Foam Manufacturing Manager: Lead Lean Ops & Safety

Carpenter Canada Co.; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Carpenter Co. has an immediate opening for a Foam MFG Manager at our Tupelo/Verona, MS manufacturing plant. The role oversees the Foam MFG Department in a two-shift operation, directing scheduling, safety programs, and quality control to meet customer specs.

As the successful candidate, you will report to the Plant Manager and interact with Division/Plant/Sales managers, ensuring continuous improvement and operational excellence while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a relevant field.
• 3+ years manufacturing management experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Attention to detail is a must.
• Experience with MS Word and Excel.
• Strong organizational and negotiating experience.
• Able to delegate duties and responsibilities effectively, as well as to monitor and direct several separate processes.
• Ability to function under pressure is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage all department personnel and assets and generate a profit.
• Identify and develop capable people with the talent to contribute to the company.
• Manage and maintain a safe operation as per all company standards and guidelines.
• Establish and maintain a level of quality consistent with customer expectations using Kaizen continuous improvement methods.
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications.
• Reviews production/operating reports, resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent delays.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Approve daily pour schedule and create daily production schedules.
• Ensure the adherence to the daily agenda, monitor and adjust as required.
• Review and approve all department personnel time records on a weekly and/or bi-weekly basis.
• Ensure company policy is being communicated and adhered to.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organization & negotiation

Delegation & oversight

Pressure handling

Team leadership

MS Word proficiency

Excel proficiency

Problem solving

Safety & compliance

Education

Associate’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

SAP

Inventory Management

Job description

Carpenter Co. has an immediate opening for a Foam MFG Manager at our Tupelo/Verona, MS manufacturing plant. The role oversees the Foam MFG Department in a two-shift operation, directing scheduling, safety programs, and quality control to meet customer specs.

As the successful candidate, you will report to the Plant Manager and interact with Division/Plant/Sales managers, ensuring continuous improvement and operational excellence while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.