Manufacturing Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL); Pullman (WA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Comprehensive benefits

Paid holidays

Vacation & sick days

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a Manufacturing Manager for its Boards & Components Factory in Pullman, WA. The role leads manufacturing leaders, emphasizes safety, quality, on-time delivery, and budget adherence, and requires strong leadership and world-class manufacturing knowledge.

The position offers competitive pay and superior benefits for an employee-owned company, with extensive growth opportunities and support for development.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years combined leadership and supervisory experience.
• Ability to communicate professionally and openly with a diverse audience.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and delegate work.
• World class manufacturing knowledge.
• Quality system knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach manufacturing leaders, ensuring alignment with objectives.
• Provide regular feedback to empower leaders.
• Be accountable for safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity and budget of assigned production groups.
• Address staffing issues and resolve personnel differences equitably.
• Identify staffing and capital needs through data collection and reporting.
• Model SEL Values and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Coaching

Communication

Delegation

Education

B.S. in Business or Engineering

Job description

As a Manufacturing Manager, a typical day might include the following:

• Leading, mentoring, and coaching manufacturing leaders. Providing guidance to manufacturing support groups, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Regularly providing feedback to empower and coach leaders.
• Being accountable for safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity and budget of assigned production groups.
• Proactively and effectively addressing personnel issues and settling differences equitably and productively.
• Identifying and justifying staffing and capital needs through the collection and reporting of data.
• Modeling, teaching, and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

This job might be for you if:

• You have a B.S. degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• You have 10+ years of combined leadership and supervisory experience.
• You have a proven ability to communicate professionally, respectfully and openly with a diverse audience.
• You can prioritize, organize and delegate work; intervening to remove obstacles as needed.
• You have world class manufacturing knowledge.
• You have quality system knowledge.

Location

This position will be located in our Pullman, WA location for the Boards & Components Factory.

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

• We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data

We base our starting pay offer on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills. Pay range for this position is $96,000 - $144,000 per year.

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.