Manufacturing Manager

Creation Technologies; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonuses

Benefits package

Job summary

Creation Technologies is seeking an operations leader to drive safety, quality, and efficiency on the production floor. You will oversee labor, overtime, and departmental expenses to enhance financial performance while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires 3–5 years in manufacturing leadership and a Bachelor's degree in operations or related field. You will champion Lean principles, capacity planning, and frontline development to boost productivity and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems, Lean principles, and capacity planning.
• Understanding of production processes, equipment, and team workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead production areas to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
• Manage labor, overtime, and departmental expenses to support financial performance.
• Resolve day-to-day operational issues to maintain production flow and performance.
• Collaborate with supervisors and support teams to ensure coordinated execution.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams to support operational alignment.
• Influence frontline execution to improve team performance and productivity.
• Develop frontline teams to build operational capability and engagement.
• Promote and maintain a safe, healthy, secure, and environmentally responsible workplace by ensuring compliance with EHS&S policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements; demonstrate EHS&S leadership through identifying and mitigating risks, reporting incidents, encouraging worker participation, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring employees receive required training and are competent to work safely and responsibly
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Manufacturing systems

Lean principles

Capacity planning

Production processes

Team workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in operations

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude, butarenot limited to:

• Lead production areas to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
• Manage labor, overtime, and departmental expenses to support financial performance.
• Resolve day-to-day operational issues to maintain production flow and performance.
• Collaborate with supervisors and support teams to ensure coordinated execution.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams to support operational alignment.
• Influence frontline execution to improve team performance and productivity.
• Develop frontline teams to build operational capability and engagement.
• Promote and maintain a safe, healthy, secure, and environmentally responsible workplace by ensuring compliance with EHS&S policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements; demonstrate EHS&S leadership through identifying and mitigating risks, reporting incidents, encouraging worker participation, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring employees receive required training and are competent to work safely and responsibly
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 3–5 years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience.
• Skills Required
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems, Lean principles, and capacity planning
• Understanding of production processes, equipment, and team workflows

WORKING ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS

Physical and/or Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel office equipment, objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, and occasionally up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, mid-range vision, and the ability to adjust focus to facilitate using computer. Must be able to focus on multitasking and managing overlapping priorities.

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

Working Conditions

This position typically works on-site but may be a hybrid with approval. The working environment is generally clean; however, this position may be exposed to occasional dust, metals/solder occasional exposure to high noise levels from operating machines or physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts. The employee must wear designated PPE and/or electrostatic dissipative protection where required. Otherwise, office/business casual attire, consistent with site specific safety guidelines is appropriate.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the anticipated starting pay for new hires for this position is between $120,000-$140,000 per year.Full-time employees are also eligible for performance-based bonuses and benefits. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, education, location, and shift. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on the date of hire, schedule type, and hours worked.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us!

Creation Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any accommodations to complete the application process or need the job posting in an alternative format, please email [e-mail]. You will be connected with our Talent Acquisition team.

If you are contacted regarding the position, please inform our Talent Acquisition team of any accommodations you may need during the recruiting process. All information related to accommodation requests will be handled confidentially.

Canada: Title for the position will be in accordance with applicable national and local laws.