
DC Operations Manager
Menasha · Urbana, OH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Menasha (packaging) in Urbana, OH. Identify, manage, and implement continuous improvement projects to ensure inventory accuracy and capacity utilization for raw materials, finished goods, and stock inventory.
- They ask for
- 10+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $120k–$150k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 44 production engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 43 other live production postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 8+)
Typical $120k–$150k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 66%
- Lean 52%
- EHS / safety 36%
- Six Sigma 30%
- New product launch 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Menasha
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This plant: Menasha in Urbana
2 other open roles at this site.
- 2nd Shift Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
- Process Engineer · Process
Full description from MenashaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
1. Manage day-to-day operations of plant supply chain, including inventory control, shipping, and receiving, production scheduling and procurement.
2. Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the overall performance of the Warehouse Management System (WMS).
3. Execute and troubleshoot WMS related issues by identifying root cause of system failures impacting operations, including escalation to appropriate parties, and prioritizing outstanding issues.
4. Serves as a liaison between operations and Supply Chain Management.
5. Assists in process designs as they relate to WMS projects, testing and validation, and implementation benchmarks.
6. Directly oversee the inventory control, shipping, receiving, & warehouse activity for distribution center
7. Oversee the execution of procurement and scheduling to ensure service metrics and customer demands are met.
8. Identify, manage, and implement continuous improvement projects to ensure inventory accuracy and capacity utilization for raw materials, finished goods, and stock inventory.
9. Manage plant inventory investments including liquidating obsolete inventory, monitoring, and improving inventory turns and management of stock levels.
10. Maintain and implement appropriate shipping and receiving functions to optimize flow while facilitating a working warehouse and off-site warehouse, when applicable.
11. Manage and oversee all master planning data.
12. Manage and oversee the process of purchase requisitions and change requests from customers, plants, and suppliers.
13. Assist Plant Manager in planning and managing financial aspects of distribution center operating budget and expenses, including staffing needs and productivity to maintain cost-efficient operations.
14. Other duties as assigned.
Level Required
Bachelor’s degree
Required
- ✓5-10 years of relevant work experience
- ✓3-5 years of experience in manufacturing or logistics
Requirements
- ✓5%-10% travel required
#ORBIS
Two companies, one vision.
Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.
Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online.
Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability.
Our products and services are used by global, name-brand companies in the food, beverage, health and beauty, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive, and electronics industries.
Come build an exciting, rewarding career with us, where you’ll have opportunities to grow.
The possibilities are endless. The power is yours!
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About us (and our exciting future)
Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies.
Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here.
Join us and become part of the power behind possible.
About The Opportunity
The DC Operations Manager will manage all aspects of the distribution center functions (on-site and off-site) including day to day planning, organizing, and operations to ensure maximum material flow and WMS management efficiency.
Performance Measures and Outcomes
1. Safety metrics
2. Finished goods inventory (DOH)
3. On-time shipments
4. Average lead-time
5. Sales Order Dating
6. Schedule attainment
7. Unplanned downtime
Level Desired
Master’s degree
Desired
- +2-5 years of experience in a plastics or fabrication environment
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