Operations Manager
Tenneco · Brunswick, OH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 12 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Tenneco (automotive) in Brunswick, OH.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Tooling
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $111k–$151k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 66 production engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 65 other live production postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $111k–$151k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 53%
- ✓ Team leadership 52%
- EHS / safety 41%
- Six Sigma 26%
- Root cause 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Tooling, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Tenneco
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- 2
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- 3
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- 4
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- 5
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Full description from TennecoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
Manage day-to-day plant operations by establishing strategy, objectives, and standards to meet business goals. Responsible for achieving or exceeding expected performance levels in safety, customer satisfaction, employee productivity, financial performance, quality, work ethic, and morale. The Operations Manager is the key decision maker when it comes to near-term and long-term strategy through data analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Ensure and promote a safe working environment by maintaining compliance with all safety and environmental rules, requirements, and procedures.
- ◆Lead and manage operations team by establishing goals and objectives and determining actions that support the plant’s overall objectives. Conduct periodic performance reviews for all salaried employees under the position’s supervision and support their training and professional development.
- ◆Own operations profit and loss performance, including cost analysis and improvement opportunities, product margins, purchase price variance goals, and manufacturing productivity.
- ◆Understand and operate within current plant guidelines and policies, including maintaining a working knowledge of the labor agreement with the local union.
- ◆Serve as a leader and company representative, setting the standard for performance-related activities within the assigned area of responsibility.
- ◆Serve as the process owner for the Quality Management System process for Manufacturing and Delivery.
- ◆Understand customer
requirements
and determine how to deploy and manage people, equipment, and tooling to meet those
requirements
and support plant objectives.
- ✓Perform capacity analysis as required.
- ✓Identify opportunities to improve work methods and processes through lean operations principles and continuous improvement.
- ✓Maintain effective communication throughout the functional areas, including with the hourly workforce, salaried workforce, suppliers, customers, and, when necessary, the community.
- ✓Ensure that all operations business activities are conducted in accordance with plant and corporate policies and all applicable local, state, and federal laws and requirements.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of seven to ten years of manufacturing experience, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience.
Firsthand experience is required in at least three of the following areas:
- ✓Hourly supervision
- ✓Salaried supervision
- ✓Quality management or engineering
- ✓Manufacturing engineering
- ✓Maintenance management
- ✓Human resources management
- ✓Financial management
- ✓Labor contract negotiations
- ✓Operations management
Required Skills and Traits
- ✓Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- ✓Effective organizational and leadership skills
- ✓Sound judgment and decision-making ability
- ✓Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive accountability
- ✓Commitment to safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement