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Manufacturing Manager
A manufacturing company in the Memphis area is seeking their next Manufacturing Manager to lead daily production operations. This is a hands-on leadership role with responsibility for production scheduling, workforce management, quality, equipment utilization, inventory, and overall manufacturing performance.
The organization operates in a demanding manufacturing environment where production efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery are critical. The company is looking for a leader who can manage day-to-day operations, develop supervisors and production personnel, resolve manufacturing challenges, and drive improvements in productivity and operational performance.
Responsibilities
This is an opportunity to take ownership of daily manufacturing operations within an established precision manufacturing organization serving demanding, quality-driven markets.
The company is looking for a leader who can make an immediate impact by strengthening production execution, developing employees, improving manufacturing processes, and ensuring consistent customer delivery performance.
For someone who enjoys being close to the manufacturing floor, solving operational challenges, and leading teams toward measurable results, this position offers meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to make a direct impact on the organization's success.
The organization operates in a demanding manufacturing environment where production efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery are critical. The company is looking for a leader who can manage day-to-day operations, develop supervisors and production personnel, resolve manufacturing challenges, and drive improvements in productivity and operational performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily manufacturing operations, ensuring production schedules, quality standards, safety requirements, and customer delivery commitments are met.
- Manage production supervisors and manufacturing personnel, establishing clear expectations, priorities, and accountability.
- Coordinate production scheduling, labor allocation, equipment capacity, and material availability to maintain efficient manufacturing operations.
- Monitor productivity, throughput, downtime, inventory levels, and departmental budgets.
- Identify and resolve production bottlenecks, material shortages, equipment issues, and scheduling conflicts.
- Implement process improvements to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve manufacturing performance.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance activities to support equipment reliability and minimize production interruptions.
- Utilize ERP/MRP systems to manage work orders, production schedules, material requirements, and inventory.
- Oversee manufacturing projects from initiation through completion, ensuring schedules, budgets, and resource requirements are met.
- Partner with engineering, quality, purchasing, and other departments to support production requirements and customer commitments.
- Monitor manufacturing performance metrics and provide regular operational updates to leadership.
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Proven manufacturing leadership experience in a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, or comparable role.
- Experience managing production teams, supervisors, and daily manufacturing operations.
- Strong understanding of production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, and manufacturing workflow.
- Demonstrated success improving productivity, efficiency, quality, or on-time delivery.
- Experience managing manufacturing resources, departmental budgets, and operational performance.
- Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, production reporting, and manufacturing performance metrics.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant manufacturing experience.
- Experience in precision machining, CNC manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or similar technical manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with high-mix, low-volume manufacturing and complex production scheduling.
- Experience implementing Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of ISO (13485, 9001) or other manufacturing quality-management systems.
- Experience improving equipment utilization, labor efficiency, scrap reduction, and production throughput.
- Background working closely with engineering, quality, and maintenance teams in a precision manufacturing environment.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of daily manufacturing operations within an established precision manufacturing organization serving demanding, quality-driven markets.
The company is looking for a leader who can make an immediate impact by strengthening production execution, developing employees, improving manufacturing processes, and ensuring consistent customer delivery performance.
For someone who enjoys being close to the manufacturing floor, solving operational challenges, and leading teams toward measurable results, this position offers meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to make a direct impact on the organization's success.