Operations Manager

Are you looking to make a career change to an exciting company? This exciting opportunity as an Operations Manager offers a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid PTO etc. Does this position match your future career goals? Then this Operations Manager role could be the right fit for you.

Responsibilities:

• Direct daily pressroom operations to consistently achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Oversee the setup, operation, and upkeep of offset and digital printing equipment to ensure reliable performance.
• Enforce standards for color accuracy, registration, and overall press acceptability.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues, remove bottlenecks, and maintain stable, efficient workflows.
• Ensure effective shift-to-shift communication and disciplined execution of production schedules.
• Maintain a strong, hands-on leadership presence on the production floor with a focus on pressroom performance.
• Champion Lean initiatives to eliminate waste, reduce cycle time, and maximize equipment utilization.
• Apply continuous improvement tools such as Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, 5S, Standard Work, and Value Stream Mapping.
• Lead data-driven daily problem-solving using structured countermeasures.
• Drive both immediate process improvements and longer-term operational transformation initiatives.
• Build continuous improvement capability within supervisors and operators through coaching and engagement.
• Own first-pass yield performance, spoilage reduction, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) metrics.
• Ensure products meet customer and industry requirements through disciplined process control.
• Partner with Quality and Technical teams to identify and resolve systemic quality issues.
• Manage labor efficiency, overtime, and material usage to support financial and P&L objectives.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and production teams to drive accountability and results.
• Set clear expectations, provide timely feedback, and reinforce performance standards.
• Support training, cross-training, and succession planning to strengthen bench strength.
• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Scheduling to align production plans with capacity, staffing, and demand.
• Clearly communicate priorities across shifts and functional teams.
• Translate business objectives into actionable execution on the production floor.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on performance, risks, and improvement progress.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety policies and safe work practices.
• Lead proactive hazard identification and corrective action initiatives.
• Model strong safety leadership and reinforce accountability at all levels
• Safety performance and leading safety indicators
• First-pass yield and COPQ reduction
• On-time delivery and schedule adherence
• Throughput, labor efficiency, and asset utilization
• Continuous improvement engagement and results
• Team capability development and leadership bench strength

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of manufacturing operations leadership experience, preferably within printing or related environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of offset and/or digital press operations.
• Demonstrated success leading Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven ability to drive change, operational discipline, and sustained performance improvement.
• Strong analytical, communication, and people leadership skills.
• Track record of operational improvements translating into revenue growth and cost reduction.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods.
• Capability to lift up to 20 pounds as required.
• Work environment includes moving machinery and moderate to high noise levels.
• Must be able to access and navigate all departments within the facility.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• Direct Hire

Salary: $120K-$130K annually

Ask for: Deb

Job Id: 25872

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