Manufacturing Operations Manager
About The Position
Salamander Designs is a U.S.-based premium furniture manufacturer serving commercial and residential markets. We are seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager to support and strengthen day-to-day manufacturing performance. This role plays a critical support function across production, purchasing, and quality, ensuring our operations deliver consistent quality, predictable lead times, with a focus on continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in production management and Lean manufacturing, thrives in a hands-on factory environment, and is motivated by process discipline, problem-solving, and collaboration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a major in Production Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
- Lean Manufacturing certification, or equivalent hands-on experience required.
- 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing operations, supplier quality, or purchasing support roles.
- Working knowledge of Lean principles, supplier quality processes, and ERP systems.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and cross-functional communication skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset.
Responsibilities
- Support daily production operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
- Provide operational support to Production Supervisors and department managers to ensure consistent execution.
- Lead Lean manufacturing initiatives including Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kaizen events, standard work development, and waste reduction.
- Partner with Scheduling to align customer demand with available capacity and constraints.
- Improve production flow, work-in-process (WIP) control, and identification of bottlenecks.
- Coordinate development and maintenance of SOPs, work instructions, and process documentation.
- Support supplier purchasing and supplier quality activities, including Vendor Quality Audits (VQAs), return-to-vendor (RTV) processes, corrective actions, and inventory coordination.
- Support preventive maintenance coordination and escalate equipment issues as needed.
- Track, analyze, and report key performance indicators related to quality, delivery, and efficiency performance.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
