An operations manager resume should prove you run the machine better than you found it — throughput, cost, quality, and the team that delivers them.
Three things, in order of weight.
Operating metrics you own: throughput, cost per unit, on-time delivery, error or defect rates.
People leadership: headcount, shifts or sites managed, hiring and retention outcomes.
Process improvement method: Lean, Six Sigma, or KPI dashboards you introduced.
Work them into your title, project descriptions and skills — don't pile them into a list.
Each cover is the template itself, rendered.
Sturdy, no-nonsense layout suited to operations and logistics hiring managers.
Plain structure that survives any ATS, common for large-employer ops postings.
Bold header gives a Lean Six Sigma credential top billing.
One page. Unless you have 10+ years and a genuinely full second page, the second page only dilutes the first. Put operating metrics you own: throughput, cost per unit, on-time delivery, error or defect rates. above the fold.
Describing the department's function instead of what changed under your leadership.. It is the single most common reason this role gets screened out, and fixing it matters far more than changing templates.
Use AI for the first draft, then verify every claim and number yourself and reorder keywords against the target job description. AI handles speed; the content is still your responsibility.