Operations Manager

Job Title/Code:
Operations Manager

Department:
Operations

Reports To:

Vice President Operations

Job Type: Exempt

Location:

Concord, CA, 100% onsite

At EMCORE LLC, we're committed to attracting and nurturing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about their work. Our employees share a common purpose-supporting our customers' missions while pursuing their own professional growth. We foster an inclusive and engaging workplace culture where innovation, collaboration, and work-life balance thrive. Core to our values is a steadfast commitment to excellence, community engagement, and integrity in everything we do.

EMCORE LLC is a leading independent provider of advanced inertial navigation solutions for the aerospace, defense, commercial, and industrial sectors. As pioneers in fiber optic gyros and Quartz MEMS technologies, we drive innovation across a wide range of navigation applications.

The Operations Manager oversees and manages daily manufacturing operations within an aerospace production environment manufacturing quartz MEMS (QMEMS), ensuring products are built safely, efficiently, and to stringent quality standards. This role focuses on operational excellence, continuous improvement, resource planning, and leading cross-functional teams to meet customer, regulatory, and organizational requirements and will be instrumental in driving yield improvement within a highly complex operating environment.

• Lead and manage day‑to‑day production activities across assigned manufacturing areas and report daily through Business Unit Team meetings on shipments progress.
• Develop and manage staffing plans, shift schedules, labor allocation, and skills training.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace industry standards, regulations, and certifications (such as AS9100, ISO 9001).
• Drive throughput, productivity, and cost improvements while maintaining quality and safety in alignment with Business Unit objectives.
• Implement and sustain productivity efforts, process optimization, and waste‑reduction initiatives in support of annual plan Cap Ex and productivity targets and timelines.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management to support production readiness and resolve issues.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and adapt KPIs such as on‑time delivery, scrap/rework, cycle time, customer satisfaction, safety metrics, and labor efficiency.
• In partnership with Quality, lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for production challenges, quality escapes, or process deviations.
• Manage production equipment, tooling needs, preventive maintenance priorities, and facility support requirements.
• Support development, planning, and execution for new product introductions, process changes, and technology upgrades.
• Prepare operations reports and present performance updates to leadership.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of supervision and or management experience in aerospace, defense, or complex precision electronics manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 aerospace or similar quality standards, production documentation, process controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams, manage priorities, and solve problems in a fast‑paced production environment.
• Ability to manage and analyze data to support strategic operational decisions.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. (U.S. citizenship or…