Senior Operations Project Manager

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Senior Operations Project Manager

Trystar is at the forefront of advancing power solutions, charged and driven by a committed, dynamic team, tackling complex challenges, and creating innovative solutions. Safety and integrity aren’t just buzzwords. They are the north star guiding us as we aspire to wow our customers every day. We’ve created power solutions that are not only durable and unique but are also the result of serious teamwork from every corner of our organization.

Individually and collectively, every team member at Trystar plays for each other and strives to deliver unmatched value and 100% accuracy to our customers every single day. As a big name and pioneer in power solutions, we’re not just part of the power conversation – we’re shaping its future, and we’re doing so across diverse industry sectors including healthcare, data centers, entertainment, education, government, and commercial construction – just to name a few!

We’re committed to growing and evolving our product lineup to stay on top of the game and that includes leaning into sustainable, resilient, and renewable energy solutions. Our cutting‑edge headquarters in Faribault, MN is partially solar, and wind powered by our own microgrid! You’ll find that we’re also pushing boundaries across North America at our additional facilities in Troy, MI;
Houston, TX;
Merrimack, NH;
Burnsville, MN;
Waukesha, WI;
Greeley & Nunn, Colorado;
Charlotte, NC;
Mayfield, KY & Pointe Clair, Quebec, Canada. Together, we are Trystar, where we power the future and nurture innovation for a brighter tomorrow.

• Champion a culture of safety excellence, prioritizing the well‑being of all employees, visitors, and contractors throughout the project deployment process. Implement and enforce safety protocols and continuously improve safety practices.
• Lead complex enterprise transitions by managing the end‑to‑end execution of factory relocations, consolidations, and new site startups to ensure smooth production transfer and stabilization.
• Build and execute transition plans that cover capacity ramp‑up, workforce readiness, logistics, and customer continuity with minimal disruption.
• Collaborate across functions by working closely with operations, supply chain, engineering, quality, finance, HR, and commercial teams to deliver seamless transitions.
• Communicate with clarity and impact by keeping stakeholders, factory teams, supply chain partners, logistics providers, and customers informed and aligned throughout the transition.
• Inspire and guide project teams—even when they do not report directly to you—by fostering collaboration, accountability, and shared ownership of results.
• Continuously evaluate risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies to protect operations, supply continuity, and customer commitments.
• Define and manage project budgets by balancing operating expenses, capital investments, and inventory requirements with financial discipline.
• Engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, serving as the trusted point of contact for leadership, site leaders, suppliers, and customers.
• Track performance with discipline by establishing and monitoring KPIs for transfer timeliness, ramp‑up success, cost control, quality, and delivery.
• Drive organizational change by championing new processes, systems, and ways of working during transitions.
• Capture and apply best practices so that future transitions are more efficient and lower‑risk.

• Extensive experience (7+ years) in project management, factory operations, or manufacturing management, with a strong track record leading factory relocations, consolidations, expansions, startups, or major production transitions.
• An educational foundation in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field (Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus).
• Hands‑on project management expertise leading large, complex projects with proficiency utilizing project management software such as MS Project, , Smartsheet or…