Senior Manufacturing Leader

Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing

$100K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing leadership roles
  • Strong knowledge of AS9100D compliance standards
  • Experience in cross-functional team alignment
  • Demonstrated capability in continuous improvement methodologies
  • Exceptional coaching and development skills

Responsibilities

  • Guide and oversee a team of Manufacturing Leaders and Team Leads
  • Drive daily workflow coordination and performance monitoring
  • Implement risk mitigation strategies in production processes
  • Ensure compliance with contract and process protocols
  • Lead structured continuous improvement initiatives
  • Facilitate training coordination and conflict resolution
  • Build and nurture a quality-driven team environment

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and leadership training
  • Strong emphasis on workplace culture and teamwork
  • Support for continuous improvement initiatives
  • Potential for elevated decision-making authority
  • Focus on compliance and operational excellence
Full Job Description
Opportunity Overview: Senior Manufacturing Leader

The Senior Manufacturing Leader role is a high-impact leadership position responsible for guiding a team of Manufacturing Leaders and ensuring disciplined, predictable, and compliant production performance. This role oversees cross-functional alignment across Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Program Management, and other supporting capacities to maintain operational excellence and uphold AS9100D clause-level requirements. With elevated decision-making authority, the SRML drives daily workflow coordination, risk mitigation, performance monitoring, continuous improvement, and culture building-reinforcing KMM's Constancy of Purpose and a strong, quality-driven environment.
Leadership, Development, and Quality Ownership

This position plays a central role in developing leaders, elevating team capability, and ensuring disciplined adherence to controlled processes, configuration control, and QMS principles. The SRML coaches Manufacturing Leaders and Team Leads, drives structured continuous improvement initiatives, oversees contract and process compliance, and ensures audit readiness through strong documentation, traceability, and quality standards. With responsibility for training coordination, conflict resolution, workload balancing, and strategic alignment, the SRML builds an inspiring team environment grounded in accountability, communication, and intrinsic motivation.

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