<p>We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to support a manufacturing organization in Fresno, California.<strong> </strong>This role is ideal for a hands-on leader with a proven ability to drive production efficiency, improve operational processes, and lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have experience overseeing production operations, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring safety, quality, and productivity goals are consistently achieved.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee daily manufacturing operations to ensure production schedules, quality standards, and customer delivery commitments are consistently achieved.</li><li>Lead, coach, and support production leads and manufacturing personnel while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.</li><li>Coordinate labor, equipment, materials, and workflow to maximize productivity, efficiency, and operational performance.</li><li>Monitor production output, labor utilization, scheduling, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to achieve operational goals.</li><li>Review work orders, engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of materials to ensure accurate manufacturing and assembly.</li><li>Partner with Engineering, Purchasing, Inventory, and Materials teams to resolve production issues, support engineering changes, and ensure material availability.</li><li>Identify production bottlenecks and implement process improvements to increase productivity, improve quality, and reduce waste.</li><li>Conduct production floor audits to ensure compliance with company safety policies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.</li><li>Monitor products through fabrication, assembly, testing, and final completion to ensure efficient production flow and on-time delivery.</li><li>Train, mentor, and develop production staff while supporting onboarding, performance management, coaching, and workforce planning initiatives.</li><li>Participate in interviewing and hiring efforts while collaborating with Human Resources on employee development and corrective action processes.</li><li>Maintain accurate production records, labor reporting, and operational performance metrics, providing regular updates to leadership.</li><li>Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational excellence, manufacturing efficiency, and overall plant performance.</li></ul><p><strong>Experience:</strong></p><ul><li>Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment required.</li><li>Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience managing production operations within a manufacturing setting.</li><li>Experience leading production leads, supervisors, or manufacturing teams preferred.</li><li>Experience in fabrication, welding, assembly, heavy equipment, truck equipment manufacturing, or other industrial manufacturing environments strongly preferred.</li><li>Experience managing production schedules, labor planning, workforce allocation, and workflow coordination.</li><li>Proven experience driving continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.</li></ul><p><br></p>