Manufacturing Manager

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description of Graco, location, etc. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove E-Verify link? That's legal boilerplate; remove. Also remove "Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship..." That's maybe legal but not EEO; but it's a requirement about work authorization. Could be considered part of Requirements? It's a requirement but it's legal. Might keep as part of Requirements? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. This is about work authorization; not exactly EEO but could be considered legal. Might keep? Safer to keep as part of Requirements? However it's a standard statement; but it's substantive? It's a requirement. I'd keep it under Requirements. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to capture: - About Graco: description of what they do, location (White Knight Fluid Handling Inc., subsidiary of Graco, Inc., established 1995, leading supplier of pumps etc.) - Role description: Manager, Manufacturing owns safety, quality, delivery and cost performance for an assigned manufacturing cell or operating area. Turn business and factory priorities into executable operating plan, leads through cell-based teams and support resources, builds predictable performance through disciplined daily management, standard work and continuous improvement. Develops manufacturing talent, partners across functions and balances current customer commitments with future capacity, technology and capability needs. - Responsibilities: list bullet points under "Operating Performance and Results Ownership", "Manufacturing Operating System and Continuous Improvement", "Cross-Functional Execution and Readiness", "Team Leadership and Financial Management". Each has multiple bullet-like sentences. We need to convert each bullet into

• . Probably group under each heading? But we only allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could have a single Responsibilities section with all duty bullets. Or we could split into subheadings? Not allowed; only those headings. So we will put all duties under Responsibilities as a list. Similarly Requirements: maybe include education, experience, leadership years, etc. Also include work authorization statement. Qualifications: maybe include accelerators? Actually "What You Will Bring To Graco" includes education, experience, leadership, etc. Then "Accelerators" includes MBA, certifications, etc. Could treat those as Qualifications or Skills. We need to decide. We have sections: About the role (intro about company and role), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (basic reqs), Qualifications (preferred?), Skills (maybe specific skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to see what content maps. About the role: Could include company description and role overview (first paragraphs). Might be: "Graco manufactures... White Knight Fluid Handling Inc.... Ready to join us? The Manager, Manufacturing owns safety..." That's overview. Responsibilities: all bullet points under "What You Will Do" sections. Requirements: maybe the basic qualifications: Bachelor's degree, 6+ years experience, 2+ years leadership, demonstrated experience leading front-line teams, experience managing budgets, etc. Also work authorization. Qualifications: maybe the "Accelerators" (MBA, certifications, experience in engineered-products, ERP/MRP, etc.) Could be considered preferred qualifications. Skills: maybe "Strong systems thinking, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional leadership skills Ability to coach leaders, communicate tradeoffs and sustain accountability through change." That's skills. Benefits: "Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco’s comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more." Also "Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022." That's more about culture but could be benefits? Might be under Benefits. Pay: "$98,300.00 - $172,000.00" base pay range. Schedule: Not mentioned; no schedule info. So we should not include Schedule section. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we capture all substantive info. Let's extract content. Company description: "Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life. Where You’ll Work – White Knight Fluid Handling Inc., a subsidiary of Graco, Inc. White Knight was established in 1995 and has consistently developed and manufactured high-quality products. We are a leading supplier of pumps and fluid transfer technology to the semiconductor, Solar Cells, LEDs, flat-panel displays, electronic and industrial markets." Role overview sentence: "Ready to join us? The Manager, Manufacturing owns safety, quality, delivery and cost performance for an assigned manufacturing cell or operating area. This position turns business and factory priorities into an executable operating plan, leads through cell-based teams and support resources, and builds predictable performance through disciplined daily management, standard work and continuous improvement. The individual in this position develops manufacturing talent, partners across functions and balances current customer commitments with future capacity, technology and capability needs." That's About the role. Now Responsibilities: list bullet points. From "What You Will Do At Graco" sections: Operating Performance and Results Ownership: - Own safety, quality, delivery and cost results for the assigned operation and take timely corrective action when performance is off plan. - Develop and execute annual operating, staffing, capacity and budget plans aligned with factory and business priorities. - Use data and performance routines to identify trends, manage constraints and make fact-based tradeoffs across service, productivity, cost and inventory. - Establish a tiered daily management system with clear accountability, escalation and recovery routines that create stable operations and sustained follow-through. Manufacturing Operating System and Continuous Improvement: - Lead production operations, including capacity and constraint management, equipment reliability coordination, inventory and WIP control, labor productivity, process control, and budget performance. - Create, sustain and improve standard work, daily management routines and visual performance systems. - Ensure consistent application of operating systems and compliance with safety, environmental, quality and company requirements. - Establishes and sustains the manufacturing operating system through leader standard work, visual management, process discipline, and daily accountability. - Champions improvement initiatives that strengthen operational performance, increase productivity, and improve quality, delivery, and cost outcomes. Cross-Functional Execution and Readiness: - Partner with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Sourcing, Maintenance, Finance, Human Resources and other functions to achieve shared business outcomes. - Lead manufacturing readiness for new product introductions, tooling changes, process upgrades and capital investments. - Ensure manufacturing requirements, capacity, material flow and operating risks are represented in upstream decisions. - Drive cross-functional alignment by clearly communicating operational priorities, risks, tradeoffs, and recovery plans to factory and business partners. Team Leadership and Financial Management: - Lead, mentor, manage, and staff a team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and promoting a culture of excellence. - Drive team performance by setting clear goals, providing ongoing feedback, and facilitating professional growth opportunities. - Manage employee performance and conduct through regular feedback, recognition, coaching, corrective action, while applying work rules consistently and in alignment with company policies and labor requirements. - Establish, manage, and be accountable for the annual cell budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources and alignment with organizational strategic objectives. - Build staffing, cross-training and succession plans for critical manufacturing roles and skills. - Translate operating and capital budgets, workforce plans and productivity commitments into clear priorities and resource decisions. We'll put all these as
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  under Responsibilities. Now Requirements: Basic qualifications: "What You Will Bring To Graco" first part: - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing or related field, or equivalent experience. - 6+ years of progressive manufacturing, production, operations or related experience, including production leadership, process improvement, capacity planning and capital-equipment exposure. - 2+ years of leadership experience. - Demonstrated experience leading front-line manufacturing teams and delivering results across safety, quality, delivery and cost. - Experience managing budgets, staffing, productivity and operational performance. - Strong systems thinking, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional leadership skills - Ability to coach leaders, communicate tradeoffs and sustain accountability through change. Also: "Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT)." We could put the last two sentences under Requirements as well. Now Qualifications (preferred): "Accelerators" section: - MBA, Master’s degree or advanced technical degree. - Lean, Six Sigma or related continuous improvement certification. - Experience in an engineered-products or multi-process manufacturing environment. - Experience with manufacturing information systems, ERP/MRP, data visualization or operational analytics. We could treat these as Qualifications. Skills: maybe the "Strong systems thinking..." etc already used; but we could separate skills as separate section: maybe "Strong systems thinking, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional leadership skills Ability to coach leaders, communicate tradeoffs and sustain accountability through change." That's more skill. But we already used that in Requirements. Could move to Skills section. However we need to avoid duplication. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we can allocate it to either Requirements or Skills but not duplicate. Let's decide: Put the basic education/experience in Requirements. Put the "Strong systems thinking..." etc in Skills. Put the accelerators in Qualifications. Thus: Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing or related field, or equivalent experience. - 6+ years of progressive manufacturing, production, operations or related experience, including production leadership, process improvement, capacity planning and capital-equipment exposure. - 2+ years of leadership experience. - Demonstrated experience leading front-line manufacturing teams and delivering results across safety, quality, delivery and cost. - Experience managing budgets, staffing, productivity and operational performance. - Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT). Skills: - Strong systems thinking, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional leadership skills. - Ability to coach leaders, communicate tradeoffs and sustain accountability through change. Qualifications (preferred): - MBA, Master’s degree or advanced technical degree. - Lean, Six Sigma or related continuous improvement certification. - Experience in an engineered-products or multi-process manufacturing environment. - Experience with manufacturing information systems, ERP/MRP, data visualization or operational analytics. Benefits: - Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. - Graco’s comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more. - Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Pay: - $98,300.00 - $172,000.00 base pay range (exclusive of fringe benefits or other compensation). Note: we should preserve the description about base pay range etc