Manufacturing Operations Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton • Panama City, FL

15h • $99,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Manufacturing Operations Manager Key Role: Oversee daily production, ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety. Manage staff, optimize workflows, control inventory, maintain equipment, and meet targets. Bridge shop floor activities with strategic goals through process improvement, including lean manufacturing, and data analysis for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in continuous improvement in a manufacturing and supply chain environment
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain management, including warehouse operations, production planning, and procurement
• 3+ years of experience in metal fabrication supervision
• 3+ years of experience in electrical assembly supervision
• 2+ years of experience in quality or quality management
• Experience implementing lean manufacturing initiatives, including 5S and Visual Factory
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in both a prototyping and low-rate high mix manufacturing environment
• Ability to enforce safety regulations, ensure compliance, manage maintenance, implement quality control measures, and identify and analyze bottlenecks and waste for continuous improvement
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Management field

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ERP implementations
• Experience in government or Department of Defense manufacturing
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, and ERP systems
• Ability to monitor inventory levels, manage raw materials, and coordinate supply chains
• Ability to supervise production teams, provide technical guidance, and handle hiring, training, and performance
• Ability to generate and brief manufacturing and supply chain reports to upper management, analyze financials, and contribute to long-term strategic planning
• Ability to formulate strategies for growth and business development
• Possession of excellent leadership, communication, problem solving, project management, and data analysis skills

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production
• Ensure efficiency
• Ensure quality
• Ensure safety
• Manage staff
• Optimize workflows
• Control inventory
• Maintain equipment
• Meet targets
• Bridge shop floor activities with strategic goals through process improvement
• Implement lean manufacturing
• Data analysis for continuous improvement

Benefits

• health
• life
• disability
• financial
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care
• recognition awards program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees