The posting
Overview
Tanury Industries is seeking an experienced, self-motivated Operations Manager to lead our Lincoln RI based electroplating facility. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the operations of an established electroplating production facility. This includes receiving, warehousing, production planning and scheduling, shipping, and talent development within the plating facility. The Electroplating Operations Manager will drive a culture of excellence and continued improvement, ensuring best-in-class performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. This role requires a leader who can inspire teams, optimize operations, and implement and achieve strategic goals.
The Electroplating Operations Manager will report to the Executive Vice President of Operations.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Experienced leader with proven ability to lead a manufacturing facility. This includes production planning, staff development and planning as well as shipping, receiving and warehousing.
- Quality & Safety Champion – Relentless focus on achieving zero-defect, zero-incident culture.
- Lean Manufacturing Expert – Proven ability to apply lean principles to streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve efficiency within production.
- Partner to senior management, R&D, Quality and Customer Experience teams to delivery world-class value to our customers.
- Strategic & Hands-On – Balances long-term improvement projects with day-to-day operational excellence.
- Experienced with Electroplating technology.
Responsibilities
Operations Leadership
- Provide production leadership that sets the tone for operational excellence and fosters a results-driven culture.
- Drive clear ownership of goals and outcomes, ensuring alignment between individual responsibilities and overall production objectives. Define metrics to clearly measure performance relative to goals.
- Oversee the production planning and scheduling process.
- Drive efficiency, productivity and equipment uptime within the plating facility.
- Ensure adherence to all regulatory, compliance, and certification requirements.
- Partner with PVD Operations Manager to assure on-time delivery and quality of product that flows through both plating and PVD.
People, Culture, & Talent Pipeline
- Build a high-performing, engaged operations team through succession planning, coaching, and talent development.
- Cultivate a respectful and inclusive workplace that promotes accountability and teamwork within plating production.
- Oversee workforce planning, production hiring, and retention efforts within plating production.
- Set required staffing levels.
Safety & Compliance
- Partner with HSE Site Manager, Senior Management and Safety Committee to ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and legal standards.
- Ensure regulatory compliance across operations and timely resolution of escalated safety concerns.
Quality Partner
- Partner with Quality team to define metrics, reduce variation, and embed a culture of accountability.
Production Operations
- Oversee and direct all manufacturing activities to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets within the electroplating facility.
- Set priorities and align resources to ensure schedule execution and labor efficiency.
- Establish and maintain systems for standard work, KPI dashboards, and production accountability.
- Oversee material procurement, inventory management, logistics, and warehousing.
- Maximize efficiency and productivity of the plating facility.
Engineering and Continuous Improvement
- Partner with Engineering and Quality to make improvements to existing production processes.
- Ensure production readiness for new product launches and value-add initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Supply Chain or related field preferred). Master's degree preferred.
- 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing operations.
- Proven ability to lead teams, manage change, and deliver results in complex, high-volume manufacturing environments.
- Experience working in an electroplating facility.
- Effective communicator with a track record of developing talent and empowering teams.
- Experience with LEAN manufacturing principles.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English required; proficiency in Spanish is highly preferred.
- You are authorized to work in the U.S. and will not require Lutron to sponsor you for any work visa, such as an H-1B, either immediately or at any time in the future. Lutron does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.
Lutron Electronics’ position as the worldwide leader in innovative lighting control and shading solutions has enabled consistent, annual growth. Our company has cultivated a reputation of unsurpassed quality, a broad range of technologies and product offerings, and a strong commitment to servicing our worldwide customers. This has allowed the company to invest in developing new technologies and services, expand our technical capabilities and global presence, and to find and retain the best talent. Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at www.lutron.com.
Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action – Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics
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