Manager, Manufacturing
$132,000–$171,600 year
On-site · Mancelona, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Lead Manufacturing Production Team at the Grayling, MI site; manage end-to-end production from receipt of components to shipment of final product; drive manufacturing production development and ongoing process improvements; establish and monitor SOPs, workflows, and KPIs for safety, quality, delivery, and cost; collaborate across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, facilities, safety, and quality to achieve high-quality, on-time delivery; apply Lean tools and continuous improvement to optimize production; travel up to 10% for program execution and customer engagements; obtain/maintain Secret-level security clearance; must be a U.S. citizen; drug-free workplace requirements apply.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical field required
- Master’s degree in business, engineering, or related discipline is preferred
- 7+ years of progressive leadership experience within manufacturing or operations
- 5+ years of experience in munitions manufacturing/assembly, ammunition production or energetics
- Demonstrated ability to develop, revise, and implement SOPs and Work Instructions
- Forecast and manage resource requirements to meet program cost, schedule, and performance objectives
- Define, implement, and monitor KPIs tied to safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC)
- Experience with Lean tools (Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Standard Work, 6S, Visual Management, Kanban, RCQA)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
- Working experience in a matrix organization
- Capable of obtaining a Secret-level security clearance
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Pre-employment drug screen compliance
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