Assistant Manager Manufacturing

About the role

The Manufacturing Assistant Manager is a M-F leadership position located at 6130 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46226. The general salary range is $50-$60K, with full benefits.

Responsibilities

• Perform oversight of production operations, including review of schedules, product specifications, and delivery timelines.
• Ensure alignment of daily production activities with safety, quality, output, cost, and delivery targets.
• Communicate with customers and internal partners to clarify requirements and improve service outcomes.
• Develop and manage labor schedules to optimize workforce utilization and meet production demand.
• Maintain production status and intervene as needed to resolve issues and prevent delays.
• Lead, coach, and develop Team Leaders and assembly line staff to drive performance and accountability.
• Assess Team Leader effectiveness and build leadership capability through feedback and mentoring.
• Promote a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback, recognition, and corrective action.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, and cross-training to strengthen workforce capability.
• Manage departmental financial performance, including P&L awareness, labor costs, and productivity.
• Analyze key performance metrics such as labor efficiency, scrap, and cost per unit to improve results.
• Identify and implement cost-saving and margin improvement initiatives.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles, including 5S, to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for quality and process issues.
• Lead and sustain continuous improvement initiatives.
• Sustain compliance with safety and environmental regulations and internal policies.
• Investigate incidents and implement preventative actions to reduce risk and cost.
• Oversee equipment performance and coordinate maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Utilize production data to support decision-making and operational improvements.
• Deliver regular communication of performance metrics to drive alignment and accountability.

Required Competencies

• Degree and Credential Requirements: NONE!
• People Management: Enables direct reports and co-workers to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement to ensure their success and the accomplishment of departmental goals in a production, assembly, or order fulfillment environment.
• Manufacturing Operations and Process Improvement: Possesses familiarity with warehousing and inventory controls, lean manufacturing systems, quality management systems, and LEAN philosophies as they apply to a plant manufacturing environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Has working knowledge of G Suite and MS Office.
• Communication Skills: Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend customers’ needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world.
• Building Collaborative Relationships: Develops, maintains, and strengthens partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Develops and applies mathematical thinking in order to solve a range of problems in everyday situations.
• Innovation: Creates new and better ways for the team to be successful by identifying gaps, evaluating opportunities, assessing risks, and putting ideas into action.

Preferred Competencies

• Quality Standards and Methodologies for ISO 13485 and ISO 9001: Has expertise in quality assurance-based standards, requirements, specifications, and guidelines to ensure that products, services, and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose according to ISO 13485 and ISO 9001.