Manufacturing Manager

About the role

The Manufacturing Manager is part of the Plant Manager’s staff, responsible for leading the production and maintenance teams, and participates in plant strategic leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead production supervisory team to fulfill production requirements.
• Improve and support production and quality procedures and processes to enable TUS molding to be the best molding house.
• Supervise the maintenance of injection molding machinery and its auxiliary equipment.
• Participate in project justification and project management; oversee capital improvement projects for TUS molding.
• Evaluate and assign capital projects to vendors and be responsible for ensuring successful project completion.
• Maintain and improve the plant’s safety and housekeeping.
• Lead cost reduction, machine, equipment, and automatic system optimization; and continuous improvement.
• Lead production teams to validate new and transferred molds for TUS molding.
• Work insatiably to improve the way TUS molding operates.
• Lead and support related activities to New Product Development and Introduction from a manufacturing perspective.
• Own plans for repair and refurbishment of molds and report out to senior leadership on project status.
• Monitor performance and productivity for improvement.
• Hire, supervise, train, and help grow molding and tooling technicians.
• Support Molding Excellence activities and lead corresponding activities in TUS molding.
• Build high-performing teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Eight years of manufacturing supervisory experience, ideally in an injection molding environment, or demonstrated ability to successfully supervise injection molding manufacturing personnel.
• Experience with statistical and analytical methods such as SPC.
• Experience with TQM, TPM, P/DFMEA, and DOE concepts.
• Proficiency in project management and Microsoft Office software.
• Experience in verification and validation, including design reviews, change control, etc.
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects at a time.
• Bilingual English/Spanish with excellent communication and people management skills.
• Positive disposition and ability to lead and work with others while developing a working environment of improvement and excellence.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Graduate studies in Business or Advanced Engineering.
• Proficient in the use of CAD and SolidWorks.
• Previous Operations Management, Engineering, or Plant Management roles.