Manufacturing Operations Manager - Day Shift (Clinton, PA))

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At Haemonetics we manufacture critical disposable medical devices and are scaling to meet demand while continuously driving excellent product quality. We're adding a Day Shift Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead production, safeguarding quality, compliance, and output while keeping people safe.

Job Summary

Own end-to-end day-shift operations. Lead supervisors, group leaders, and hourly teams to hit plan, protect quality, maintain compliance (21 CFR 820/ISO 13485/GMP/GDP), and drive continuous improvement. You'll set the pace on safety, OEE, schedule attainment, FPY, scrap, and labor productivity-and ensure clean, tight handoffs to the night shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety & Compliance

  • Champion a zero-injury culture; enforce LOTO, PPE, and cleanroom/gowning standards.

  • Ensure strict adherence to FDA, ISO 13485, GMP, and Good Documentation Practices; audit batch records/travelers for completeness and accuracy.

  • Lead incident investigations and near-miss reviews; implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• People Leadership

  • Lead and develop supervisors, group leaders, and operators: staffing, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and recognition.

  • Set clear expectations and standard work; hold the line on accountability and attendance.

  • Maintain morale and discipline on the day shift; resolve conflicts and escalate appropriately.

• Production Control

  • Own the shift schedule to meet plan; manage changeovers, start-ups, and shutdowns.

  • Monitor line health in real time (Overall Equipment Effectiveness, cycle times, yields); remove bottlenecks fast.

  • Coordinate with Maintenance and Engineering for break-fix, PM compliance, and downtime reduction; manage call-in/escalation.

• Quality Assurance

  • Ensure products meet or exceed specifications; oversee in-process checks, line clearance, and lot control.

  • Drive first-pass yield and scrap reduction; contain defects immediately with documented NCE/NCR and disposition.

  • Partner with Quality on deviations, investigations, and change control.

• Materials & Readiness

  • Align with Planning/Materials on kitting, WIP flow, and inventory accuracy; prevent line starves/stops.

  • Verify tooling/fixtures availability and readiness; manage consumables and 5S standards.

• Continuous Improvement

  • Identify waste and variability; lead Kaizen/PDCA to improve throughput, cost, and stability.

  • Promote and lead quick, easy Kaizens, 5S, and GEMBA walks.

  • Standardize best practices across crews; update work instructions and training as processes evolve.

• Communication & Reporting

  • Run crisp tier meetings; communicate priorities, issues, and countermeasures.

  • Deliver nightly KPIs (OEE, FPY, scrap, attainment, downtime, safety) and next-shift risks.

  • Execute disciplined shift handoff to days/evenings with clear actions and owners.

• General Supervisory Duties

  • Interview, hire, train, schedule, assign work, evaluate performance, reward/discipline, and resolve grievances in accordance with company policy and law,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, or related field.

• MBA preferred.

• 5+ years leading production teams (medical devices or other regulated manufacturing preferred).

• Working knowledge of GMP, ISO 13485, and FDA 21 CFR 820; CAPA, NCR/NCE, change control familiarity.

• Proven results improving OEE, FPY, scrap, and schedule attainment.

• Strong floor presence, communication, and decision-making-especially under limited off-hour support.

• Comfortable with shift work and schedule flexibility as business needs evolve.

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Pay Transparency:

The base pay actually offered to the successful candidate will take into account, without limitation, the candidate's location, education, job-knowledge, skills, and experience in prior relevant roles. Incentives may also be provided as part of Haemonetics' employee compensation. For sales roles, employees will be eligible for sales incentive (i.e., commission) under the applicable plan terms. For non-sales roles, employees will be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, the target amount of which varies based on the applicable role, to be governed by the applicable plan terms. Employees may also be eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive plan, with eligibility and target amount dependent on the role.

In addition to compensation, the Company offers a competitive suite of benefits to its employees, including without limitation, a 401(k) with up to a 6% employer match and no vesting period, an employee stock purchase plan, "flexible time off" for salaried employees and, for hourly employees, accrual of three to five weeks' vacation annually (based on tenure), accrual of up to 64 hours (annually) of paid sick time, paid and/or floating holidays, parental leave, short- and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and/or health and welfare benefits.

Depending on your location, you may be eligible for more detailed information related to the compensation and benefits related to this job posting. If you believe you may be entitled to such information by law, you may contact 1-781-348-7777, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET or email AskHR@Haemonetics.com.

The base salary range for this role is: