Manufacturing and Assembly Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the charge in achieving impactful results across multiple product lines and departments while prioritizing the safety of our associates, maintaining product and service quality, and ensuring on-time delivery with optimal cost and inventory management
• Serve as the primary change agent in Daily Management, driving results through Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity across multiple product lines and departments
• Own the preparation and maintenance of accurate production reports, logs, and records; present KPIs to senior leadership and drive data-driven decisions on trends and improvement opportunities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Customer Service, Quality Control, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain leadership to ensure smooth, integrated production flow across product lines
• Champion Gemba techniques to foster and extend the Continuous Improvement (Fortive Business System) and Lean Culture, mentoring other leaders in these practices
• Provide strategic leadership for planning and scheduling to support accurate and timely receipts, shipments, and overall material management across multiple product lines, ensuring alignment with broader company and site goals
• Own capital, fixed, and variable budget planning across multiple product lines/departments, with comprehensive variance reporting, absorption accounting analysis, forecasting, and corrective action ownership
• Motivate and inspire teams across multiple product lines and departments through effective communication, both upstream to senior leadership and downstream to frontline associates
• Partner with HR on organizational and talent development strategy, talent risk management, and succession planning across multiple product lines/departments, including development of subordinate supervisors/leads
• Lead regular reviews to ensure alignment with improvement projects and key performance indicators, holding the organization accountable for progress and excellence
• Responsible for ~20 hourly employees across multiple product lines and departments

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum 7–8 years of progressive operations and cross-functional management experience
• Prior experience managing across multiple product lines or departments
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in engineering or a technical field
• Proven track record in controlling costs to budget
• Demonstrated expertise in Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies with tangible results
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in digital tools including Microsoft Office products (Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to travel up to 15–20% of the time

Desired:

• Previous roles encompassing manufacturing engineering, production operations, and/or various materials management responsibilities
• Strong data analysis skills