Senior Manager, Operations at Hypertherm Associates in Hanover, NH

Job description

• Hypertherm Associates is seeking an accomplished Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Operations, to guide an organization of approximately 220 Associates across manufacturing, process engineering, and maintenance. In this highly visible role, you will align operations with business and functional strategies, translate those priorities into an actionable organizational plan, and lead the team in delivering safe, high-quality, reliable, and financially responsible results. Balancing approximately 50% strategic leadership with 50% tactical execution, you will work across a one-to-three-year horizon while keeping daily performance on track. You will operate with significant independence, build strong partnerships across the enterprise, and help shape the future of manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a large, cross-functional organization. Set clear expectations and provide thoughtful leadership across manufacturing and technical teams, including associate selection, onboarding, coaching, development, performance management, conflict resolution, and recognition.
• Build an engaged, high-performing culture. Create a professional, supportive, and respectful environment that strengthens associate well-being, accountability, development, and team effectiveness.
• Grow organizational capability. Develop talent pipelines, mentoring relationships, and training plans that prepare associates and leaders to meet evolving business and enterprise needs.
• Advance operational excellence. Champion a systematic continuous-improvement strategy in partnership with the Corporate CI Team, sponsor meaningful initiatives, and recognize associate contributions that drive sustained engagement and results.
• Make safety a shared commitment. Lead strategic safety planning, reduce ergonomic risk, and maintain a safe work environment through corporate programs and OSHA Voluntary Protection Program standards.
• Embed quality at the source. Strengthen systems, behaviors, and accountability that identify and resolve quality concerns before they affect customers.
• Optimize flow, capacity, and customer delivery. Partner with commodity managers and master schedulers on production and material strategies, balance inventory across the supply chain, identify longer-term capacity gaps, and develop risk-mitigation plans.
• Own financial performance. Develop the manufacturing team’s 18-month financial plan, review monthly performance against plan, implement corrective actions, and build compelling return-on-investment models for capital proposals.
• Influence new product development. Represent operations throughout the NPD process, surface risks early, and help ensure manufacturing readiness.
• Turn data into action. Define, analyze, and communicate key operational metrics; identify performance gaps; and sponsor projects that improve outcomes for associates and customers.
• Deliver complex initiatives. Lead strategic projects and mentor others in established project-management practices to achieve commitments on time and within budget.
• Shape the future of operations. Help develop the operational vision and strategy, anticipate opportunities and obstacles, solve complex business challenges, and collaborate across business and functional teams to advance company goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, and 7 years of operations leadership experience
• Hazardous Waste Training (RCRA) may be necessary for this role
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a high-tech, fast paced manufacturing environment
• Understanding of supply chain management in JIT environments · Demonstrated success with Lean and/or Six Sigma projects
• Track record of creating an engaging environment and developing others
• Expertise with Capacity Planning
• Capital equipment budgeting, justification, and implementation experience
• Intermediate project management experience
• Financial, data, and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to work across boundaries
• Master’s Degree in Business, STEM
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Skills

Required

• Leadership
• Operations management
• Supply chain management
• Lean and/or Six Sigma
• Capacity planning
• Capital equipment budgeting
• Project management
• Financial analysis
• Data analysis
• Cross-functional collaboration

Preferred

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Benefits

• Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture
• Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)
• Five days/year paid Community Service Time
• Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship
• Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy
• This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.
• Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.