Operations Manager

Manufacturing Operations Manager - Drive the Future of Our Factory Floor

We're looking for a proactive, hands‑on Manufacturing Operations Manager who thrives in a fast‑moving environment and loves making a real impact. In this role, you'll take full ownership of our production and engineering operations, continuously optimize processes, and build a motivated, high‑performing team. If you enjoy challenges, innovation, and shaping how a manufacturing unit operates - this one's for you.
What You'll Be Doing

• Leading day‑to‑day manufacturing operations across the entire production area
• Hitting and exceeding key Quality / Cost / Delivery (QCD) targets
• Balancing workload, resources, and capacity aligned with the Master Production Schedule
• Driving SPS/SIM‑based continuous improvements and productivity initiatives
• Overseeing quality checks, final testing, and manufacturing control programs
• Hiring, coaching, motivating, and developing production teams
• Building a strong team culture built on collaboration, ownership, and results
• Ensuring top‑tier EHS compliance and acting as a role model for safe behavior
• Promoting and sustaining 5S practices across the shop floor
• Collaborating with Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrialization, PM, HR, Finance, and global Schneider Electric teams

What You Bring

• Electrical engineering degree
• 5-8 years of experience in manufacturing leadership
• Solid project management skills
• Strong understanding of ERP systems
• Experience with lean tools and continuous improvement methodologies
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Fluent English and Hungarian
• Open, collaborative, modern leadership style
• Good understanding of commercial and economic processes

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• You'll have a real, visible impact on an entire manufacturing unit
• Innovation, continuous improvement, and lean thinking are part of our daily life
• Supportive, people‑centric culture with strong cross‑functional visibility
• Plenty of development opportunities within a global organization
• Company car & lots of other benefits are waiting for you

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

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36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

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Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

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Client-provided location(s): Dunaújváros, Hungary

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/106238?lang=en-us

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-23T18:44:03