Manager of Shop Operations (Nuclear)

Location: Twinsburg, Ohio, United States; onsite manufacturing role

Company

Global provider of mission-critical, highly engineered products and solutions for the aerospace and electronics markets, operating through a process-focused business system.

What you will do

• Lead a nuclear manufacturing unit with approximately $45 million in revenue and manage daily safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, and cost performance.
• Lead, coach, and manage approximately 20 direct reports, including chemists, production leaders, and manufacturing technicians.
• Own hiring, onboarding, training, development, performance management, employee relations, and disciplinary processes for direct reports.
• Develop production schedules and operating plans, adjust priorities for equipment failures and expedite requests, and resolve workflow bottlenecks.
• Coordinate planning, engineering, quality, inspection, technology, and purchasing support for production and improvement initiatives.
• Deploy continuous-improvement practices, including visual management and 6S, while supporting NCR resolution, ECN execution, router creation, and procedure improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, or a high school diploma/GED with at least five years of manufacturing experience.
• At least three additional years of operations or manufacturing management experience.
• Ability to read and follow drawings, schematics, and procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and operational priorities simultaneously.
• Strong oral and written communication, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.

Nice to have

• Strong manufacturing and process background with lean manufacturing experience.
• Experience building trust, teamwork, accountability, and employee development.
• Background in machining, welding, or soldering.
• Knowledge of SAP business systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-first environment with a strong focus on quality, compliance, ethics, and integrity.
• Continuous-improvement culture focused on eliminating waste, variation, and overburden.
• Leadership approach based on clear expectations, standard work, coaching, accountability, and data-driven problem solving.
• Cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, quality, planning, inspection, and technology functions.