Senior Operations Manager

Weyerhaeuser is searching for an Operation’s Manager to assist in leading our lumber manufacturing facility in Plymouth, NC. As Operations Manager, your goals will include ensuring the safety of all team members, maximizing productivity and profitability while minimizing costs and waste. This involves a dual focus on maintaining high-quality standards and ensuring customer satisfaction through efficient production processes, effective resource allocation, and continuous improvement initiatives while fostering an engaged, people-focused culture, and developing future leaders.

This is a full-time, salaried exempt position reporting to the Plant Manager.

Key Functions / Responsibilities

• Leadership: Lead, train, coach and mentor a team to meet production targets.

• Logistics & Supply Chain: Manage the flow of materials from procurement to final product delivery.

• Process Improvement: Champion and implement continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) to increase efficiency and reduce waste.

• Planning & Execution: Oversee daily production activities and long-term strategic planning to meet business goals and key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Problem-Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve operational challenges to ensure uninterrupted production.

• Quality Assurance: Ensure adherence to all quality standards and procedures.

• Budget & Resource Management: Manage departmental budgets and resources effectively.

• Model and drive our core values: Safety, Integrity, Citizenship, Sustainability, and Inclusion.

• Safety Focused: Ensure an injury-free culture is created by committed leaders and involved associates, backed by strong safety systems.

• People-focused: Recognize that our people are the unique advantage we have in successfully achieving site and business goals.

• Engage Team Members: In safely manufacturing lumber that meets customer needs and driving improvement in key business metrics.

• Demonstrated leadership experience in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

• Strong background in operations, logistics, or project management.

• Proven ability to manage teams and achieve performance targets.

• Familiarity with operational KPIs, lean manufacturing principles, or continuous improvement methodologies.

• Strong business and financial acumen

• Demonstrated ability to raise performance by building and maintaining positive relationships with all associates and leaders through coaching, development and instilling a continuous improvement mindset

• Proven record to effectively engage associates in behavior-based safety techniques

• Strong planning and organizational skills

• Able to work flexible hours as needed in a mill environment

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technical (engineering or other) or forestry/wood products discipline

• Working knowledge of Lean, Innovation and continuous improvement tools and processes

• Eight years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.

• Manufacturing experience in Wood Products

• Manufacturing experience in lumber strongly preferred

What We Offer:

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $106,000-$160,000 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 15% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

About Weyerhaeuser: We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference. We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us.

About Wood Products: We've been delivering quality building products and solutions to our customers for more than 100 years. From builders and dealers to specifiers and homeowners, we offer exceptional product performance and unparalleled support. For more than a century, we’ve been building our reputation as a leader in sustainable wood products.

Attention Internal Applicants: To ensure transparency across the organization, please have a discussion with your manager prior to applying for any new opportunities. If you need any help facilitating this conversation, please reach out to your HR Representative for guidance. For more information on how to apply, including best practices for updating your profile or partnering with HR and Recruiting, please visit our internal applicant page on Roots: wy.com/applicants

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.