Additive Manufacturing Manager: Lead Production & DfAM

Penn United Technologies; Cabot (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP: 5% company-paid contribution to

401(k) company match up to 6%

Medical, Dental, Vision

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holidays

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Penn United Technologies in Cabot, PA is seeking an Additive Manufacturing Manager to lead our growing AM operations. This full-time, day-shift role requires hands-on leadership and a strong background in polymer and metal AM systems, LPBF, and post-processing.

You will oversee daily scheduling and capacity planning, establish SOPs and quality controls, manage materials and vendor relations, drive DfAM initiatives with R&D, optimize print parameters and layouts, and mentor engineers,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in additive manufacturing environments (polymer and metal).
• 3+ years direct supervisory or team leadership experience in production or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily scheduling, capacity planning, and execution across all additive manufacturing systems.
• Ensure maximum equipment uptime, routine preventative maintenance, and timely calibration of printing and post-processing hardware.
• Establish SOPs, work instructions, and QC protocols for design, pre-processing, printing, and post-processing steps (heat treating, stress relief, machining, surface finishing).
• Manage raw material supply chains, inventory levels, and vendor relationships.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement new AM technologies, equipment, software tools, and material systems to improve production capabilities.
• Lead DfAM initiatives with R&D and product engineering to redesign parts for light weighting, assembly consolidation, or customer performance.
• Optimize printing parameters and build layouts to maximize output density, reduce print failures, and minimize material waste.
• Lead and manage schedules and activities of teams engaged in design, manufacturing, development, assembly, and inspection to ensure resource utilization and goals.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM

SolidWorks

NX

Inventor

Materialise Magics

nTop

Job description

Penn United Technologies in Cabot, PA is seeking an Additive Manufacturing Manager to lead our growing AM operations. This full-time, day-shift role requires hands-on leadership and a strong background in polymer and metal AM systems, LPBF, and post-processing.

You will oversee daily scheduling and capacity planning, establish SOPs and quality controls, manage materials and vendor relations, drive DfAM initiatives with R&D, optimize print parameters and layouts, and mentor engineers,