Operations Manager

9039 Fluid Power Sales LLC • Village of Baldwinsville, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an Operations Manager to continue the work to maintain and build the Applied brand. This role involves leading through others, ensuring calm execution under pressure, prioritizing effectively in a high-mix environment, and integrating production and logistics to meet customer commitments. The Operations Manager will be responsible for safety and compliance, manufacturing and assembly leadership, warehouse, shipping/receiving & inventory control, quality leadership, maintenance & reliability, performance management, reporting & continuous improvement, and people leadership, staffing & capability building.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 5 years experience in leadership roles required.
• Experience in a high mix / low volume manufacturing and assembly environment is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a high mix / low volume manufacturing and assembly environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a workplace free from recognized hazards and ensure teams follow safety rules, procedures, and required training.
• Ensure safety training is delivered in a language/vocabulary employees can understand; reinforce safe work practices through daily floor presence.
• Lead incident reporting, investigation support, and timely closure of corrective actions; maintain inspection/audit readiness.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate production resources to meet cost, quality, and output needs; manage priorities in a high-mix environment.
• Decide how best to use workers and equipment to meet production goals; manage constraints and adjust plans to protect customer commitments.
• Keep production on schedule and within budget; identify needs for overtime, staffing changes, or process adjustments and act quickly.
• Lead supervisors to execute consistent daily standard work and maintain stable performance across 1st and 2nd shifts.
• Oversee receiving, storage, internal movement of raw/WIP/finished goods, picking, staging, and shipping to support production flow and on-time delivery.
• Supervise receiving/storing/shipping activity and ensure warehouse safety/security programs are implemented and sustained.
• Partner with supervisors to integrate logistics and operational activity with internal systems/processes (ERP transactions, order management, shipment execution).
• Ensure product standards are met; support effective containment, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Establish an operating culture where quality issues are surfaced early and corrected at the source.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities to support uptime and schedule reliability; ensure timely response to downtime and recurring issues.
• Promote preventive thinking: capture chronic losses and drive actions that prevent repeat failures.
• Maintain KPI visibility and run a daily/weekly rhythm that exposes misses early and drives closure (delivery, labor, productivity, scrap/rework, inventory accuracy).
• Review performance data to identify productivity gaps and cost reduction opportunities; drive structured improvement work.
• Provide operational reporting to the GM aligned to corporate cadence; ensure data integrity and clear narrative on actions and risks.
• Lead through supervisors: coach performance, set clear expectations, build accountability, and develop next-level leaders.
• Own hiring recommendations and staffing plans through established business process; partner with GM/HR to close labor gaps affecting delivery.
• Establish training and cross-training to improve labor flexibility and reduce schedule risk.

Benefits

• Applied Industrial Technologies is built on a philosophy that puts people first. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to a workforce in which we enforce fair treatment and provide growth opportunities for everyone. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetics, religion, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level