Date: Aug 7, 2026
Location: Centralia, MO, US, 65240
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Company: Hubbell Incorporated
Job Overview
The Operations Manager is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people objectives. This role provides direct leadership to production leaders and works closely with Planning, Materials, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Automation, Human Resources, and Finance to ensure production plans are executed effectively, resources are aligned, and operational issues are resolved quickly. The Operations Manager is expected to strengthen shop floor discipline, drive accountability, support continuous improvement, and help build a culture focused on safety, performance, and employee engagement. This is an onsite position in Centralia, MO. #LI-AO1
A Day In The Life
Operational Leadership & Execution
Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet production, shipment, quality, safety, and cost objectives.
Ensure production schedules are understood, prioritized, and executed across assigned areas.
Monitor operational performance and take action to resolve issues impacting output, flow, or customer commitments.
Maintain strong shop floor presence and reinforce daily operating expectations with supervisors and team members.
Support labor planning, staffing alignment, overtime planning, and resource allocation based on business needs.
Safety, Quality & Compliance
Promote a safe work environment and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Drive accountability for safety practices, incident prevention, housekeeping, and corrective actions.
Partner with Quality to identify root causes, reduce defects, and improve first-pass quality.
Ensure production teams are following standard work, process specifications, and documented procedures.
People Leadership & Employee Engagement
Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors and team leaders.
Set clear expectations and hold leaders accountable for performance, communication, and follow-through.
Support hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, and employee development activities.
Work with Human Resources and plant leadership to address employee concerns, attendance, discipline, and labor relations matters.
Build a culture of ownership, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Coordination & Issue Resolution
Partner with Planning and Materials to align production priorities with customer demand, material availability, and shipment needs.
Work with Maintenance and Engineering to address equipment constraints, downtime, process issues, and capacity limitations.
Communicate operational risks, progress, and recovery actions clearly to plant leadership and cross-functional partners.
Lead or support daily operating reviews, escalation meetings, and action plans for critical production issues.
Continuous Improvement & Process Discipline
Identify and remove barriers that prevent teams from achieving expected output and delivery performance.
Use data and shop floor observation to improve process flow, labor utilization, downtime, scrap, and schedule attainment.
Support lean manufacturing practices, problem solving, standard work, visual management, and daily accountability routines.
Recommend and implement improvements that support safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement.
Expected Outcomes
Improved safety performance and stronger compliance with operating standards.
Reliable execution of daily and weekly production plans.
Improved output, schedule attainment, on-time delivery, and customer support.
Reduced downtime, quality issues, material interruptions, and operational surprises.
Stronger supervisor accountability, employee engagement, and communication across shifts.
Improved coordination between Operations, Planning, Materials, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Human Resources, and Finance.
What will help you thrive in this role?
Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
Required: 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, including direct leadership of supervisors or production teams.
Experience in a union manufacturing environment preferred.
Strong understanding of safety, quality, production planning, labor management, and continuous improvement practices.
Ability to lead through urgency, resolve issues quickly, and manage multiple priorities.
Strong communication, follow-up, coaching, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required; experience with SAP or similar systems preferred.
Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Utility Solutions
Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.
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