Senior Operations Manager - Plainfield

7 hours, 36 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Operations
Carvana

Carvana

Carvana is an e-commerce platform that enables consumers to buy and finance used cars online, offering features such as 360-degree vehicle imaging, financing options, and home delivery, all designed to streamline the car purchasing process.

Automotive
10K-50K
Founded 2012

Description

  • Oversee multiple reconditioning lines and plan production for full working shifts.
  • Manage facility operations to meet or exceed production, cost, and quality targets when the General Manager is not onsite.
  • Identify throughput and efficiency bottlenecks, perform root cause analysis, and execute corrective action plans with site leadership and associates.
  • Lead weekly performance reviews with Senior Reconditioning leadership, reporting results, challenges, and countermeasures.
  • Guide daily site manager huddles to establish priorities and operating expectations.
  • Support Continuous Improvement projects at the home site and across the region or network, including process implementation and training.
  • Develop Reconditioning Leads and Managers through development plans and competency-based feedback.
  • Model Carvana values through leadership, teamwork, and communication on the shop floor.
  • Uphold Carvana operating standards, processes, health, safety, and loss-prevention guidelines.

Requirements

  • Open to relocation, ideally nationwide or at minimum within the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, or West Coast.
  • 8+ years of management experience in an automotive or lean manufacturing environment.
  • Experience leading more than 50 associates and developing employees.
  • Proven ability to resolve urgent operational challenges through root cause analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to perform in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
  • Valid unrestricted driver’s license with a clean driving record for the past 3 years.
  • Must be at least 18 years old and able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
  • Able to work variable schedules and pass a complete background check; the role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
  • Able to stand, walk up to 3 miles daily, and frequently stretch, reach, stoop, push, and pull in variable shop conditions.
  • Able to lift up to 60 pounds independently and use required protective equipment.

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