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At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. Job Overview The Senior Operations Manager is a strategic operations leader responsible for driving performance across multiple operational value streams in a manufacturing environment. This role provides leadership for end-to-end execution across Production, Warehouse, and other assigned operations functions, ensuring strong delivery in safety, quality, customer service, cost, and employee engagement. This leader will be expected to strengthen and evolve the operating management system by developing new processes, standardizing execution across shifts and departments, and applying data-driven decision-making to improve throughput, quality, inventory performance, labor efficiency, and accountability. The role requires a strong people leader with demonstrated success in talent assessment, leadership development, frontline engagement, conflict resolution, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is an experienced operations leader who is close to readiness for a Plant Manager role within 1 to 2 years , with the capability to lead broad plant priorities, influence cross-functional strategy, and build a culture of accountability, discipline, and respect. Job Responsibilities • Operational Leadership & Business Performance • Operating System & Process Development • Data, Analytics & Digital Management • Talent Assessment, Coaching & Leadership Development • Frontline Engagement & Accountability Culture • Conflict Management & Work Environment • Continuous Improvement & Manufacturing Excellence • Cross-Functional Leadership Key Performance Expectations • Safety performance and EHS leadership • Customer complaints / quality performance • Production attainment / schedule attainment • OEE and productivity improvement • Labor efficiency and cost performance • Inventory accuracy and materials flow discipline • Employee engagement and retention • Leadership bench strength and succession readiness • Effectiveness of operating reviews, action closure, and accountability systems What your background should look like Education • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field required with 10+ years of experience ; Master's degree is preferred. Experience • The successful candidate must possess an extensive operational background that extends beyond production management (a mandatory requirement), as well as management leadership experience in one or more manufacturing support functions such as supply chain, warehouse operations, manufacturing engineering, quality or continuous improvement. • Experience leading both results delivery and organizational capability building in a plant environment. • Proven success implementing process improvements, standardization, and performance systems in operations. • Demonstrated experience developing leaders, assessing talent, and building succession capability. • Strong experience engaging frontline employees and improving accountability and work culture. • Experience managing conflict and driving performance in fast-paced industrial environments. • Strong working knowledge of manufacturing excellence tools and systems, including Lean Manufacturing, OEE, PFMEA, Six Sigma, and structured problem solving. • Strong business acumen and ability to use data and analytics to drive operational decisions. • Readiness and aspiration to move into Plant Management in the near term. Competencies SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers) ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). COMPENSATION • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $142,800-$214,100 (subject to change dependent on physical location) • Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity. • Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits BENEFITS • A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits. EOE, Including Disability/Vets IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com . If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

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At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Job Overview
Operational Leadership & Business Performance
Operating System & Process Development
Data, Analytics & Digital Management
Talent Assessment, Coaching & Leadership Development
Frontline Engagement & Accountability Culture
Conflict Management & Work Environment
Continuous Improvement & Manufacturing Excellence
Cross-Functional Leadership
Key Performance Expectations
Safety performance and EHS leadership
Customer complaints / quality performance
Production attainment / schedule attainment
OEE and productivity improvement
Labor efficiency and cost performance
Inventory accuracy and materials flow discipline
Employee engagement and retention
Leadership bench strength and succession readiness
Effectiveness of operating reviews, action closure, and accountability systems
What your background should look like
Experience leading both results delivery and organizational capability building in a plant environment.
Proven success implementing process improvements, standardization, and performance systems in operations.

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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field required with 10+ years of experience ; Master's degree is preferred.

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401(K)

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