Senior Operations Manager

Post Consumer Brands • Bloomsburg, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Post Consumer Brands is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead manufacturing operations at its Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility. This role is a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, responsible for overseeing a complex, multi-shift, 24/7 union environment. The Senior Operations Manager will drive results in safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, and employee engagement. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an individual who can balance day-to-day execution with long-term strategy, lead through others, build organizational capability, and partner across the plant to create safer, more reliable, and more efficient operations.

Requirements

• At least seven years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading large, multi-shift operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Strong people leadership skills, including experience developing supervisors and building high-performing teams.
• Experience with operational leadership, production optimization, performance management, and process improvement.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving.
• Ability to use operating data and performance measures to guide priorities and decisions.
• Knowledge of manufacturing safety standards, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through change and improve organizational performance.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field is preferred.
• Food or consumer packaged goods manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in automated manufacturing and a union environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations across multiple shifts.
• Set clear expectations and accountability for safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, and operational performance.
• Translate production plans and business priorities into effective plant-floor execution.
• Develop and mentor Operations Supervisors and other operations leaders, strengthening team capability and succession readiness.
• Build an engaged, inclusive, and accountable culture grounded in safety, teamwork, employee relations, and continuous improvement.
• Use operational data and performance metrics to identify opportunities, remove barriers, and improve sustainable results.
• Advance Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, structured problem-solving, and other continuous-improvement practices.
• Improve equipment effectiveness, production attainment, labor and material utilization, reliability, and right-first-time quality.
• Partner closely with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and other plant leaders.
• Support capital projects, new-product introductions, and operational-readiness initiatives.
• Lead organizational change with clear communication, sound judgment, and a focus on helping employees and leaders succeed.
• Contribute to plant strategy while ensuring the operations organization has the right structure, processes, and capabilities for the future.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

What This Job Offers

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