Bilingual Manufacturing Manager

E496 Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.; Humble (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days PTO

401k with match

Health plan

HSA matching

Wellness program

Employee Assistance Program

Paid paternal leave

Gym reimbursement

Job summary

Sulzer is seeking a Bilingual Manufacturing Manager/Supervisor at our Humble, TX facility to lead daily fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, and related production activities. You will drive safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives while coordinating with Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, and Operations teams across the Americas.

The role requires strong leadership, Lean manufacturing expertise, and experience in coordinating

Qualifications

• Technical degree, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, or equivalent manufacturing experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience in fabrication, welding, assembly, machining, or industrial operations.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience required.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, coaching, and organizational skills.
• Experience interpreting manufacturing drawings, production metrics, and operational data.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English; experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, IFS, or equivalent preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, TPM, OEE, or other operational excellence certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing activities across fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, and related production work centers.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements, quality standards, work instructions, and manufacturing procedures.
• Allocate labor and resources to support production schedules and customer delivery commitments.
• Monitor manufacturing performance and address issues affecting safety, quality, productivity, or delivery.
• Implement and sustain Lean Manufacturing practices including 5S, visual management, standard work, Kaizen, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions related to scrap, rework, downtime, bottlenecks, and schedule misses.
• Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability through TPM, preventive maintenance, and downtime reduction programs.
• Support capacity planning, labor utilization, backlog management, and workload balancing activities.
• Develop employee capability through training, coaching, cross-training, and skills matrix development.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, planning, and supply chain teams across the Americas to share best practices and support regional performance improvement.
• Partner with Project Management, Customer Service, and Sales teams to ensure manufacturing priorities align with customer requirements and project commitments.
• Support implementation of operational excellence initiatives, process improvements, and productivity enhancement programs.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Coaching

Organizational skills

Lean Manufacturing

Bilingual: Spanish/English

Manufacturing drawings interpretation

Production metrics analysis

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Education

Technical degree, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, or equivalent manufacturing experience

Tools

SAP

IFS

ERP systems

Job description

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

About the role

The Bilingual Manufacturing Manager/Supervisor is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations at the Humble facility while driving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and continuous improvement objectives. The role provides frontline leadership to production employees across fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, and related manufacturing activities while supporting regional collaboration, operational excellence initiatives, and customer commitments. The position partners closely with Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, Project Management, and Operations teams across the Americas to improve throughput, optimize capacity utilization, reduce waste, strengthen execution, and support profitable growth.

Essential Functions

• Lead daily manufacturing activities across fabrication, welding, machining, assembly, and related production work centers.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements, quality standards, work instructions, and manufacturing procedures.
• Allocate labor and resources to support production schedules and customer delivery commitments.
• Monitor manufacturing performance and address issues affecting safety, quality, productivity, or delivery.
• Implement and sustain Lean Manufacturing practices including 5S, visual management, standard work, Kaizen, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions related to scrap, rework, downtime, bottlenecks, and schedule misses.
• Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability through TPM, preventive maintenance, and downtime reduction programs.
• Support capacity planning, labor utilization, backlog management, and workload balancing activities.
• Develop employee capability through training, coaching, cross‑training, and skills matrix development.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, planning, and supply chain teams across the Americas to share best practices and support regional performance improvement.
• Partner with Project Management, Customer Service, and Sales teams to ensure manufacturing priorities align with customer requirements and project commitments.
• Support implementation of operational excellence initiatives, process improvements, and productivity enhancement programs.

Qualifications

• Technical degree, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, or equivalent manufacturing experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience in fabrication, welding, assembly, machining, or industrial operations.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience required.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, coaching, and organizational skills.
• Experience interpreting manufacturing drawings, production metrics, and operational data.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, IFS, or equivalent preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, TPM, OEE, or other operational excellence certifications preferred.

What we offer you

• 15 days of paid time off and 12 company-paid holidays
• 401k plan with a 6% match
• Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
• Health savings account matching
• Motivating wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid paternal leave
• Gym reimbursement

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment. We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. By supporting water and energy security, enabling the energy transition and driving the use of circular technologies, we help our customers build a better world. With more than 13’000 employees and 160 world‑class production facilities and service centers across the globe, we are a globally diverse team. We value the uniqueness of all our colleagues, and we appreciate the contributions that each of us makes to the company’s success. We prioritize your health and safety and are committed to offering a work environment in which you can thrive.