Lean Manufacturing Lead: Production & Team Growth

FleetPride; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FleetPride in Grapevine, TX seeks an experienced manufacturing leader reporting to the Director of Supply Chain Transformation to manage resources for assembling commercial trailer axles and heavy-duty wheel-end products.

You will drive Lean initiatives, oversee budgets, mentor staff, and align manufacturing plans with cost, productivity, and quality goals while ensuring safety and EH&S compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 5 years experience in manufacturing or operations.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge; Six Sigma Tools would be beneficial.
• No relocation benefit; candidates must reside in the immediate geographical area.

Responsibilities

• Administer FleetPride company and plant policies.
• Maintain effective intra and inter departmental communications.
• Establish and maintain communications between all levels of plant personnel to assure a positive work environment.
• Direct development and implementation of cost, productivity, and strategic manufacturing programs using Lean principles.
• Analyze department capacity constraints and develop alternative plans to improve methods and layouts.
• Recommend new equipment expenditures to align capacity with plant objectives.
• Work with Demand Planning and scheduling to optimize factory throughput.
• Identify metrics for key business drivers and reinforce knowledge of them.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

Communication

Organizational skills

MS Office

Analytical ability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Six Sigma Tools

Job description

FleetPride in Grapevine, TX seeks an experienced manufacturing leader reporting to the Director of Supply Chain Transformation to manage resources for assembling commercial trailer axles and heavy-duty wheel-end products.

You will drive Lean initiatives, oversee budgets, mentor staff, and align manufacturing plans with cost, productivity, and quality goals while ensuring safety and EH&S compliance.