Operations Manager, Precision Medical Device Manufacturing

At Avalign, we build innovative, highperformance, and costeffective medical devices that power better outcomes for clinicians and their patients. In our temperaturecontrolled facilities, our people are handson across design, engineering, and manufacturingensuring every custom product meets exacting customer quality specifications.

As our Operations Manager, you will direct, plan, organize, and control all manufacturing operations including machine programming and safetyso production runs smoothly and efficiently. Areas of responsibility may shift based on business needs, and your work will continuously support the company’s growth and profitability goals.

You start by reviewing production orders and schedules, mapping out the day’s priorities and the sequence of builds to hit scheduled dates. You walk the floor, inspect machines and equipment for optimal performance and utilization, and ensure teams are following established procedures that achieve precise quality specifications. With cost and quality goals in mind, you finetune production processes, coach supervisors, and align direct labor to meet labor cost targets. When reports flag operational or maintenance issues, you resolve them quickly to minimize costs and prevent delays. You keep standard work freshrevising and reinforcing procedures for complianceand you oversee safety programs and onsite training. Throughout, you compile, store, and retrieve production data to drive decisions. You lead with clarity and fairness, addressing grievances directly or escalating unresolved items to senior leadership. And you carry forward supervisory responsibilitiesinterviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining, and resolving complaintsin accordance with company policy and applicable laws. You wrap the day by ensuring the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of manufacturing operations are on trackand you jump in on other related duties as required or assigned.

• Review production orders and schedules to plan department operations; establish priorities and build sequences to meet scheduled dates.
• Develop and implement capacity plans aligned to expected sales volumes.
• Manage direct labor to achieve company labor cost goals.
• Manage production processes to meet cost and quality objectives.
• Ensure manufacturing yields meet established procedures and quality specifications.
• Review production and operating reports; resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance issues to minimize cost and avoid delays.
• Inspect machines and equipment for performance and optimal utilization.
• Develop or revise standard operating and working procedures; ensure compliance.
• Address worker grievances or escalate unresolved items to senior management.
• Compile, store, and retrieve production data for analysis and action.
• Oversee safety programs and ensure employees receive required onsite training.
• Provide overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of manufacturing operations.
• Execute supervisory responsibilities in line with organizational policies and applicable laws: interviewing, hiring, training, planning/assigning work, performance appraisal, rewards and discipline, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

• Fouryear degree in Management from an accredited college/university.
• 8–10 years of medical device manufacturing experience and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Leadership / People Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Manufacturing Instruction (MI)
• Production Optimization
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Operational Metrics & KPI Management
• Production Planning & Scheduling

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and 10 observed paid holidays per year
• Employerfunded Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Employerfunded STD and LTD insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Great 401(k) with company match
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Growth in a thriving, performancebased company that promotes from within
• Temperaturecontrolled environment
• Community involvementinvesting in and giving back
• Additional free resources such as travel assistance, EAP, etc.