Job DescriptionPosition Summary
The Manufacturing Manager serves as Factory Manager for the Wayne, NJ facility. This high-visibility leader is responsible for the end-to-end execution, performance, and continuous improvement of a designated product stream, while leading the team of manufacturing supervisors responsible for assembly, inspection, testand depot.
Operating at the intersection of Operations Program Management, Production Operations, Quality and Supply Chain, this role ensures that complex electro/mechanical hardware is delivered on time, within cost, and in strict compliance with contractual, regulatory, and quality standards. The focus of this role is to develop strategic and tactical execution plans for production, with a specific emphasis on establishing standard work within a high-mix, low-volume factory environment.
This position is on first shift working a 9/80 scheduled with every other Friday off.Job requirements:
- Leads and oversees Manufacturing Operations for Assembly, Test, Inspection and Depot activities across multiple product focused teams and/or work centers supporting the delivery of electronic systems, including LRUs, SRUs, and subassembly builds.
- Provides direct leadership for 9 supervisors and indirect leadership for a 100+ front line factory employee.
- Guide supervisors in managing multiple production areas to consistently meet safety, quality, delivery, cycle time, labor efficiency, throughput, first pass yield and cost targets.
- Provides leadership and input related to hiring, promotion, performance management, compensation, disciplinary action, workforce planning, and organizational design within the manufacturing organization, in alignment with company policy.
- Leads cross-functional teams and collaborates with Manufacturing Engineering, Production Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Test Engineering, and Program Management to resolve issues, remove constraints, improve product flow, and achieve delivery commitments.
- Lead the supervisory team in implementing Lean initiatives to reduce unit production costs, minimize scrap, and drive zero-defect delivery.
- Maintains and reviews performance metrics for manufacturing operations and uses data-driven analysis to identify trends, drive corrective actions, and improve overall operational performance.
- Support the Director of Manufacturing in capital and expense budget management and the integration of "factory of the future" technologies.
- Partners with the Quality organization to ensure compliance with quality management system requirements and effective execution of nonconformance management, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintains knowledge of direct report capabilities and ensures cross-training documentation is controlled and current to sustain production continuity across work centers.
- Identifies operational risks and develops mitigation and recovery plans to address production, staffing, quality, equipment, or material-related challenges.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's degree
- A minimum of 10 years of prior relevant manufacturing, operations, or production leadership experience in complex high mix manufacturing environment.
- Active Secret clearance
- Prior leadership experience in a high mix manufacturing environment, preferably in aerospace, defense, electronics, or other highly regulated industries.
- Manufacturing and Supply data mining and analysis experience.
- Excellent communications skills (verbal & written).
Preferred Skills and Education- Ability to multitask with agility
- Experience working within a quality management system environment and supporting compliance to AS9100 or similar standards.
- Knowledge of corrective action processes, root cause analysis, and nonconformance management
- Deep practice in Zero Defect manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma.
- Creative and innovative approach to complex problem solving.
- Supply Chain/Material Procurement experience/background.
