Manager- Production

Garlock Family of Companies; Town of Palmyra (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Garlock is seeking a Manager, Production to lead a critical manufacturing operation at the Palmyra, NY campus. This leadership role emphasizes dual bottom-line results, people development, and strategic transformation across Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

You’ll champion continuous improvement, drive capital investments, and build a strong succession pipeline while ensuring a safe, high-performing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive leadership in manufacturing operations.
• Experience leading leaders and multi-functional teams, preferably in a union environment.

Responsibilities

• Sets strategic direction and long‑term vision for Palmyra campus manufacturing operations.
• Leads and coaches supervisors and frontline staff with a focus on safety and continuous improvement.
• Develops talent, builds succession plans, and champions capital investment initiatives.
• Partners with HR, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Operations to drive performance and culture.
• Manages KPI delivery: quality, delivery, cost, and gross margin.

Skills

Strategic leadership

People development

Operations excellence

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

Ready to lead a critical manufacturing operation on a growing, high-performing campus?

Garlock is seeking a Manager, Production to drive operational excellence, develop leaders, and shape the future of manufacturing at our Palmyra, NY campus. This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to influence strategy, champion continuous improvement, and make a lasting impact on both business results and people development.

At Garlock, we believe in a Dual Bottom-Line philosophy, placing equal emphasis on exceptional business performance and the growth of our people. You'll join a collaborative leadership team that values innovation, accountability, and a culture where employees can thrive.

Why Join Garlock?

• Lead a large-scale manufacturing operation with significant strategic influence.
• Partner across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, HR, Maintenance, and EHS to drive campus-wide success.
• Shape the future through transformational leadership, continuous improvement, and capital investment initiatives.
• Develop and mentor leaders while building a strong succession pipeline.
• Be part of an organization that values safety, excellence, respect, and investing in people.

If you're a proven manufacturing leader who thrives on building high-performing teams, driving change, and delivering results, we'd love to hear from you.

EEO And Culture Statement

Enpro is a leading industrial technology company focused on critical applications across many end-markets, including semiconductor, industrial process, commercial vehicle, sustainable power generation, aerospace, food and pharma, photonics and life sciences. The company operates in two segments: Sealing Products and Advanced Surface Technologies.

At Enpro, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion fosters growth. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Our employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Human Resources, and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor employment visas now or in the future for this job.

Enpro carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors including thebackground, education, training,and experience required, as well as geographicconsiderations such as cost of labor, and applicable local andstate laws. These considerations can cause offered compensation to vary. The hiring range for this position istypically $132,000- $170,000annually. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.Bonus,gainshare, and/or equitymay be eligible for this position.Enpro offers a range of benefits including, butnotlimited to medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k) matching, and other supplementalinsurance options.

Full Job Description

GENERAL NATURE OF JOB

Sets strategic direction and long-term vision for the manufacturing operations of a critical product category on the Palmyra campus, recognizing the importance of multiple product lines to overall business success. Provides leadership for the operations of the business by developing and maintaining a world‑class manufacturing operation that embraces our unique Dual Bottom-Line culture by placing equal emphasis on human development and financial performance. Combines ability to communicate effectively with different audiences with strong operational analysis skills and desire to achieve. Success requires balancing long‑term transformation with sustained operational performance through effective leadership, talent development, and system‑level thinking.

Essential Functions

Strategic Leadership

• Develops constructive collaboration with HR, Maintenance, Customer Support, Supply Chain, Engineering, EHS, and Planning as well as other key stakeholders.
• Partners with HR and Operations leadership to support consistent contract administration, employee relations, workforce planning, and effective communication in a union manufacturing environment.
• Builds Business Plan Deployment (BPD) and 3‑5 year roadmap to leverage continuous improvement resources and capital investment.
• Participates in planning and/or decision making in situations concerning financial performance, inter‑operational problems, plant policy, and staffing.
• Leads with a perform and transform mindset.
• Leads change management efforts to support operational transformation, process redesign, technology adoption, and sustained culture change.

Key metrics include Capital Expense Budget, BPD Performance, and Business Road Map.

Performance Management

• Defines and analyzes performance against production KPI’s in quality, delivery, and cost.
• Leads and/or supports daily review on management boards to understand and remove obstacles holding team back.
• Utilizes problem solving teams to understand root cause(s) using statistical analysis, DMAIC, A3, etc.
• Partners with Product Line Team to leverage commercial initiatives.
• Applies financial understanding of operations expenses to optimize gross margin of business as co‑owner of the income statement.
• Hosts quarterly shop‑floor performance updates.

Key metrics include Cost of Poor Quality, Returned Material Rate, On Time Delivery, Labor Efficiency, Inventory Value, and Gross Margin Percentage.

Production Team Leadership

• Leads team of supervisors and front‑line colleagues to achieve daily goals.
• Creates collaborative and inclusive environment with the core values of Safety, Excellence, and Respect as a foundation.
• Leads and reinforces a proactive safety culture through consistent use of safety systems, risk identification, incident prevention, and corrective action follow‑through.
• Develops, motivates, and coaches employees in informal and formal settings using performance management software.
• Builds organizational capability through succession planning, leadership development, cross‑training, and talent reviews for supervisors and key operational roles.
• Supports creation and execution of core teams focused on safety and continuous improvement.

Key metrics include Medical Treatment Case Rate, Safety Opportunity Corrected Rate, Department Headcount, Turnover Percentage, and 5S Score.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Mindset
• Drives Vision
• Develops Talent
• Builds Effective Teams
• Communicates Effectively
• Collaborates
• Instills Trust
• Manages Complexity
• Drives Results
• Organizational Agility

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or other relevant coursework.
• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing operations, including experience leading leaders, supervisors, or multi‑functional teams.
• Experience leading complex manufacturing operations, preferably in a multi‑shift, high‑mix, or union manufacturing environment.
• Ability to build, develop, and engage teams directly and indirectly.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and lead within and outside a matrix environment.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills to understand how to influence the profitability of business units.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with varied audiences and settings.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Office/Manufacturing

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.