Operations Manager - Fabrication

Job Summary: The Operations Manager - Fabrication provides operational leadership for metal fabrication operations, partnering with fellow Operations Managers and senior leadership to set goals and manage budgets. The role owns day-to-day operations, including process adherence, equipment maintenance, quality, and EHS compliance — to drive safety, efficiency, and product excellence across the production of high-mix/low-volume, complex medical electromechanical assembly systems. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Strategic Planning & Operations Leadership Participate in senior management strategic planning to establish company goals, budgets, and action plans for the location. Own daily metal fabrication manufacturing operations — including schedule adherence, process adherence, maintenance, quality, and EHS — to drive safety, efficiency, and product excellence. Coordinate staffing, work hours, and order priorities across shifts to ensure budget and on-time delivery targets are met. Oversee capacity planning within department to respond to demand spikes and evolving customer needs. Work with leadership to build scalable operational infrastructure (systems, processes, personnel) aligned with company growth goals. Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving Drive a CI/Lean culture using tools such as Kaizen, 5S, SMED, and TPM to achieve breakthrough operating performance. Partner with internal departments and manufacturing engineering to proactively identify, drive, and resolve operational bottlenecks. Analyze production metrics to identify improvement opportunities in efficiency, throughput, and process capability; investigate major delays and implement corrective actions that are both systemic and sustainable. Performance Management & KPIs Establish and take ownership of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity (SQDP) goals/KPIs across operations, ensuring accountability for self and team. Track and report on operational performance, opportunities, achievements, and related action plans, adhering to agreed formats and timelines. Improve financial performance through direct and indirect labor cost reductions, and by reviewing and driving plans to address labor and material variances. Team Leadership & Development Supervise production leads and production staff, including scheduling, hiring, onboarding, timecard review and approval, performance evaluations, discipline, and termination decisions. Lead, mentor, and develop supervisors, production leads, material handlers and production team members, closing skills gaps to build a flexible, cross-trained workforce. Coach and empower production leads and production team members to make timely decisions on daily production matters through mentorship, performance counseling, and additional training as needed. Cultivate an accountable, performance-driven, continuous-improvement culture by engaging, coaching, and leading by example. Drive team morale and retention by understanding motivations and leading employee engagement action plans as a change management champion. Including goal setting, discipline, career development, succession planning, and recruitment support. Quality & Compliance Collaborate with other production Operations Managers, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing Engineering to resolve quality issues and drive adherence to best practices and inspection methods. Maintain device history records in compliance with quality, regulatory, and safety standards while owning the accuracy, thoroughness, and overall quality of production activities. Cross-Functional Collaboration Maintain proactive communication with other production Operations Managers, Customer Service, Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering, and other teams to ensure alignment on operational objectives. Track and manage inventory of applicable equipment tooling and department consumables, partnering closely with Supply Chain to satisfy production demand Education Bachelor's degree in Operation…

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