Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations About this position

Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine’s speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost.

Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Cincinnati, Ohio facility.

Beehive Industries is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead machining operations, manufacturing engineering, and supporting manufacturing disciplines across the Cincinnati Machining Center of Excellence. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence across the department through subordinate supervisors while executing business priorities, optimizing manufacturing performance, and supporting the industrialization of advanced manufacturing processes. The Senior Manufacturing Operations Manager partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Control, and site leadership to deliver safe, efficient, and scalable manufacturing operations while developing high-performing teams and supporting long-term business objectives.

• Lead machining operations across two facilities through subordinate supervisors while ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are achieved
• Directly manage the Manufacturing Engineering team, aligning engineering priorities with production requirements, process development, troubleshooting, and production readiness
• Lead supporting manufacturing functions including deburring, post-processing, and other activities within the machining value stream
• Partner with the Director of Operations to execute site strategy, establish operational priorities, and address key manufacturing risks and opportunities
• Develop and execute operational strategies that improve machining performance, productivity, process consistency, and manufacturing capability
• Lead the industrialization of machining processes supporting components produced from additive manufacturing preforms and billet, transitioning new products from development into stable production
• Develop and execute capacity expansion strategies, including workforce growth, equipment utilization, process improvements, capital requirements, and shift expansion
• Manage the current two-shift operation while developing the organization, leadership structure, and operating systems required to expand into additional shifts
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Control, and site leadership to align manufacturing execution with business priorities and customer requirements
• Monitor and drive department performance through key operational metrics including throughput, yield, equipment utilization, labor efficiency, on-time delivery, quality, and cost
• Manage department resources, staffing, and operational priorities to ensure efficient execution of production plans and effective utilization of labor and equipment
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to Operations Supervisors, Manufacturing Engineers, and other manufacturing professionals while building a culture of accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Lead Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other operational excellence initiatives that improve efficiency, reduce waste,…