Operations Manager

Career Opportunities:
Operations Manager (74353)

Requisition
74353
-Posted
07/28/2026

- Custom Air Handling (Custom Air Handling)
- Alabama

- Madison

Building the people that build the world.

With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. We are opening a new campus facility that will have two of our businesses (Marley and Ingenia Technologies) evolving and growing together at SPX's very first campus.

How you will make an Impact (Job Summary)

As the Operations Manager, you will provide hands‑on leadership for the safe, reliable, and efficient execution of assembly operations
. You will translate customer demand and business priorities into clear production plans, build capable teams, optimize processes using Lean principles, and manage resources to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals.
Key to this role will be the ability to lead through growth, change, and ambiguity in a fast‑paced startup environment.

What you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)

While each day brings new opportunities at SPX, your core responsibilities will be:

• Operations Management: Plan, staff, schedule, and execute daily manufacturing operations to meet customer demand and on‑time delivery commitments.
• Safety & Culture: Lead with a safety‑first mindset, reinforce standards, address risks promptly, and build a culture of accountability, respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure products meet quality specifications, improve first‑pass yield, investigate root causes, and sustain corrective actions in partnership with Quality and Engineering.
• Leadership: Select, develop, coach, and retain supervisors and production employees while establishing clear expectations and building bench strength for future growth.
• Performance Management: Establish operating rhythms and track key performance indicators across safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and people.
• Process Improvement: Apply Lean principles, standard work, visual management, and structured problem solving to improve flow, labor efficiency, productivity, and cost performance.
• Capacity & Resource Planning: Translate demand into labor, shift, equipment, floor‑space, and station requirements while identifying constraints and developing recovery plans.
• Cross‑Functional Execution: Align Engineering, Materials, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, Human Resources, and Shared Services around production priorities and readiness needs.
• Cost Management: Manage labor, overtime, consumables, equipment use, and departmental spending responsibly while supporting business objectives.
• Reporting: Provide clear, fact‑based updates on performance, risks, constraints, corrective actions, and resource needs to site and business leadership.

What we are looking for (Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education )

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience

• 5-10 years of progressive leadership experience in a Lean manufacturing environment
• Experience leading through supervisors or team leaders with responsibility for production teams and operating results
• Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and employee engagement
• Experience developing production plans, labor requirements, capacity models, staffing strategies, and recovery actions

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in complex manufacturing, engineered‑to‑order, large‑product assembly, or a similar industrial environment.
• Experience launching a new facility, production line, product, or major operational transfer.
• Strong working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, standard work, visual management, root cause analysis, and…