Operations Manager

Note

Eastman will not accept applicants for this offered position who require visa sponsorship, including those whose status is F-1 visa OPT who subsequently would require ongoing visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Eastman is a global leader in manufacturing and marketing window and paint protection films, featuring a portfolio of top-tier professional and consumer brands such as LLumar®, Vista® by LLumar, FormulaOne® by LLumar, SunTek®, V-Kool™, Huper Optik™, and Gila®.

Join our Martinsville team as an experienced Operations Manager. Reporting to the Site Manager, you’ll play a key role in creating a safe, reliable, and efficient operation—while developing people and driving continuous improvement. Bring your leadership and operational expertise to help advance the site’s vision and build a strong, collaborative culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a broad operations organization across multiple manufacturing areas, building a culture where safety, accountability, and operational excellence are shared priorities.
• Champion a strong safety culture by setting expectations, strengthening safe work practices, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives centered on safety, environmental stewardship, quality and productivity to strengthen overall site performance
• Cultivate strong relationships and trust with team members across various organizations to meet both short-term and long-term business objectives.
• Set priorities and allocate people and resources effectively across competing operational demands.
• Provide strategic oversight for multiple manufacturing areas, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Establish and communicate clear expectations for operations teams and follow through to support consistent performance. 
• Model and cultivate a work environment that embodies Eastman’s values and competencies, ensuring that all team activities align with the company’s core principles and behaviors.
• Create and implement processes and remove barriers that enable employees to contribute fully and achieve organizational goals.
• Coach and develop technical and non-technical team members, setting clear expectations and reinforcing accountability.
• Attract, develop, and retain talent by fostering a positive work environment, creating meaningful development opportunities, and building a skilled, diverse team and strong pipeline of future talent.
• Develop and implement operational strategies that improve performance and deliver business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, including at least 7 years in a management role, required
• Proven ability to lead change, make sound decisions, and build a culture of safety, inclusion, and accountability
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence and ability to build effective relationships, engage employees at all organizational levels, and turn their input into meaningful operational improvements
• Proven ability to coach and develop employees, set clear performance expectations, and reinforce accountability to strengthen individual and team performance
• Strong decision-making and analytical skills to manage risk and ensure safe, reliable, and productive operations
• Strong knowledge of web handling and automation preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and environmental stewardship, with the ability to model these priorities and integrate them into operational decisions
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of SAP is preferred