Operations Production Specialist

The Operations Production Specialist is a core member of the OTECH Production Team. The Operations Production Specialist will report directly to the Production Manager and ensure compliance with all safety, quality, technical and housekeeping standards across the Hanover Campus’ warehouses. The Operations Production Specialist is responsible for maintaining the performance, throughput, and quality of the manufacturing areas. This role ensures parts, procedures, testing, and assembly workflows stay aligned with engineering specifications and production demand and quality requirements. The Operations Specialist acts as the bridge between engineering, technicians, planners, and leadership to keep the production areas running efficiently, safely, and predictably. Strong analytical skills are required. The best candidate will utilize their knowledge, skills, and abilities to ensure safety, quality, cost, and schedule goals are met within the Production organization. The Operations Production Specialist role is an in-office position located in Hanover, MD.

The Operations Production Specialist will manage a diverse range of production processes and execute the following:

• Maintain excellence in safety, quality, and compliance:
• Comply with Oceaneering’s safety, quality, technical, and housekeeping standards.
• Ensure equipment issued to production personnel is safe and properly maintained.
• Support Oceaneering safety and quality audits, initiatives, and investigations.
• Support Toolbox Safety briefings
• Achieve operational excellence:
• Plan, allocate, and direct resources to meet OTECH and customer production goals.
• Define, document, and control OTECH production processes and maintain high-quality documentation.
• Champion lean and operational excellence initiatives to support improved organization and flow of production activities.
• Support ERP driven production processes.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of ERP systems to monitor production activities, validate data accuracy, and ensure timely execution of manufacturing workflows.
• Ability to analyze ERP dashboards and system‑generated reports to track schedule adherence, labor charging, material availability, and work‑in‑progress status.
• Skilled in guiding sub‑functions that rely on ERP usage, including work order management, material transactions, labor entry, and routing updates, ensuring consistent and compliant system use across the team.
• Capable of identifying ERP data discrepancies, initiating corrective actions, and coordinating with cross‑functional teams to maintain system integrity and operational accuracy.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement by using ERP insights to recommend workflow adjustments, reduce bottlenecks, and improve production throughput.
• Oversee use of the OTECH warehouses to include space allocation, improvements, disposition of items, and general housekeeping activities.
• Prepare and provide metrics to OTECH programs to provide visibility into the status of program production activities, as well as trends in manufacturing, planning, and assembly operations.
• Promote a high-performance work culture through effective operations management processes and positive employee relations.
• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities
• Reports to Senior Manager, Production

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of practical experience in Manufacturing or a related field
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions
• Advanced technical skills
• Excellent documentation skills
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations
• Competency in Microsoft 365 Suite
• A track record of following through on commitments
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
• A history of leading and supporting successful projects
• In depth understanding of production operations including but not limited to fabrication, machining, assembly, production scheduling, monitoring production flow, collecting production metrics
• Professional knowledge of applicable production concepts and principles and familiarity with related business processes
• Excellent presentation, written, and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, time management, decision-making, and conflict management skills
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Comfortable in conversing at all levels within the organization
• Demonstrated knowledge and effective use of the principles, practices, and procedures of a particular field of specialization and understanding of related engineering fields
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively in all aspects of the area of expertise
• Able to interact with Program personnel to solve any method or process issues that arise
• U.S. Citizenship required

DESIRED:

• TS/SCI clearance and Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph.
• Master’s degree or greater in related field. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Employee benefits vary by role, however, may include Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Retirement Savings, Life and Disability, Paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program.

The salary range for this position is $87,100 - 130,700

Oceaneering Aerospace and Defense Technologies (AdTech) delivers solutions that enable humans to work safely and effectively in harsh environments – from underwater to the outer reaches of space. Our innovative solutions support the development and application of practical, cost-effective systems that meet our customers’ challenges – from routine to extreme. Our experience and expertise across multiple industries uniquely positions us as a leader in the government, space, and maritime services markets. Our products and services meet the rigorous demands of the complex environments in which they operate, delivering results without compromising safety or reliability.

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factor.