Corporate Operations Specialist

Champion Homes•Troy, MI

20h•Remote

About The Position

The Corporate Operations Specialist is a rotational leadership development role designed for high-potential manufacturing professionals from outside the manufactured housing industry. Working closely with Regional Directors, this position provides hands-on operational support across multiple manufacturing facilities while developing the capabilities needed for future advancement into a Regional Director role. The position drives manufacturing excellence, continuous improvement, quality performance, and operational execution through direct engagement on the production floor.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Four to eight years of manufacturing, operations, production leadership, industrial engineering, process improvement, or related experience in a high-volume environment outside manufactured housing.
Practical experience with Lean manufacturing, root cause analysis, Kaizen, line balancing, and continuous improvement tools.
Demonstrated ability to coach and influence frontline employees, supervisors, and plant leaders without direct reporting authority.
Ability and willingness to travel regionally up to 50% to 80%, including overnight travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience in automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, consumer products, building products, or other discrete manufacturing environments.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent continuous improvement certification.
Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations.
Experience leading plant improvement workshops, Kaizen events, or operational turnaround initiatives.

Responsibilities

Partner with Regional Directors to improve operational performance across multiple manufacturing facilities.
Spend at least 50% of field time on the manufacturing floor coaching production teams, group leads, and supervisors on workflow, workstation pacing, labor utilization, and standard work.
Apply proven discrete-manufacturing practices, including Lean sequencing, 5S, visual management, error proofing, cycle-time balancing, and standardized work, to off-site homebuilding operations.
Identify and eliminate bottlenecks affecting line velocity, throughput, labor balance, subassembly staging, and schedule adherence through structured root cause analysis.
Strengthen in-process quality controls, inspection gates, upstream verification, and defect containment while reinforcing a next-station-is-the-customer mindset.
Coach Production Managers and plant leaders on labor management, daily production execution, supervisor accountability, and sustained performance improvement.
Focus plant engagements on real-time coaching, hands-on problem solving, and high-impact tactical improvements rather than administrative auditing.
Progress from supporting assigned operational projects to independently leading plant turnarounds, regional continuous improvement rollouts, and facility interventions.