**Operations Manager- Tools & Outdoors – Onsite** Verona/Tupelo, MS, United States **Come build something that matters.** It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. **The Job:** As a Operations Manager, As an Operations Manager, you’ll be part of our Manufacturing team working as an onsite employee. You’ll get to: + Drive accountability and provide clear direction to support plant-wide goals and initiatives pertaining to safety, quality, delivery and cost. + Create and foster a strong safety culture through consistent communication (weekly/monthly employee meetings, toolbox talks, EH&S trainings). + Participate in EH&S incident reporting including near miss, accident investigations and corrective action. + Support continuous improvement projects and drive lean manufacturing principles. + Develop staffing plans based on forecasted demand, including the hiring of new employees and the redeployment of current staff throughout the facility accounting for staffing and demand variance. + Relentlessly pursue cost savings and productivity opportunities. + Drive and implement systems for performance standards across the supervisory and maker population. + Manage employee performance and development through the annual review processes. + Promote positive employee relations by remaining cognizant of how employees treat each other and encouraging consistent leadership involvement and availability. + Create the conditions for sustained success by embedding strong daily routines and structured problem-solving practices. + Elevate operational discipline to improve performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC). + Lead from the floor to foster trust, drive a sense of urgency, and reinforce a winning team culture. **The Person: **    You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:  + Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or relevant field of study + 7+ years experience in a manufacturing operations or engineering background + 5+ years applicable experience in a managerial/leadership position + Technical knowledge of manufacturing operations + Experience in production scheduling and planning. + Demonstrated experience in lean and 5S methodology. + Seasoned Professional who can mentor others to develop a pipeline of next leaders + Proven success leading performance improvement initiatives in evolving or dynamic manufacturing settings. + Strong communicator who sets clear expectations and builds alignment across all levels of the organization. + Comfortable shaping operational culture and building accountability from the ground up. + **_This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc)._** **The Details:** You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including: + Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being. + Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs. **And More:** We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to: + _Grow:_ Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths. + _Learn:_ Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal. + _Belong:_ Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences. + _Give Back:_ Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices. What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us! \#LI-Onsite \#LI-MB1 **_We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too._** Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights. **Who We Are** We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. **Benefits & Perks** You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners. **What You’ll Also Get** Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths. **Learning & Development:** Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities). **Diverse & Inclusive Culture:** We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too. **Purpose-Driven Company:** You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices. **EEO Statement:** All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at (860) 827-3923 or at accommodations@sbdinc.com . Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov) (http://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)