Manufacturing Manager

Rain Bird; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Rain Bird, a leading manufacturer in Tucson, Arizona, seeks a Manufacturing Manager to lead production and maintenance teams on site. You will oversee supervisors, drive capital projects, and guide molding operations to achieve excellence in safety, quality, and efficiency.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of supervisory experience in injection molding, expertise in SPC and TPM/TQM, and bilingual English/Spanish communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Eight years of manufacturing supervisory experience, ideally in an injection molding environment or ability to supervise injection molding personnel.
• Experience with statistical and analytical methods such as SPC.
• Experience with TQM, TPM, P/DFMEA, and DOE concepts.
• Proficiency in project management and Microsoft Office software.
• Experience in verification and validation, including design reviews, change control, etc.
• Able to manage multiple projects at a time.
• Bilingual English/Spanish with excellent communication and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead production supervisory team to fulfill production requirements.
• Improve and support production and quality procedures to enable TUS molding to be the best molding house.
• Supervise the maintenance of injection molding machinery and its auxiliary equipment.
• Oversee capital improvement projects for TUS molding and participate in project justification.
• Evaluate and assign capital projects to vendors and ensure successful completion.
• Maintain and improve plant safety and housekeeping.
• Lead cost reduction and optimization of machines, equipment, and automatic systems; drive continuous improvement.
• Lead production teams to validate new and transferred molds for TUS molding.
• Support New Product Development and Introduction from a manufacturing perspective.
• Own plans for repair and refurbishment of molds and report to senior leadership on project status.
• Monitor performance and productivity for improvement.
• Hire, supervise, train, and grow molding and tooling technicians.
• Support Molding Excellence activities and lead related activities in TUS molding.
• Build high-performing teams.

Skills

SPC

TQM/TPM/DFMEA/DOE

Project management

Bilingual English/Spanish

MS Office

Education

BS Engineering

Tools

CAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Manufacturing and Production - Supervision/Management

The Manufacturing Manager is part of the Plant Manager’s staff, is responsible for leading the production and maintenance teams, and participates in plant strategic leadership. Responsibilities include managing production and maintenance supervisors, leading capital projects and budgets, overseeing mold repairs and refurbishments, supervising preventive maintenance systems, and providing guidance to operations and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead production supervisory team to fulfill production requirements
• Improve and support production and quality procedures and processes to enable TUS molding to be the best molding house.
• Supervise the maintenance of injection molding machinery and its auxiliary equipment.
• Participates in project justification and project management; and oversee capital improvement projects for TUS molding.
• Evaluate and assign capital projects to vendors and be responsible for ensuring successful project completion.
• Maintain and improve the plant’s safety and housekeeping.
• Lead cost reduction, machine, equipment, and automatic system optimization; and continuous improvement.
• Lead production teams to validate new and transferred molds for TUS molding
• Work insatiably to improve the way TUS molding operates
• Lead and support related activities to New Product Development and Introduction from a manufacturing perspective.
• Owns plans for repair and refurbishment of molds and will report out to senior leadership on project status.
• Monitors performance and productivity for improvement.
• Hires, supervises, train, and help grow molding and tooling technicians.
• Support Molding Excellence activities and lead corresponding activities in TUS molding.
• Build high-performing teams.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Eight years of manufacturing supervisory experience, ideally in an injection molding environment, or demonstrated ability to successfully supervise injection molding manufacturing personnel.
• Experience with statistical and analytical methods such as SPC.
• Experience with TQM, TPM, P/DFMEA, and DOE concepts.
• Proficiency in project management and Microsoft Office software.
• Experience in verification and validation, including design reviews, change control, etc.
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects at a time.
• Bilingual English Spanish with excellent communication and people management skills.
• Positive disposition and ability to lead and work with others while developing a working environment of improvement and excellence.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate studies in Business or Advanced Engineering.
• Proficient in the use of CAD and SolidWorks.
• Previous Operations Management, Engineering, or Plant Management roles.

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Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer