Join Our Team as an Operations Leader!

Are you passionate about leading a world-class manufacturing operation that values both human development and financial performance? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where safety, excellence, and respect are core values? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

About the Role:

As an Operations Leader, you will:

• Lead a Cross-Functional Team: Guide supervisors, engineers, and front-line colleagues to achieve daily goals.
• Foster a Collaborative Environment: Create an inclusive workplace with a strong foundation in safety, excellence, and respect.
• Develop and Motivate Employees: Use performance management software to coach and develop your team in both informal and formal settings.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Support core teams focused on safety and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operations Team Leadership: Achieve daily goals with a cross-functional team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Performance Management: Define and analyze performance against production KPIs in quality, delivery, and cost.
• Strategic Leadership: Collaborate with HR, Maintenance, Customer Support, Supply Chain, and other key stakeholders to build a 3-5 year roadmap for continuous improvement and capital investment.

What We’re Looking For:

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 4-8 years of broad engineering, manufacturing, or leadership experience within operations.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to build, develop, and engage teams directly and indirectly.
• Financial Acumen: Strong analytical skills to influence the profitability of business units.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with varied audiences and settings.

Why Join Us?

• Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: We value diversity and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants.
• Competitive Compensation: The hiring range for this position is typically $100,000 to $159,000 annually, based on individual qualifications.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k) matching, and other supplemental insurance options.

About Enpro:

Enpro is a leading provider of engineered industrial products for the processing and general manufacturing industries worldwide. Our businesses, including Garlock, STEMCO, and Technetics Group, leverage extensive proprietary knowledge and deep customer relationships to create innovative sealing solutions.

Join us and be a part of a company that values both human development and financial performance. Apply today!

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION:

GENERAL NATURE OF JOB:

Provide leadership for the operations of the business by developing and maintaining a world-class manufacturing operation that embraces our unique Dual Bottom-Line culture by placing equal emphasis on human development and financial performance.  Combines ability to communicate effectively to different audiences with strong operational analysis skills and desire to achieve.   

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Operations Team Leadership

• Guides cross-functional team of supervisors, engineers, planners, and front-line colleagues to achieve daily goals. 
• Creates collaborative and inclusive environment with the core values of Safety, Excellence, and Respect as a foundation. 
• Develops, motivates, and coaches employees in informal and formal settings using performance management software. 
• Supports creation and execution of core teams focused on safety and continuous improvement.

Key metrics include Medical Treatment Case Rate, Safety Opportunity Corrected Rate, Department Headcount, Turnover Percentage, and 5S Score.

Performance Management

• Defines and analyzes performance against production KPI’s in quality, delivery, and cost. 
• Leads and/or supports daily review on management boards to understand and remove obstacles holding team back. 
• Utilizes problem solving teams to understand root cause(s) using statistical analysis, DMAIC, A3, etc.  Partners with Product Line Team to leverage commercial initiatives.  
• Applies financial understanding of operations expenses to optimize gross margin of business as co-owner of the income statement.

Key metrics include Cost of Poor Quality, Returned Material Rate, On Time Delivery, Labor Efficiency, Inventory Value, and Gross Margin Percentage.

Strategic Leadership

• Develops constructive collaboration with HR, Maintenance, Customer Support, Supply Chain, and other key stakeholders. 
• Builds Business Plan Deployment (BPD) and 3-5 year roadmap to leverage continuous improvement resources and capital investment.
• Participates in planning and/or decision making in situations concerning financial performance, inter-operational problems, plant policy, and staffing.

Key metrics include Capital Expense Budget, BPD Performance, and Business Road Map.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 - 8 years broad engineering, manufacturing, or leadership experience within operations.
• Supervisory experience preferably in a manufacturing environment or related operation.
• Ability to build, develop, and engage teams directly and indirectly. 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and lead within and outside a matrix environment.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills to understand how to influence the profitability of business units.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with varied audiences and settings.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Office/Manufacturing

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

 The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Garlock values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Garlock is a subsidiary of Enpro, a leading industrial technology company focused on critical applications across many end-markets, including semiconductor, industrial process, commercial vehicle, sustainable power generation, aerospace, food and pharma, photonics and life sciences. 

At Enpro, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion fosters growth. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Our employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law.  If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Human Resources, and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.  

Enpro Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor employment visas now or in the future for this job. 

Enpro carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors including the background, education, training, and experience required, as well as geographic considerations such as cost of labor, and applicable local and state laws. These considerations can cause offered compensation to vary. The hiring range for this position is typically $100,000 - $159,000 annually. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. Bonus, gainshare, and/or equity may be eligible for this position. Enpro offers a range of benefits including, but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k) matching, and other supplemental insurance options.​