Job Description
Job Description
Minutemen Direct is recruiting for aOperations Managerfor a AI-enabled software/data manufacturing company. These are direct hire opportunities that come with a full benefits package and more. Must have a minimum of 8+ years of operations or manufacturing leadership, with 3–5 years in automated or high-volume production environments.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end factory operations, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient production.
- Translate customer demand into executable production plans, aligning capacity, labor, and automation.
- Drive operational performance across KPIs—OEE, on-time delivery, cost, labor efficiency, scrap, and throughput.
- Optimize equipment, staffing, materials, and quality systems; lead NPI, line expansions, and automation ramp-ups.
- Maintain SOPs, MES documentation, and training materials while promoting Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.
- Build organizational capability, set expectations, and foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and safety.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure alignment and compliance.
- Ensure clear communication across shifts, teams, leadership, and customer-facing stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of operations or manufacturing leadership, with 3–5 years in automated or high-volume production environments.
- Proven experience managing cross-functional teams across Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance.
- Track record of driving operational KPIs (OEE, on-time delivery, cost, labor efficiency, throughput, scrap) and delivering measurable results.
- Experience leading NPI, line expansions, and ramp-up of automated or semi-automated manufacturing cells.
- Strong knowledge of automated manufacturing systems, MES/ERP, Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration skills with a focus on results and operational excellence.
- Commitment to safety, quality, and delivering reliable customer outcomes in a fast-paced, innovative environment
Preferred experience
- Experience in electronics, electro-mechanical, or high-tech manufacturing environments.
- Exposure to high-mix, low-volume, or configurable manufacturing operations.
- Knowledge of A3/8D problem-solving, Kaizen, or other continuous improvement frameworks.
- Prior experience implementing design-for-manufacturing (DFM) or design-for-automation (DFA) practices.
- Global or multi-site operations leadership experience
Please send resumes to jadams@minutemendirect.com or call me at (812) 920-4440 to discuss.
Minutemen Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Bachelor Degree
8+ years
Company DescriptionFounded in 1968, Minutemen Staffing is the cornerstone of The Minutemen Human Resource System, a group of HR-related companies headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The Minutemen Human Resource System has grown to become one of the largest private employer service organizations in the United States.
OUR MISSION
A family-owned business that partners with valued employers to provide qualified talent while making a difference in the community.
OUR VALUES
LOYALTY
We are fully committed to every client and employee.
ETHICS
People trust us to adhere to our word and know us to be honest, open, ethical, and fair.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We are responsible for the success of our company, employees, and clients.
DEDICATION
Ensuring the highest level of satisfaction is our promise.
EMPOWERMENT
We encourage growth and development of each individual.
RESPECT
Each individual gives respect to each other, our talent, and our clients.
SAFETY
We promote a culture of safety that is reflected in our beliefs and attitudes.
OUR VISION
To expand the Minutemen family by exceeding our clients' expectations through commitment, ethics, and integrity while providing a better future for our associates, employees, and their families.
Company Description
Founded in 1968, Minutemen Staffing is the cornerstone of The Minutemen Human Resource System, a group of HR-related companies headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The Minutemen Human Resource System has grown to become one of the largest private employer service organizations in the United States.\r\n\r\nOUR MISSION\r\nA family-owned business that partners with valued employers to provide qualified talent while making a difference in the community.\r\n\r\nOUR VALUES\r\nLOYALTY\r\nWe are fully committed to every client and employee.\r\nETHICS\r\nPeople trust us to adhere to our word and know us to be honest, open, ethical, and fair.\r\nACCOUNTABILITY\r\nWe are responsible for the success of our company, employees, and clients.\r\nDEDICATION\r\nEnsuring the highest level of satisfaction is our promise.\r\nEMPOWERMENT\r\nWe encourage growth and development of each individual.\r\nRESPECT\r\nEach individual gives respect to each other, our talent, and our clients.\r\nSAFETY\r\nWe promote a culture of safety that is reflected in our beliefs and attitudes.\r\n\r\nOUR VISION\r\nTo expand the Minutemen family by exceeding our clients' expectations through commitment, ethics, and integrity while providing a better future for our associates, employees, and their families.