Manufacturing Manager
Oak Ridge, TN - USA
Job Summary
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
About Teledyne FLIR Defense
Join Teledyne FLIR Defense where were dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors unmanned air and ground vehicles sensing devices used to detect chemicals biological agents radiation and explosives and a host of other solutions that help warfighters first responders and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.
Were looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If youre mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives we invite you to explore our current opportunities.
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Job Summary:
As a member of the Operations organization the Manufacturing Manager is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing priorities. This role provides direct leadership to production personnel and is accountable for safety quality delivery cost staffing production planning and operational execution. The Manufacturing Manager serves as the manufacturing leader ensuring production objectives are achieved while driving continuous improvement workforce development and operational excellence across the value stream.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead and manage day-to-day manufacturing objectives
- Provide direct leadership coaching and development for manufacturing personnel.
- Establish daily production priorities and ensure alignment with customer demand and program objectives.
- Drive accountability for safety quality delivery cost and productivity metrics.
- Partner with Engineering Quality Supply Chain and Program Management to
- Lead staffing workforce planning and training activities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput efficiency and cost reduction.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions for production and quality issues.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Manufacturing Operations Management Engineering or related field.
- 8 years of manufacturing or operations experience.
- 5 years of leadership experience managing manufacturing teams.
- Experience managing production schedules staffing and manufacturing priorities.
- Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting aerospace defense electronics robotics or unmanned systems manufacturing.
- Experience scaling manufacturing operations.
- Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and production planning.
- Lean Six Sigma certification.
- Experience working in AS9100 or ISO 9001 environments.
Key Competencies
- Manufacturing Leadership
- Production Management
- Operational Excellence
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Workforce Development
- Root Cause Analysis
- Execution & Accountability
Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen U.S. national legal permanent resident asylee refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.
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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.
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