Foam Mfg Operations Manager

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

Job summary

Carpenter Co. in Tupelo/Verona, MS, is seeking a Foam MFG Manager to lead the Foam MFG Department across a two-shift operation, ensuring safe, efficient production and high quality standards.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and requires collaboration with Division Manager, Sales Team and Supervisors. The successful candidate will develop personnel, manage schedules, and drive Kaizen-based continuous improvement while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a relevant field.
• 3+ years manufacturing management experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Attention to detail is essential.
• Experience with MS Word and Excel.
• SAP and inventory management experience is a plus.
• Able to delegate duties and monitor several processes.
• Ability to function under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage all department personnel and assets and generate a profit.
• Identify and develop capable people to contribute to the company.
• Maintain a safe operation per 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

MS Word & Excel

Organizational skills

Negotiation

Delegation

Working under pressure

SAP

Inventory management

Education

Associate’s degree

Tools

SAP

Inventory management system

Job description

Carpenter Co. in Tupelo/Verona, MS, is seeking a Foam MFG Manager to lead the Foam MFG Department across a two-shift operation, ensuring safe, efficient production and high quality standards.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and requires collaboration with Division Manager, Sales Team and Supervisors. The successful candidate will develop personnel, manage schedules, and drive Kaizen-based continuous improvement while maintaining regulatory compliance.