This full-time, permanent, hands on, leadership role as a Manager of Manufacturing is at a start-to-finish material processing industry leader. The company has been in business for 70 years and is growing rapidly. The company has great benefits, a small structure and a family feel. Average employee tenure is well over 15 years as employees really like working there. There is a lot of room for career growth as they are growing their teams to keep up with the company growth. This casual environment is perfect for the person that wants the challenges of going through culture changes and getting ahead of the game. It is an exciting time to be part of the company as there is something new every day.

The duties and responsibilities of the successful candidate includes the following:

• Managing the manufacture of products
• Learning from the existing Manager of Manufacturing who is retiring
• Planning / scheduling manufacturing employees and equipment
• Participating in developing and implementing plans to increase production output by 100% via additions and improvements
• Overseeing quality, health, safety, performance, and behavior
• Maximizing productivity, quality, and safety by updating production methods
• Reporting on manufacturing
• Estimating and controlling costs / budgets.
• Collaborating with others

The successful candidate will possess the following:

• Four or more years of management experience with manufacturing, capital equipment, and/or fabrication
• A four year degree in Business, Management, Engineering, or Production (or additional experience in lieu of a degree)
• Production processes and techniques knowledge and experience
• Formal quality program implementation knowledge
• Flexibility
• A customer satisfaction priority
• Ability to spend significant time on the shop floor
• Sound Microsoft Office skills

Preferred but not required experience includes any of the following:

• Lean experience is preferred but not required 
• Process improvement method knowledge is preferred but not required
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings is preferred but not required
• Metal fabrication experience is preferred but not required 
• ERP system implementation experience is preferred but not required