Job Location
Watertown

Reports to: President 

Join the 2024 SBA Family Business of the Year!  Due to the growth of the company, ESCO has created a new role to help propel and lead our company forward. 

ESCO is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to guide, lead, and manage its daily production flow.  The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind with proven success in managing multiple departments to achieve maximum productivity, as well as strong leadership, organizational, and people skills.  An emphasis of this role will be on achieving the balance between high monthly revenue goals and on time shipping, which creates a Wow! experience for our customers.   

Vision Statement: Creating wow experiences for our team members, customers, and communities.

CORE Values: Integrity, Engaged, and OneTeam

ESCO’s Operations Manager responsibilities will include:  

  • Departments Managed:      Production (2 facilities), Engineering, and IT.  Roughly 4-5 direct reports and 5 indirect department supervisors. 
  • Managing safety:  Leading, cultivating, and maintaining our OSHA Sharp Certified status.
  • Managing production: Ensuring smooth and efficient production by managing schedules, resources, and personnel.  Ability to clearly communicate goals and expectations to direct reports and hold staff accountable. 
  • Upskilling, Training, Technology.  Enhancing the skills of our tenured staff through cross training, along with learning new skills.  Identify opportunities to increase productivity through technological improvements. 
  • Maintaining quality: Ensuring quality standards are routinely met. 
  • Managing inventory: Utilizing our inventory dashboard to ensure inventory levels are managed efficiently for production flow as well as achieving inventory metrics.
  • Managing maintenance: Establishing and maintaining repair and preventative maintenance schedules.
  • Leading projects: Providing influential leadership to drive change and growth. 
  • LEAN Enterprise:  Implementing LEAN methodology and strategies throughout all operations. 
  • Providing technical guidance: Proactively identifying ways to increase efficiencies and problem solve. 
  • Analyzing budgets: Maximizing value of expenses and resources to achieve desired profitability.   
  • Strategic Planning: Identifying long term planning needs and develop strategies to achieve.  
  • Collaborating with teams: Working with various teams and departments on improvements and solutions.

Required skills and Qualifications:

  • Three or more years of proven success in an operations or manufacturing leadership role
  • Strong skills in budget development and oversight
  • Proven ability to delegate responsibilities while maintaining and creating new systems and processes.
  • Proficiency in conflict and personnel management

Preferred skills and qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in operations management, business administration, or related field
  • Working knowledge of management software programs, such as EPICOR
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Justin Helmke
JH Signs
Our account rep has been with us from the start of All State Signs. Throughout the years we have come to rely on ESCO's extensive product knowledge and fast turn arounds to fill our customer needs. ESCO has always been a reliable source for our company, and as we grow, we will continue to rely on their terrific customer service and quality products.
Beau & Raean Bilbrey
All State Signs Great Falls, MT
ESCO Manufacturing has been our channel letter fabricator for over 12 years. They are an exemplary company that manufactures high quality products and we have been completely satisfied with their customer service. Their staff is knowledgeable and able to handle any request. We are happy to recommend their services.
Jerry & Marlene Sandmann
Sandmann Signs & Electric Inc.
I have used ESCO Manufacturing for the better part of 20 years as an outlet for sign projects when we are overloaded and have seen nothing but the best of Quality, no shortcuts on the manufacturing process and as always very easy to work with sign professionals.
Kirk Ronning
Indigo Signworks
We have worked with ESCO Manufacturing with many of our projects and have had great results. Our account rep has been great to work with providing ideas and giving us a great product. It's been a pleasure to work with ESCO and I highly recommend!
Christian Guenther
AP Design
My companies have worked with ESCO for many years. We have collaborated on many projects, receiving professional knowledge and products in a timely manner. From answering an install question while on the job site to planning and discussing initial project concept sketches, ESCO has always been able to offer me the know-how to offer my customers a professional experience! Thank you ESCO!
Cathy Krommenhoek
Total Motors
From the sales to fabrication, to shipping, and accounting departments, the entire process has been seamless. At any given time we can see exactly where our job is in the process. Over the years, your team has displayed nothing but professionalism. Thank you, ESCO, for being a vendor we can count on consistently. We look forward to our relationship continuing!  
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