About this role
Description
Seeking a hands-on Operations Manager to lead production operations within our manufacturing facility. This individual will be responsible for driving safety, quality, productivity, employee engagement, and operational performance while leading supervisors and production teams across multiple departments.
The Operations Manager will work closely with maintenance, engineering, quality, warehouse, and leadership teams to ensure production goals are achieved while maintaining a strong culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Lead daily manufacturing and production operations
Manage and develop production supervisors and frontline employees
Drive productivity, efficiency, quality, and safety initiatives
Monitor and improve KPIs including throughput, downtime, waste, and labor utilization
Support workforce planning, staffing, training, and employee development
Partner with maintenance and engineering to improve equipment reliability
Resolve production issues and operational bottlenecks
Foster a positive, high-accountability culture focused on results
Skills
Operations management, Production, production manufacturing, Continuous improvement, Operation, KPI Management, Process improvement, Lean manufacturing, root cause failure analysis, kpi, leadership
Top Skills Details
Operations management,Production,production manufacturing,Continuous improvement,Operation,KPI Management
Additional Skills & Qualifications
5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience
Experience managing supervisors and large production teams
Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations and production processes
Demonstrated success driving operational improvements
Excellent leadership, communication, and coaching skills
Food and beverage manufacturing experience preferred but not required
2nd Shift : 3pm to 11pm
6 Days On
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Burlington, NC.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $85000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.% Bonus
96 Hours PTO
Phone Reimbursement
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 2026.
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Burlington,NC.About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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