Manufacturing Manager

About Cretex Medical

Cretex Medical is a leading contract manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for the medical device industry. Our customers view us as a trusted partner in the areas of injection molding laser processing metal stamping and device assembly. Learn more at .

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Manager provides hands-on operational leadership to drive safety quality delivery productivity and overall business performance. This role leads teams and processes across manufacturing operations ensuring resources are aligned with business priorities and customer needs.Working collaboratively across the organization the Manufacturing Manager builds a culture of teamwork accountability continuous improvement and operational excellence while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency capacity and performance. Areas of responsibility may include production assembly secondary operations customer service scheduling maintenance and shipping/receiving. This is a key leadership role with a direct impact on customer satisfaction operational performance employee engagement and business growth.

2 positions are available:

One will support our Molding Implant and Assemblies team and the 2nd opening will support our General Molding and Stamping team.

• Lead develop and engage high-performing teams while fostering a culture of safety accountability teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Direct manufacturing operations to meet customer and regulatory requirements with accountability for key performance metrics including safety OEE scrap productivity on-time delivery and partnership on customer complaints owning the the corrective actions required.
• Use data KPIs and business intelligence tools including Power BI to identify trends determine root causes and drive operational and business decisions.
• Partner with production leadership and cross-functional teams to align production schedules resources and priorities with customer and business needs.
• Identify operational challenges and lead change and continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality efficiency capacity and overall business performance.
• Manage labor material scrap and overhead costs to achieve financial and operational objectives.
• Support product launches transfers capital equipment projects acquisitions and system improvements.
• Build strong relationships with key customers and suppliers and maintain a clear understanding of customer needs and the markets we serve.
• Partner with Sales/Marketing Customer Service Engineering Quality Finance and other business functions to achieve shared objectives.
• Ensure compliance with the company Quality System ISO and medical device requirements safety programs work instructions and standard work.
• Ensure business systems and processes are effectively implemented maintained and utilized to support operational performance.
• Champion Operational Excellence and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned and work effectively in a manufacturing environment.

• Bachelors Degree or 5 years of experience in a similar role
• 5 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment preferablyin an injection molding environment
• Manufacturing concepts and principles lean manufacturing
• Demonstrated problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Quality systems knowledge
• Process management/statistical process control
• Production layout/design/method
• Manufacturing equipment management
• Business and office system software
• Capacity planning scheduling MRP
• Budget management
• Ability to consistently achieve short and long-term business results
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint)
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Ability to prioritize and multitask

Desirable Criteria & Qualifications:

• Experience with 24/7 operations
• Injection molding medical cleanroom experience
• Lean manufacturing expertise - Green Belt or lean certification preferred

This pay range reflects the base hourly rate or annual salary for positions within this job grade based on our market-based pay structures. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as skills relevant experience education internal equity business needs and local market conditions. While the full hiring range is shared for transparency offers are rarely made at the minimum or maximum of the range.

All Employees:

Our 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution; onsite health clinics discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service) Cretex University 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost wellness program with incentives an employee death benefit and employee sick and safe leave are available to all Cretex employees.

20hours:

Cretexs medical benefit package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers; dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider); vision insurance; a pre-tax health savings account healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts; paid holidays paid time off; and our discretionary profit sharing program are available to employees working 20 hours/week.

30 hours:

Parental Leave accident and critical illness benefits optional employee spouse and child life; short and long term disability; company provided life insurance; and tuition assistance programs are available to employees working 30 hours per week.

(Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria.)

Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race color creed religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity disability age veteran status marital status family status status with regard to public assistance or any other protected status as required by law.

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