Operations Manager - Glass Manufacturing

Location: Colorado, USA
Salary: $130,000-$160,000 per year, depending on experience

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with an established architectural glass and building products manufacturer to recruit an experienced Operations Manager for its Colorado operations. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on operational leader to oversee day-to-day manufacturing activities, drive operational efficiency, and support the continued growth of the business.

The successful candidate will bring experience within glass manufacturing, fabrication, building products, or a related manufacturing environment, with a proven ability to lead teams, improve processes, and deliver results across production, quality, safety, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Operations Leadership: Oversee daily operational activities, ensuring production targets, delivery schedules, quality standards, and customer expectations are consistently met.

• Production Management: Manage manufacturing and fabrication processes, identifying opportunities to improve productivity, workflow, capacity, and overall plant performance.

• Team Management: Lead, develop, and mentor production supervisors and operational personnel, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Process Improvement: Implement initiatives to reduce waste, improve efficiencies, optimise resource utilisation, and streamline operational processes.

• Health & Safety: Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring compliance with relevant safety regulations, company policies, and industry standards.

• Quality Control: Establish and maintain quality standards throughout the manufacturing process, addressing issues and implementing corrective actions where necessary.

• Planning & Scheduling: Coordinate production planning, labour requirements, materials, equipment, and workflow to ensure efficient operations and on-time delivery.

• Financial Performance: Monitor operational costs, labour utilisation, productivity, and other key performance indicators to support profitability and business objectives.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sales, purchasing, logistics, and senior leadership to align operational capabilities with customer demand and business priorities.

• Equipment & Maintenance: Oversee equipment performance, preventative maintenance, and capital improvement initiatives to maximise uptime and production capacity.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience in an operations management, manufacturing management, or plant management role.

• Background in glass manufacturing, glass fabrication, architectural products, construction materials, or a similar industrial environment.

• Demonstrable experience managing production teams and overseeing day-to-day operational performance.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, quality control, and health and safety.

• Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives and driving measurable operational results.

• Commercial awareness, including budgeting, cost control, productivity, and operational KPIs.

• Strong leadership, communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to balance strategic planning with a hands-on approach to operational challenges.