Manufacturing Manager

Confidential Jobs; Ciudad Acuña; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A confidential manufacturing firm in Ciudad Acuña is seeking a Manufacturing Manager responsible for leading operations, ensuring safety and quality, and developing team capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess solid experience in operational leadership, with a strong background in efficiency-driven practices and problem-solving. Advanced English proficiency is required. This role offers a strategic position in enhancing operational productivity and driving technological advancements within the organization.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in operational environments leading teams.
• Demonstrated leadership in complex operational settings.
• Strong background in efficiency-driven methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure operational execution and output coordination.
• Oversee workplace safety and regulatory adherence.
• Lead operational performance monitoring and metrics management.

Skills

Operational leadership

Process consistency

Analytical problem-solving

Technology-enabled processes

Workplace safety

Education

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

The Manufacturing Manager is accountable for the end-to-end execution of manufacturing operations, ensuring consistent delivery against the company’s strategic priorities, enterprise standards and operational commitments. This role leads manufacturing performance across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Productivity.

Responsibilities

• Operational Execution & Output Coordination
• Process Consistency & Standard Practice Alignment
• Workplace Safety & Regulatory Adherence
• Product & Process Quality Governance
• Operational Performance Monitoring & Metrics Management
• Ongoing Enhancement of workflow balance, transition efficiency, asset usage, and material movement, reducing inefficiencies and non-value activities across operational routines.
• Operational Cost Oversight, including workforce allocation, consumable resources and variable expenses, supporting efficiency gains to achieve financial objectives while safeguarding compliance and quality standards.
• Operational Leadership & Team Development, fostering capability advancement in partnership with technical functions.
• Cross-Functional Operational Integration, working in close alignment with planning, technical, quality, support and supply functions to maintain seamless operational continuity.
• Partnership with technical and systems teams to support the transition from manual activities toward more technology-enabled processes.

Requirements

• Academic background at undergraduate level in a relevant discipline
• Solid and progressive experience in operational environments with people leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated leadership in complex, high-variability operational settings with multiple work cycles and frequent transitions
• Strong background in efficiency-driven methodologies, asset reliability practices, and structured analytical problem-solving approaches
• Experience participating in operational modernization initiatives, including the transition from manual to technology-enabled processes
• Advanced to Fluent proficiency in English