MPI Manufacturing Operations Manager

performance safety excellence operational discipline and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring effective communication and operational continuity across shifts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Leadership & Production Execution

• Lead daily manufacturing operations across multiple shifts to ensure safe stable and efficient production performance.
• Own execution of production schedules operational priorities and recovery plans.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor to drive accountability urgency and operational discipline ensuring the safety of all team members remains priority.
• Monitor production performance staffing levels equipment utilization workflow constraints and schedule risks.
• Coordinate rapid response and recovery efforts for downtime material shortages equipment failures quality issues and staffing challenges.
• Ensure manufacturing activities align with customer requirements business priorities and production capacity.
• Ensure compliance with all company safety policies OSHA requirements environmental regulations and operational standards.
• Ensure operator readiness process capability and production readiness for new products.
• Support production transition planning and operational readiness activities.

Leadership & Workforce Development

• Lead coach mentor and develop supervisors leads machinists operators and production personnel.
• Establish clear expectations for safety quality productivity and accountability.
• Conduct routine floor audits leadership observations and operational reviews.
• Support workforce planning onboarding training cross-training succession planning and performance management.
• Promote a culture centered on safety teamwork accountability communication and continuous improvement.
   

CNC Manufacturing & Technical Operations

• Oversee CNC machining operations including workflow scheduling machine utilization tooling coordination and operational efficiency.
• Support CNC programming activities including G-code edits CAM support program optimization and setup improvements.
• Ensure machining processes conform to specifications drawings GD&T requirements and customer expectations.
• Validate manufacturing routings through time studies and process reviews.

Partner with Engineering to develop tooling fixtures gauges and job aids that improve safety efficiency repeatability and manufacturing flexibility.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering Operations Management Industrial Engineering or related field; equivalent education and work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment with minimum of three (3) years leading supervisors team leads and production employees.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining tooling blueprint reading GD&T and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) First Article Inspection (FAI) and PPAP requirements.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing reporting tools.
• Strong leadership communication organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead operational recovery efforts and workforce accountability systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-mix low-volume manufacturing environments.
• Lean Manufacturing certification and/or Six Sigma training.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or equivalent ERP system.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Ability to stand walk climb bend stoop kneel and reach throughout manufacturing facilities for extended periods.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in environments with noise dust vibration heat cold and industrial equipment.
• Must wear required PPE including safety glasses hearing protection steel-toed footwear and other protective equipment as required.
• Ability to work flexible hours as necessary to support production demands and multiple shifts.
• Ability to effectively communicate in a manufacturing environment.

Additional Information :

Excellent benefits include 9 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays 3 weeks PTO 401k and company health insurance plans Education Assistance a Wellness Program and EAP.
 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL - sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA - gender identity) (In CA - gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for the position.  Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge skills and/or abilities.  To perform this job successfully the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. McWane Plant & Industrial is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. It is the Companys policy to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race color sex national origin religion age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status or any other legally protected status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to perform substance abuse testing as needed.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL - sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA - gender identity) (In CA- gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time