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Position Title:  Manager Operations

Location: 

Narragansett, RI, US, 02882

Job Category:  Operations
Shift:  Shift 1
Full Time / Part Time:  Full-Time
Job Level:  Manager
Approximate Travel:  10%
Job Description: 

Summary:

This role is accountable for the overall performance of the manufacturing site and is responsible for the day-to-day plant operations including safety, quality, productivity, delivery, cost, labor management, and continuous improvement.  This role partners closely with union leadership and ensures compliance with the collective bargaining agreement while building a culture focused on operational excellence, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. 

Essential Functions:

  • Lead a strong safety culture focused on zero incidents and full regulatory compliance.
  • Manage daily manufacturing operations to meet production, quality, delivery, and cost targets. Drive continuous improvement in productivity, yield, scrap, uptime, and cycle time.
  • Own site operating budget and cost performance, including labor, overtime, scrap, and operating expenses. Drive cost‑reduction initiatives in partnership with cross‑functional teams
  • Partner with Maintenance to ensure equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and capital planning.
  • Champion quality systems and structured root cause analysis to prevent recurrence of defects. Implement and sustain Lean manufacturing practices (e.g., 5S, standard work, Kaizen).
  • Lead within a unionized workforce, administer the collective bargaining agreement, and support positive labor relations. Coach and develop supervisors to ensure consistent leadership, fair policy application, and strong shop‑floor execution. Support grievance resolution through fact‑based investigations and timely follow‑up.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
  • 6+ years of manufacturing operations leadership experience in a multi‑shift environment.
  • Strong knowledge of safety systems, production management, and continuous improvement.
  • Proven ability to develop teams, influence across functions, and drive results.
  • Demonstrated experience leading in a unionized manufacturing setting preferred.
Additional Qualification Details:  No additional requirement needed

Who We Are and What We Are All About:

Rogers Corporation makes tomorrow's innovations possible. Help build a cleaner, safer and more connected world with a career at Rogers, where we make tomorrow’s innovations possible. We rely on a talented workforce to develop our cutting edge, market-leading material technologies. Our global team develops innovative specialty materials and components that enable technology in a wide array of high-growth markets. Our customers expect high performance and reliability, so we are always looking for people who can improve processes, get results and represent a best-in-class organization. People are at the heart of all our operations, and we encourage our employees to act with integrity, creativity and excellence to help drive results worldwide.

Why Work for Rogers:

It is our commitment to get “Results, but Results the Right Way.” Rogers offers an exceptional work environment and a value-driven culture modeled by leadership. Employees have access to developmental opportunities as well as top-notch benefits and incentive programs. Come join a winning team!

Rogers Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, as well as other protected groups.

About Rogers Corporation:

At Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG), we're changing how the world uses technology. We are a global leader in materials technology and manufacturing, producing engineered materials to power, protect and connect our world. With nearly 200 years of materials science and engineering experience, Rogers delivers high-performance solutions that enable global Advanced Electronics Solutions and Elastomeric Material Solutions, as well as other technologies where reliability is critical. Rogers enables the world’s leading innovators to achieve greater performance, speed to market and reliability through our renowned technical solutions support, problem-solving and application engineering capabilities. Rogers delivers market-leading solutions for energy-efficient motor drives, vehicle electrification and alternative energy, sealing, vibration management, and impact protection in mobile devices, transportation interiors, industrial equipment and performance apparel, wireless infrastructure and automotive safety and radar systems. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona (USA), Rogers operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Germany, Belgium, Hungary and South Korea, with joint ventures and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.rogerscorp.com.


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Nearest Secondary Market: Rhode Island

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