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Senior Operations Manager

VIP Executive Search • Full-time • Fond du Lac, WI, US • $100,000 - $130,000 / year • 5m ago

🚨 NOW HIRING: Senior Operations Manager – Fond du Lac, WI 🚨

💵 Pay: $100,000–$130,000 per year

📅 Date Posted: November 14, 2025

🏭 Industry: Manufacturing

📍 Location: On-site | Fond du Lac, WI

VIP Executive Search is proud to partner with a fast-growing manufacturing company to hire a Senior Operations Manager for a newly created, high-impact leadership role. This position is critical to the company’s next phase of growth and will drive alignment, structure, and performance across all operational departments.

🔹About the Role

The Senior Operations Manager will oversee:

Production

Quality

Logistics

Maintenance

Warehousing

This leader will guide a multi-shift, bilingual workforce and play a central role in strengthening processes, culture, and operational excellence across the organization.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Build and execute operational plans tied to company objectives.

• Lead daily manufacturing and logistics activities across all shifts.

• Drive operational excellence, efficiency, and performance.

Cross-Department Integration

• Enhance communication between production, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and admin teams.

• Align priorities and streamline decision-making.

Operational Optimization

• Monitor KPIs and production metrics.

• Implement lean methodologies and continuous-improvement initiatives.

• Standardize processes for accuracy and consistency.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop supervisors and frontline teams.

• Foster ownership, accountability, and high performance.

• Support and develop bilingual (English/Spanish) teams.

Quality, Customer Satisfaction & On-Time Delivery

• Uphold strong quality control standards.

• Ensure on-time production and service delivery.

• Elevate customer satisfaction through operational consistency.

Safety & Compliance

• Maintain OSHA compliance and internal safety protocols.

• Lead preventative maintenance to minimize downtime.

🔹 Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience

• 5–7+ years in manufacturing or contract packaging operations leadership.

• Strong experience leading multi-shift teams.

• Proven success improving performance and efficiency.

• Experience with bilingual teams preferred.

Technical Expertise

• Lean manufacturing & continuous improvement

• Quality control systems

• ERP systems & data analytics

• OSHA standards

Key Competencies

Strong leadership & influence

Data-driven decision-making

Results-oriented with urgency

Excellent communication

Adaptable, resilient, and solution-focused

🔹 Why This Role Matters

This is a newly created role built to elevate operational structure, leadership, and performance. The company is hiring immediately and seeking a proactive, high-impact leader who’s ready to make measurable improvements from day one.

🔹 Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

📍 Work Location: On-site, Fond du Lac, WI

Equal Opportunity Statement:

VIP Executive Search and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace for all employees.

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