Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations
jfo_jfm_manufacturing-operations-manufacturing-operations-general · M4 — M4 — Director · Management
Senior manager overseeing multiple manufacturing operations teams or a full production facility, ensuring output, quality, and cost targets are met.
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What this role is
Senior manager overseeing multiple manufacturing operations teams or a full production facility, ensuring output, quality, and cost targets are met. At the Director (M4) level, the role owns a function or department, strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment, and drives function-level results. Leads managers; sets direction for the function.
What this level does
- Manage multiple production departments or sections, overseeing larger operational segments and initiating process improvements
- Set operational policies and align production strategy with broader business objectives across the plant
- Track performance across areas and create multi-department plans to improve throughput, cost, and quality
- Engage senior plant leaders on functional strategy, capital investment, and technology adoption decisions
- Own accountability where operational failures could jeopardize production commitments and business activity
- Knowledge applied
- Applies strategic policy knowledge to align production strategy across multiple departments with business objectives.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Resolves complex multi-department problems where operational failures could jeopardize business activities.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Engages senior plant leaders on functional strategy, capital, and technology decisions.
- Typical experience
- 8–10+ years with complex team and multi-section manufacturing leadership.
Skills at this level
- Manufacturing process knowledge
- — Applies a strong understanding of manufacturing processes and operational procedures to keep day-to-day production running smoothly and to hit schedules and targets.
- Production scheduling and inventory management
- — Oversees the production process, manages inventory, and develops procedures to increase productivity and reduce cost across the operating unit.
- Leadership and team development
- — Hires, trains, mentors, and develops production teams, inspiring and adapting them to changing production demands and resolving performance and conflict issues.
- Health, safety, and regulatory compliance
- — Ensures production workers and operations comply with health and safety regulations and industry regulations across the shop floor.
- Performance metrics and data analysis
- — Tracks production performance metrics, identifies areas of underperformance, and uses data analysis to inform operational decisions and improvement plans.
- Process improvement and lean manufacturing
- — Identifies production trends and initiates process improvements — including new equipment, technology, or layout changes — to raise throughput and cut cost.
- Strategic planning
- — Engages in strategic planning and organizational leadership, setting and cascading plant strategy down through layers of management to the shop floor.
- P&L management
- — Owns profit and loss accountability across single or multi-site manufacturing operations, a key inflection point at senior levels.
- Communication and problem-solving
- — Communicates production status to staff and senior management and solves operational problems under pressure while prioritizing effectively.
- ERP systems for operations
- — Uses ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) to plan production, manage inventory and materials, and monitor manufacturing operational performance.
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