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Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions.
At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements:
Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week
Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week
Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month
Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job
Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building
Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week.
This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Directly responsible for ensuring coordination of communications between the Medicaid Segment and the provider network, while maintaining a sufficient provider network through avenues such as provider satisfaction, continuous review of network adequacy, and provider demographic accuracy. Oversees Provider Services staff and ensures there is sufficient staff to enable providers to receive prompt resolution to their problems or inquiries and appropriate education about participation in the Medicaid Segment network.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Required Work Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working in network development
Required Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Management.
Required Licenses
- Valid Arizona Driver’s license required as travel is required.
Required Certifications
- N/A
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Work Experience
- N/A
Preferred Education
- Master’s Degree
Preferred Licenses
- N/A
Preferred Certifications
-
N/A
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the team and projects on a proactive, timely, accurate, strategic, and independent basis while producing successful results.
- Oversee and has direct accountability for relationship management, managing trends and provider issues, staff management, and provider database management for hospital, ancillary, and physician contracting.
- Develop goals, work plans, and schedules for Provider Network Management staff and ensure that they are executed.
- Routine, proactive, and meaningful interaction with internal departments, including, but not limited to Reimbursement Services, Clinical Operations, Prior Authorization and Member/Provider Services to ensure terms and/or provisions in executed contracts are implemented as intended.
- Represent administration at provider meetings (JOC Meetings).
- Achieve financial objectives.
- Communicate job expectations to staff.
- Plan, assign, monitor, and appraise employee’s job results.
- Develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures.
- Maintain, train, orient, mentor, and evaluate staff.
- Ensure staff have tools needed to be successful.
- Set example of proper behavior and accountability to employees and serve as a role model for what is expected of a Medicaid Segment employee.
- Annual department budget is prepared timely and adhered to.
- Policies and procedures are updated annually (more often if necessary).
- Staff is maintained at an adequate level and receives appropriate training to perform job
- Staff have clearly defined and up-to-date job descriptions with specific goals and objectives.
- Employee issues (performance, behavior, compliance with policies, etc.) are addressed timely and appropriately in accordance with company policies.
- Valid Arizona Driver’s license required as travel is required.
- The position has an onsite expectation of 2 days per week and requires a full-time work schedule. Full-time is defined as working at least 40 hours per week, plus any additional hours as requested or as needed to meet business requirements.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Required Job Skills
- Experience with network operational systems and processes
- Experience leading development of proactive and effective provider relations
- Experience building and managing onsite and remote teams
- Track record of improving processes, teams, and performance
- Strategic and critical thinking skills
- Problem solving/analysis
- Strong Presentation Skills
Required Professional Competencies
- Experience collaborating with teams, vendors, and resources
- Independent decision-making abilities
- Results driven and client focused
- Initiative and proven organizational skills
- Proactive problem-solver focused on quality improvement
- Computer experience necessary
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work tasks to adhere to deadlines and identified time frames
- Ability to manage large workload
- Ability to maintain positive work relationships experience and knowledge of general health plan operations
Required Leadership Experience and Competencies
- N/A
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
Preferred Job Skills
- N/A
Preferred Professional Competencies
- N/A
Preferred Leadership Experience and Competencies
- N/A
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Our Commitment
AZ Blue does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected group.
Thank you for your interest in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. For more information on our company, see azblue.com. If interested in this position, please apply.
Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions.
At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements:
Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week
Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week
Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month
Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job
Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building
Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week.
This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Directly responsible for ensuring coordination of communications between the Medicaid Segment and the provider network, while maintaining a sufficient provider network through avenues such as provider satisfaction, continuous review of network adequacy, and provider demographic accuracy. Oversees Provider Services staff and ensures there is sufficient staff to enable providers to receive prompt resolution to their problems or inquiries and appropriate education about participation in the Medicaid Segment network.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Required Work Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working in network development
Required Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Management.
Required Licenses
- Valid Arizona Driver’s license required as travel is required.
Required Certifications
- N/A
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Work Experience
- N/A
Preferred Education
- Master’s Degree
Preferred Licenses
- N/A
Preferred Certifications
-
N/A
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the team and projects on a proactive, timely, accurate, strategic, and independent basis while producing successful results.
- Oversee and has direct accountability for relationship management, managing trends and provider issues, staff management, and provider database management for hospital, ancillary, and physician contracting.
- Develop goals, work plans, and schedules for Provider Network Management staff and ensure that they are executed.
- Routine, proactive, and meaningful interaction with internal departments, including, but not limited to Reimbursement Services, Clinical Operations, Prior Authorization and Member/Provider Services to ensure terms and/or provisions in executed contracts are implemented as intended.
- Represent administration at provider meetings (JOC Meetings).
- Achieve financial objectives.
- Communicate job expectations to staff.
- Plan, assign, monitor, and appraise employee’s job results.
- Develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures.
- Maintain, train, orient, mentor, and evaluate staff.
- Ensure staff have tools needed to be successful.
- Set example of proper behavior and accountability to employees and serve as a role model for what is expected of a Medicaid Segment employee.
- Annual department budget is prepared timely and adhered to.
- Policies and procedures are updated annually (more often if necessary).
- Staff is maintained at an adequate level and receives appropriate training to perform job
- Staff have clearly defined and up-to-date job descriptions with specific goals and objectives.
- Employee issues (performance, behavior, compliance with policies, etc.) are addressed timely and appropriately in accordance with company policies.
- Valid Arizona Driver’s license required as travel is required.
- The position has an onsite expectation of 2 days per week and requires a full-time work schedule. Full-time is defined as working at least 40 hours per week, plus any additional hours as requested or as needed to meet business requirements.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Required Job Skills
- Experience with network operational systems and processes
- Experience leading development of proactive and effective provider relations
- Experience building and managing onsite and remote teams
- Track record of improving processes, teams, and performance
- Strategic and critical thinking skills
- Problem solving/analysis
- Strong Presentation Skills
Required Professional Competencies
- Experience collaborating with teams, vendors, and resources
- Independent decision-making abilities
- Results driven and client focused
- Initiative and proven organizational skills
- Proactive problem-solver focused on quality improvement
- Computer experience necessary
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work tasks to adhere to deadlines and identified time frames
- Ability to manage large workload
- Ability to maintain positive work relationships experience and knowledge of general health plan operations
Required Leadership Experience and Competencies
- N/A
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
Preferred Job Skills
- N/A
Preferred Professional Competencies
- N/A
Preferred Leadership Experience and Competencies
- N/A
#LI-AB1
Our Commitment
AZ Blue does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected group.
Thank you for your interest in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. For more information on our company, see azblue.com. If interested in this position, please apply.
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Who's Hiring
- Lockheed Martin26
- GXO Logistics18
- Crothall Healthcare14
- CARVANA12
- United States Steel11
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Energy
- Automotive
- Manufacturing
- Science & Research
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in operations shift manager jobs.
- 2 to 5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or production environment
- Proven ability to manage and develop a team of hourly workers across a full shift
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience with OSHA safety regulations and conducting incident investigations
- Proficiency in workforce management software and production tracking systems
- High school diploma required, with an associate or bachelor's degree preferred in operations or a related field
Tips for Your Operations Shift Manager Job Search
Quantify output metrics on your resume
Operations shift managers are judged on throughput, downtime reduction, and team performance. Replace vague statements with numbers: units produced per shift, turnover rates you reduced, or safety incidents you prevented. Hiring managers screen for concrete operational impact, not general responsibility.
Highlight your shift handoff process
Many job descriptions for this role ask how you transfer accountability between shifts. Describe your actual handoff protocol in your resume summary or cover letter. Employers want to see you prevent information loss, not just manage people while you're on the clock.
Filter openings by industry vertical
Operations shift manager roles differ significantly between food processing, fulfillment centers, and chemical plants. Target postings in the vertical where your compliance knowledge, equipment familiarity, and union or non-union experience actually apply. Applying broadly weakens your candidacy.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists operations shift manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers for this role routinely present equipment failure or understaffing scenarios and ask how you'd respond mid-shift. Practice walking through a real incident you managed, including the decision sequence, who you contacted, and what the outcome was. Vague answers disqualify strong candidates.
Negotiate schedule terms alongside compensation
Shift differentials, rotation frequency, and weekend expectations vary widely between employers. Before accepting an offer, confirm which shifts you'll cover long-term, not just during onboarding. Misalignment on scheduling is the most common reason operations managers leave within the first year.
Operations Shift Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most operations shift managers?
The companies hiring the most operations shift managers right now include Lockheed Martin, GXO Logistics, and Crothall Healthcare, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Ohio, and Indiana, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. High-volume distribution and food manufacturing employers tend to post the most consistently throughout the year.
How many operations shift manager jobs are remote?
About 31% of operations shift manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most shift management roles. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include operations coordination, scheduling, and administrative oversight roles that don't require a physical plant presence.
How do you become an operations shift manager?
Start by building floor-level experience in a manufacturing, logistics, or production environment, then move into a team lead or supervisor role. Develop working knowledge of safety compliance, scheduling tools, and performance metrics. Pursuing a Lean or Six Sigma certification strengthens your candidacy. Most employers promote from within when floor supervisors consistently hit output and safety targets.
Can you get hired as an operations shift manager with little experience?
Some employers will hire candidates with limited direct management experience if they have strong floor or line-level tenure in the same industry. Demonstrating that you've informally led a team during absences, trained new hires, or owned a production metric positions you as promotable. Entry-level shift manager postings in warehousing and food production tend to have the lowest experience bars.
What does the operations shift manager interview process look like?
Most employers run a phone screen followed by one or two on-site rounds. The first in-person interview typically involves behavioral questions focused on conflict resolution, production shortfalls, and team accountability. A second round may include a facility walkthrough or a scenario exercise where you respond to a simulated shift problem. References from prior supervisors are almost always verified before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to operations shift manager jobs?
You can find and apply to operations shift manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your industry background and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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