototypes first builds FATs new-product launches tooling fixtures and implementation of new equipment or processes.
- Escalate significant capacity staffing material engineering quality or customer-delivery risks to the Plant Manager.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Manufacturing Operations Management or related field preferred.
- 7 years of manufacturing operations quality or production experience.
- Previous supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead employees and drive daily production execution.
- Working knowledge of lean manufacturing root-cause analysis corrective-action processes and manufacturing quality systems.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and manufacturing specifications.
- Strong mechanical/technical aptitude and experience with production metrics inventory staffing and cost controls.
- Strong communication coaching organizational and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office ERP systems and CRM software
- Previous experience in material handling or conveyance systems is a significant plus though not strictly required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and effectively
- Commitment to our core values of Safety Integrity and Respect with a collaborative and positive attitude
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Ashland Conveyor Products is a leading conveyor manufacturer supplying the material handling, warehouse equipment, and factory automation markets for over 35 years.