Manufacturing Manager

Provide leadership in manufacturing excellence, ensuring customer satisfaction and continuous improvement across safety, quality, productivity, cycle time, delivery, and cash flow

Partner closely with supervisors, team leaders, engineering, planning, and support teams to strengthen execution and elevate performance

Build and sustain a culture of operational discipline and continuous improvement

Lead hourly and manufacturing support teams while aligning people, processes, and resources to business objectives

Salary: $115,000+

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with employer match

Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave

Life insurance and employee assistance programs

Professional development and leadership training

Collaborative environment focused on safety, continuous improvement, and performance excellence

Empowering talent – Identifies and removes obstacles to productivity; equips employees to perform at their best; supports cross-training and capability growth

Flexibility – Responds quickly to changing priorities; navigates varied responsibilities and fast-moving operational demands

Organized and time conscious – Manages time effectively; understands process duration; balances availability with proactive leadership

Business-minded – Aligns people and resources with operational demand; anticipates needs using data and insights; supports informed decision-making

Interpretation and synthesis – Converts multiple inputs into clear actions; interprets data, trends, and qualitative information to justify decisions and direction

Rigor – Participates in audits; leverages systems thoroughly; gathers input across shifts; drives continuous improvement in processes

Team orientation – Participates at both tactical and strategic levels; supports technical and operational needs when appropriate

Trust and relationship building – Communicates openly; stays visible on the floor; reinforces expectations while highlighting strengths and achievements

Ingenuity – Seeks efficiencies; solicits and implements improvement ideas from all levels

Professional posture – Handles escalations objectively; reframes challenges as opportunities; represents the brand and workplace professionalism

Lead efforts to enhance manufacturing excellence and operational performance

Ensure adherence to all safety regulations and promote a clean and safe work environment

Strengthen shop-floor discipline, manufacturing planning, and execution

Provide leadership for lean manufacturing, ABS, and continuous improvement initiatives

Identify and eliminate non-value-added waste across operations

Improve product flow and implement method improvements to reduce labor content

Develop and train team leaders, supervisors, cell facilitators, and manufacturing support personnel

Promote Injury Free Event (IFE) reporting and address safety issues immediately

Maintain accountability for department budgets and financial performance

Maintain effective communication and relationships with customers

Develop budgets, strategic plans, goals, and objectives aligned with business unit priorities

Cascade goals and objectives throughout the organization and ensure executional alignment

Participate in cross-functional, site-specific, and enterprise-level teams

Ensure delivery performance and customer commitments are consistently met

Conduct capacity analysis to support standard work accuracy and labor planning

Drive cost reduction initiatives to improve profitability

Reduce work-in-process (WIP) and cycle time using lean tools

Communicate operational priorities and performance clearly to staff, customers, and leadership

Apply constraint management and OEE principles to improve throughput and efficiency

Collaborate with engineering on process improvements that enhance quality and production flow

High school diploma or GED

Minimum of 7 years of experience in manufacturing, including at least 5 years in leadership
OR

Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience with at least 1 year overseeing leaders

Legally authorized to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship available)

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Experience in investment casting and/or manufacturing environments

Strong leadership skills with the ability to engage and motivate teams

Ability to drive improvement using lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and total quality methodologies

Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes

Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and negotiation skills

Strong financial literacy and understanding of plant-level financials

Experience with tooling, molds, and dies (investment casting, injection molding, or stamping preferred)