Operations Manager

Danaher Corporation•Indianapolis, IN

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Manager (M3) - Manufacturing Operations is accountable for the safe, compliant, and effective performance of assigned manufacturing operations. The role serves as the central coordination point across Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Environment, Health and Safety, synchronizing people, equipment, materials, methods, and priorities to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (SQDIP) targets and customer commitments. The position balances daily execution with capacity and resource decisions, cost management, continuous improvement, and development of a strong leadership pipeline. It reports to the Plant Director and is part of the Manufacturing Operations organization in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is an on-site role with infrequent travel, which may include international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 14+ years of related experience, or a Master's or Doctoral degree with 12+ years of related experience.
At least 4 years of people-management experience, including responsibility for leading through managers and/or supervisors.
Progressive manufacturing leadership experience with accountability for results across multiple related teams, shifts, production areas, or value streams.
Demonstrated experience managing manufacturing performance across safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, capacity, and cost.
Demonstrated experience developing departmental and multi-year operational plans and allocating labor, equipment, capacity, and financial resources.
Demonstrated experience applying Lean, continuous improvement, Kaizen, or structured problem-solving methods to improve manufacturing performance and sustain results.
Experience operating in a regulated manufacturing environment and ensuring compliance with applicable safety, quality, regulatory, and environmental requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying DBS or a comparable business system in a manufacturing environment.
Experience leading operations in life sciences, diagnostics, biotechnology, medical device, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience managing production planning, capacity, OEE, schedule attainment, first-pass yield, scrap, labor efficiency, and conversion cost.

Responsibilities

Lead daily manufacturing operations across assigned production areas, shifts, or value streams to achieve SQDIP, volume, service, and financial commitments.
Coordinate production schedules, staffing, materials, equipment availability, maintenance downtime, engineering support, quality priorities, and EHS requirements.
Execute and continuously improve daily management processes, including tiered accountability, visual management, performance reviews, leader standard work, escalation, and countermeasure follow-through.
Apply the Danaher Business System (DBS), Lean principles, Kaizen, data, and structured problem solving to resolve operational issues, establish sustainable standards, and improve productivity, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost.
Translate demand and customer requirements into production, capacity, staffing, inventory, and resource plans, balancing daily priorities with departmental and multi-year operational plans.
Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, production leaders, and professional associates through clear expectations, performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, and development assignments.
Partner with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, Finance, Human Resources, suppliers, vendors, and customers to meet business objectives and ensure compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, environmental, and company requirements.