Manufacturing Manager, Textiles

Essential Job Functions

• Promote and drive implementation and adherence to all safety protocols and regulations across the site, taking proactive actions to reduce exposure and promote a safety culture among all employees.
• Ensures manufacturing capabilities and performance meet or exceed all industry and customer requirements for cost, volume, quality, and responsiveness.
• Manages workforce to support changing demands. Develops, implements, and optimizes cross-training and labor shortage contingency plans within and across the value streams.
• Develop quantitative and strategic action plans and metrics that support the overall improvement of safety, quality, delivery and service levels.
• Manages staff with emphasis on accountability and effectiveness; Sets performance objective goals for direct reports that are consistent with and in support of Plant objectives.
• Identifies training needs, initiates development of staff, and recommends effective personnel actions; mentors and leads employees with a hands-on approach.
• Leads change management and improvement initiatives in a manner that ensures employee engagement and understanding.
• Drives lean manufacturing and promote an environment of continuous improvement.
• Identifies and implements initiatives to reduce COGS and enhance business profitability.
• Utilizes data and established metrics to decisively identify opportunities to improve processes.
• Aligns manufacturing work systems and management practices with established best practices and Company global manufacturing standards.
• Provides operational support to the plant’s leadership teams, and operational support resource teams.
• Ensure policies and procedures are well understood and adhered to by all employees.

Job Qualifications

• BS degree in Business, Engineering, or technical discipline
• Minimum 7 years’ management/supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• In-depth knowledge of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies, with demonstrated experience in application to drive operational excellence.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of Strategy Deployment methodology.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels in the organization.
• Proven ability to motivate, train and develop skill sets for manufacturing supervision, manufacturing technical resources, and manufacturing production staff.
• Strong problem-solving skills that drive root cause identification and corrective actions.
• Detailed oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Able to make decisions in a timely manner with the ability to effectively influence decision-making.
• Able to work with great sense of urgency in a fast-paced organization with optimism.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and Oracle (ERP), SPC Programs, etc.
• Able to travel to other company locations, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in plastics and extrusion operations, as well as discrete and discontinuous manufacturing processes, will be highly valued.
• Experience leading the definition and implementation of automation strategies/solutions to enhance productivity per person will be highly valued.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

Fostering a culture where people thrive—safely, purposefully, and with opportunity. At Velcro USA Inc., we are committed to creating a workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. We offer competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package, and generous time-off to meet the diverse needs of our workforce. Our culture encourages advancement and provides opportunities for both personal and professional development. Safety is a core value at Velcro USA Inc. and an essential part of every role. We are dedicated to maintaining a safe, healthy work environment through strict adherence to our Global Safety Rules and our goal of achieving Zero Injuries of Any Kind (ZIAK).

Health and Welfare Benefits

• Medical and Prescription Coverage (HSA and HRA Options)
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Award Winning Wellness and Incentive Program
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Retail Savings Plan
• 401(k) Saving Plan with generous 5.5% Company match and Immediate Vesting
• Time Off Benefits
• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave
• 13 Paid Company Holidays

Other Benefits and Programs

• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Financial Wellness Benefit – Smart Dollar®
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Charitable or Educational Matching Gift Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program