**Job Description:** A leading company in the chemical products and water treatment solutions sector is seeking a highly qualified Operations Manager to lead and optimize industrial processes at our plant located in Funza – Cundinamarca. **Position Objective:** The Operations Manager will be responsible for ensuring the efficiency, safety, environmental sustainability, and profitability of operations related to the transformation, storage, and distribution of chemicals and equipment. The role requires ensuring compliance with legal and environmental requirements (including ISO 14001), quality standards, and customer satisfaction, while optimizing resources and processes through a continuous improvement approach. Responsibilities: * **Leadership of multidisciplinary teams:** Coordinate, motivate, and direct the operations team to ensure production efficiency and achievement of performance objectives. * **Process optimization:** Identify and implement continuous improvements in manufacturing processes, utilizing tools such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies. * **Production management:** Control and ensure proper planning and execution of production, adhering to established timelines and budgets. * **Inventory and supply chain management:** Efficiently manage material inventory and the supply chain, ensuring input availability at minimal cost. * **Maintenance management:** Supervise preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment and facilities, guaranteeing continuous plant operability. * **Quality assurance:** Implement and ensure compliance with product and process specifications under the highest standards of quality and industrial safety. Requirements: * **Academic qualification:** Professional degree in Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields. \* * **Minimum 8 years of experience** in operations roles within industrial, chemical, or logistics sectors. * **Advanced knowledge of continuous improvement and process optimization methodologies**, including Lean Manufacturing, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), Kaizen, APQP, among others. Skills and competencies: * **Interpersonal skills:** Strong leadership abilities, effective communication, decision-making under pressure, and teamwork. * **Results orientation:** High capacity to make strategic decisions that maximize operational efficiency and reduce costs. * **Team management:** Recruit, train, motivate, and evaluate multidisciplinary work teams. * **Resource optimization:** Ensure efficient use of personnel, time, and materials. We offer: * Opportunity to join a company experiencing constant expansion and evolution, with an indefinite-term contract. * A dynamic work environment focused on continuous improvement. * A competitive salary and market-aligned benefits. Professional development opportunities and growth potential within the organization. Employment type: Full-time Application question(s): Employment type: Full-time