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Operations manager resume example

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This example follows a fictional infantry staff sergeant who led a nine-person squad and later ran training and equipment for a 40-person platoon. The goal is an operations manager role at a distribution or manufacturing company. The resume swaps rank and unit jargon for civilian titles, leads with people and equipment scope, and keeps every result modest and believable. Combat details are left out because the hiring manager needs to see planning, safety, scheduling and accountability, which this person did every day.

Professional template. Jordan Ellis is a fictional person; every detail is made up for this example.

Jordan Ellis

Operations Leader | Team Supervision, Safety Programs and Equipment Accountability

Summary

Operations supervisor with eight years of experience leading teams of 9 to 40 people in high-tempo settings. Plans daily schedules, runs safety and training programs, and keeps equipment accounted for and ready. Looking to bring that structure to a warehouse, distribution or manufacturing operation.

Experience

Operations Supervisor (Platoon Sergeant, acting), 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Fort Stewart, GA 2022 to 2025
  • Supervised daily operations for a 40-person team, setting work schedules, assigning tasks and tracking completion across four sections.
  • Managed accountability for equipment valued at about $2.1 million, closing two annual inventories with no unresolved losses.
  • Built a 12-week training calendar that raised the team's qualification pass rate from 78% to 94% over one year.
  • Ran the team's safety program, leading weekly briefings and cutting reported minor injuries by about a third year over year.
Team Lead (Squad Leader), 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Fort Stewart, GA 2019 to 2022
  • Led and developed a nine-person team, writing quarterly performance reviews and coaching three members into supervisor roles.
  • Planned logistics for 15 multi-day field exercises, coordinating food, fuel, transport and supplies with support sections.
  • Created a checklist for vehicle and equipment checks that reduced missed maintenance items during monthly inspections.
Team Member (Infantryman), U.S. Army, Fort Stewart, GA 2017 to 2019
  • Completed advanced first aid and equipment operator training, then served as the team's trainer for new members.
  • Maintained assigned equipment to inspection standard with zero failed checks across two years.
  • Selected to support a 60-person training event as a range safety assistant.

Skills

Team supervision · Scheduling and workforce planning · Safety program management · Inventory and asset accountability · Training design and delivery · Performance reviews · Logistics coordination · Microsoft Excel

Certifications

  • OSHA 30-Hour General Industry (in progress)
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Education

  • B.S. Business Administration (in progress), online state university
  • Army Senior Leader Course (leadership and management)

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