Manager, Quality and Production

Karcher

$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of operational leadership experience in manufacturing or assembly environments.
  • Strong expertise in Lean Manufacturing, ISO quality systems, and root cause analysis.
  • Proven track record of operational execution, accountability, and driving performance improvements.
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills across Supply Chain, Engineering, and Maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily assembly and production operations to consistently hit output, schedule, and customer targets.
  • Account for operational results across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) metrics.
  • Enforce strict quality systems, process controls, product standards, and standard work documentation.
  • Champion Lean manufacturing initiatives to drive productivity, minimize waste, and optimize costs.
  • Coach, develop, and lead supervisors and frontline teams to build a safe, high-performance culture.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plan
  • Paid Holidays (11 per year)
  • Flexible PTO for exempt employees; generous PTO for non-exempt employees
  • HSA, FSA and 401K matching plans
  • Paid sick time, as well as short- and long-term disability insurance.
Full Job Description
This is how you WOW:
  • Lead daily assembly and production operations to consistently hit output, schedule, and customer targets.
  • Account for operational results across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) metrics.
  • Enforce strict quality systems, process controls, product standards, and standard work documentation.
  • Champion Lean manufacturing initiatives to drive productivity, minimize waste, and optimize costs.
  • Coach, develop, and lead supervisors and frontline teams to build a safe, high-performance culture.

It would be WOW if you would bring this in:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of operational leadership experience in manufacturing or assembly environments.
  • Strong expertise in Lean Manufacturing, ISO quality systems, and root cause analysis.
  • Proven track record of operational execution, accountability, and driving performance improvements.
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills across Supply Chain, Engineering, and Maintenance.

Our Kärcher WOW-package:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plan
  • Paid Holidays (11 per year)
  • Flexible PTO for exempt employees; generous PTO for non-exempt employees
  • HSA, FSA and 401K matching plans
  • Paid sick time, as well as short- and long-term disability insurance


This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. These may be added, removed, changed or reassigned as needed to accommodate business requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

So: Wanna WOW with us? Simply upload your resume online and leave your contact information. We look forward to getting to know you!

Benique Lucero | Talent Acquisition Manager

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