Warehouse Operations Leader

Ingersoll Rand Careers • Ocala, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Ready to power the future of innovation? Imagine a compressor that doesn’t just change the game, it redefines it. Our Compression Systems and Services (CSS) North America division delivers highly reliable, cutting-edge compressor systems trusted across industries worldwide. With a relentless focus on productivity and performance, we’ve earned our reputation as a leader in the field.We’re seeking a confident, metrics-driven Warehouse
Operations Leader to guide our Ocala Aftermarket Center. This assistant plant manager–level role is for a hands-on leader with strong supply chain expertise in a manufacturing
environment who thrives well under pressure, leads with empathy and conviction, and holds teams accountable while building trust and momentum. You’ll drive results across Engagement, Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Operational Excellence, shaping a zero-loss culture and ensuring daily execution aligns with company goals.
As the Warehouse
Operations Leader, you’ll own site performance across a warehouse-heavy operation with a growing manufacturing footprint. Leading supervisors and technicians, you’ll drive SQDC, Lean initiatives, and KPIs, using data to turn insights into action. From material flow and production schedules to inventory accuracy and on-time delivery, you’ll keep operations safe, efficient, and on plan—partnering with Quality, EHS, Materials, and Customer Service to remove barriers and deliver for customers.Why now? The site is scaling with growth planned through 2026. This is a rare opportunity to set the standard, shape culture, and build the operating system for the future. On-site in Ocala, your leadership won’t just run today’s operation, it will define how the facility wins tomorrow.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a warehouse / manufacturing environment
• 5+ years’ experience leading teams with a focus on coaching, development, and performance excellence
• 3+ years’ experience managing financial responsibility and key cost/performance drivers in a warehouse / manufacturing environment
• 3+ years' supply chain experience
• 2+ years’ experience supporting strategy execution and cross-functional coordination.
• 1+ years’ experience using SAP
• Supply chain expertise within a warehouse and manufacturing environment
• Strategic and operational organizational skills with strong execution capabilities
• Clear and effective written, verbal, and presentation communication across all levels
• Teamwork, relationship building, and cross-functional collaboration
• Leadership presence with the ability to influence and guide others
• Business acumen: understanding key drivers of revenue, costs, and profitability, and making decisions aligned with strategic goals

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in mechanical engineering or related technical discipline

Responsibilities

• Guide and motivate a team of operators and technicians to achieve production targets and maintain a safe working environment.
• Influence, coach, and motivate functional leaders to guide production and support organizations for optimum day-to-day operations.
• Lead, encourage, coach, and develop all members of the organization motivating the team to consistently perform above expectations.
• Effectively develop and utilize all people’s resources through talent management processes.
• Coach and review performance of direct reports.
• Create effective team to ensure timely resolution of production or processing problems.
• Lead activities of the business functions concerned with the operation of a manufacturing plant including Production Operations, Materials, Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety, and Lean Implementation.
• Ensure effectiveness of production and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and other operational reports, to ensure high quality yields.
• Manage manufacturing schedules to meet customer requirements, optimize inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, consider budgetary limitations, time constraints, and customer impact.
• Metrics Driven. Implement, monitor, and control critical and meaningful performance indicators (EHS, People, Service, Quality, Cost, Growth) that deliver business results for the corporation on both the top and bottom line.
• Drive performance against CEO metrics, financial performance, goal achievement, and continuous improvement on EHS, quality, delivery, inventory turns, processes, cost, etc.
• Initiates and coordinates inventory and cost control programs.
• Leverage budgeting, forecasting and SI&OP rhythms to drive the organization to ensure scheduling, capacity, and headcount are aligned to facilitate plant success.
• Lead the establishment and attainment of site goals in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC).
• Promote a working environment that encourages employees’ involvement to achieve excellence in all aspects of SQDC and compliance.
• Work with EHS specialists to ensure compliance with all regulatory and organizational programs included but not limited to Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental; OSHA; State and Federal Environmental Agencies.
• Influence the Lean roadmap for the facility and integrate lean principles into the way we do work.
• Promote organizational culture of continuous improvement by championing the use of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Work with customers, cross-functional leaders, and internal staff to meet production requirements to deliver on time to our customers and achieve business outcomes.
• Establish site culture and priorities with a clear focus on business execution, effective employee communication & relations.
• Effectively use policy deployment to ensure alignment of department goals and activities with organizational goals.

Benefits

• At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager