About Us
Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC is a privately held company with over 35 years of history dedicated to providing corrugated box manufacturing machines and services to the changing industry. As the paperboard packaging industry's premier global supplier of productivity-enhancing process machinery and systems, we supply innovative designs, intelligent automation, and optimized workflow, coupled with highly responsive parts and service support. Our United States and Europe based engineering, manufacturing, sales and service operations provide a global support system covering the full product portfolio of Alliance, Serco, TEI, ASC, Pallmac, J&L and Tanabe machines.
Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
Job Description
THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE LOCATED IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.
Primary Role Priorities
- 1. Lead PeopleSet clear expectations, coach 3-4 leads, develop employees, and create consistent accountability across shifts.
- 2. Execute Production Align labor, material, equipment, and priorities to meet the fabrication and machining schedule.
- 3. Improve Flow Identify constraints, reduce downtime and delays, and strengthen handoffs to internal customers.
Essential Responsibilities
- Fabrication and Machining OperationsDirect daily work across saw, machining, welding, and related fabrication processes, using leads to translate schedule priorities into clear floor-level assignments. Coordinate labor, materials, tooling, equipment, and support resources to achieve production requirements and respond to changing priorities. Monitor schedule attainment, productivity, work-in-process, labor performance, downtime, and operational constraints; take timely recovery action when performance is at risk. Maintain effective shift handoffs, tiered communication, visual controls, and escalation routines so priorities and barriers are understood across all shifts. Ensure production and labor reporting is accurate, current, and useful for daily decision-making. Partner with Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and downstream operations to resolve technical, material, equipment, and schedule issues.
- People and Lead DevelopmentProvide clear direction, coaching, recognition, and accountability for approximately 30 employees, including 3-4 frontline leads. Develop leads to independently manage daily direction-setting, staffing, communication, problem-solving, escalation, and employee support. Support staffing, onboarding, skills development, cross-training, attendance management, and performance management in partnership with Human Resources. Build a respectful, team-oriented culture with strong ownership, direct communication, and internal customer focus. Maintain a visible floor presence across applicable shifts and adjust work hours when needed to support the operation.
- Operational DisciplineConfirm employees follow approved drawings, specifications, work instructions, process requirements, and documentation practices. Reinforce safe work practices, required PPE, housekeeping, equipment safeguards, and timely escalation of unsafe conditions. Protect material identification, traceability, staging, and movement through fabrication; address shortages, misplaced parts, and avoidable handling that disrupt production. Use structured problem-solving and follow-through to prevent recurring schedule, quality, equipment, or workflow issues.
Qualifications
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Five or more years of progressive manufacturing experience, including leadership of frontline employees and leads in a production environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading fabrication, machining, welding, metal processing, or a closely related manufacturing operation.
- Ability to execute production schedules, allocate labor, manage competing priorities, and recover from operational disruptions.
- Practical knowledge of manufacturing equipment, workflow, drawings, specifications, work instructions, and performance data.
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