Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Lead operations at a growing manufacturing company serving high-growth infrastructure and renewable energy markets.
- Make a direct impact on production performance, operational excellence, and company growth.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, and safety.
- Lead and develop a talented manufacturing team while helping shape the future of the operation.
- Join a collaborative leadership team where your ideas and experience will influence strategic decisions.
Location:
Albion, Michigan – This is a full-time, on-site leadership opportunity where you'll oversee daily plant operations and work closely with executive leadership, engineering, and production teams.
Note:
Applicants must have 3+ years of manufacturing, metal fabrication, or industrial production leadership experience with responsibility for plant operations, production teams, and continuous improvement initiatives.
About Us
We are a growing engineering and manufacturing company committed to delivering innovative products that support critical infrastructure and renewable energy markets. Our success is driven by strong leadership, operational excellence, and a collaborative culture focused on continuous improvement. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Oversee daily manufacturing operations, including fabrication, assembly, inventory, shipping, receiving, and material flow.
- Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and production employees.
- Monitor production schedules, labor utilization, equipment performance, and plant efficiency.
- Ensure quality standards, production goals, and customer delivery commitments are consistently achieved.
- Collaborate with engineering, purchasing, sales, and company leadership to support business objectives.
- Enforce OSHA regulations, workplace safety standards, and company policies.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, throughput, cost reduction, and waste elimination.
- Analyze production data and implement corrective actions to improve operational performance.
- Oversee inventory accuracy, material planning, and shipping operations.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and capital equipment planning.
- Foster a safe, organized, and high-performing manufacturing environment.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing, metal fabrication, or industrial production.
- Experience managing supervisors, production teams, and plant operations.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, and material flow processes.
- Experience with production scheduling and ERP/MRP systems.
- Demonstrated success improving productivity, quality, safety, or operational efficiency.
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and manufacturing safety practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or related field preferred.
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, metal fabrication, welding, stamping, or coil processing experience preferred.
Why You Will Love Working Here
You'll have the opportunity to lead a growing operation where your decisions directly influence business performance, employee development, and long-term success. We value strong leadership, innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement while providing opportunities to make a lasting impact on a rapidly growing organization.
JPC-1569
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance