Manufacturing Manager

Philips Recruiting Services / Philips Automotive Recruiting; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips Recruiting Services / Philips Automotive Recruiting is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Manager to lead daily factory operations in Muskegon, MI. The role demands a leader who can balance safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost while shaping a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

You will coach and develop supervisors and shop floor teams, establish standard work, define metrics, and partner with quality, maintenance, engineering, materials and supply chain to

Qualifications

• Experience leading supervisors and production teams in a complex factory environment.
• Proven track record of improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Strong Lean manufacturing and root-cause analysis skills.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and decision-making in fast-paced ops.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Coach and develop supervisors, team leaders, and production staff with clear expectations and feedback.
• Identify bottlenecks, drive improvements with measurable results.
• Establish standard work, metrics, and daily management routines.
• Collaborate with quality, maintenance, engineering, materials, and supply chain to improve plant performance.
• Manage staffing, labor planning, scheduling, and resource allocation amid changing production demands.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for incidents and downtime.
• Support new product launches, process changes, and capacity improvements.
• Foster a culture of employee engagement, continuous improvement, ownership of results.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Performance management

Problem solving

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Manager with a proven record of leading complex factory operations. This person will be responsible for daily production performance while developing the people, processes, and operating discipline needed to support long-term growth.

The ideal candidate understands how to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced plant, solve problems at their source, and build a team that consistently delivers on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Coach and develop supervisors, team leaders, and production employees. Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and build accountability at every level.
• Assess production processes, identify bottlenecks and recurring issues, and lead improvements that produce measurable results.
• Establish and maintain standard work, performance metrics, and daily management routines.
• Partner with quality, maintenance, engineering, materials, and supply chain teams to resolve problems and improve plant performance.
• Manage staffing, labor planning, scheduling, and resource allocation across changing production demands.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for safety incidents, quality concerns, downtime, and delivery misses.
• Support new product launches, process changes, equipment installations, and capacity improvements.
• Build a culture of employee engagement, continuous improvement, and ownership of results.

Qualifications

• Significant manufacturing leadership experience in a complex factory environment, such as an operation with multiple production processes, changing customer requirements, demanding quality standards, or a high-mix product portfolio.
• Demonstrated success leading supervisors and production teams and developing employees into stronger leaders.
• A track record of improving manufacturing processes and delivering results in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Strong working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, problem solving, root-cause analysis, and performance management.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and make sound decisions in a fast-paced operation.
• Clear communication skills and a leadership style that combines high standards with practical support for the team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automotive or another demanding industrial manufacturing environment.