Operations Manager

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

• •Serve as the primary safety advocate for the Lasercom business line.
• •Establish and oversee proactive safety programs, ensuring a culture of responsibility and compliance.
• •Sponsor and lead sitewide safety improvement initiatives aligned with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• •Quality:
• •Create and execute a strategic quality vision that meets and exceeds customer expectations.
• •Build sustainable processes and organizational structure to support quality improvements across all manufacturing stages.
• •Own customer quality scorecards, ensuring transparency, rigor, and accountability.
• •Oversee quality control systems, auditing processes, and adherence to business line quality standards.
• •Production Leadership and Management:

o Develop and execute production strategies aligned with business objectives, customer demand, and capacity considerations.

o Drive seamless coordination across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and shipping and receiving.

o Lead and mentor production supervisors and supply chain specialists, promoting strong performance and collaboration.

o Champion flawless integration of new products and processes into full-scale production.

o Establish and maintain clear operational KPIs, ensuring data-driven decision making.

o Build and maintain a robust pipeline of productivity and operational excellence initiatives.

• •Forecasting and Capacity Planning:
• •Partner closely with the Site Leader and Finance Leader to perform monthly and quarterly production forecasting.
• •Analyze demand signals and operational constraints to proactively adjust capacity.
• •Position the business line for scalable and reliable delivery performance as market demands evolve.
• •Continuous Improvement:
• •Lead process improvement strategies and capability-building initiatives.
• •Implement best practices across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and engineering interfaces.
• •Drive cost-reduction efforts, efficiency improvements, and throughput enhancements.
• •Customer Relations:
• •Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with key Lasercom customers.
• •Quickly address customer needs, concerns, and feedback while ensuring timely and quality-focused responses.
• •Represent operations in customer reviews, audits, and program discussions.
• •People Leadership and Development:
• •Assess talent capabilities, identify skill gaps, and promote targeted development programs.
• •Partner with the training manager and production supervisors to build a highly skilled, agile workforce.
• •Foster a culture of accountability, empowerment, and continuous learning.
• •Perform additional

• •Experience in high volume production environments.
• •Experience in scaling production lines to achieve step functional production targets.
• •Expertise with ERP systems and data-driven operational management.
• •Proven leadership experience managing diverse technical teams.
• •Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• •Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-paced, highly technical manufacturing environments.
• •Highly self-motivated, team-oriented, and capable of influencing across organizational levels.

• •Work is performed in both office and manufacturing environments, including production areas and cleanrooms.
• •Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, and movement thro