Manufacturing Manager

Rain Bird Corporation; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rain Bird Corporation in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead the production and maintenance teams and participate in plant strategic leadership. You will oversee capital projects, mold repairs, and preventive maintenance, collaborating with operations and engineering to drive improvements.

The role focuses on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement, including new product development from a manufacturing standpoint and molding excellence programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Eight years of manufacturing supervisory experience in injection molding or equivalent supervision of molding personnel.
• Experience with SPC (statistical process control).
• 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 and change control.
• Able to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Bilingual English/Spanish with excellent communication and people management skills.
• Positive disposition and ability to lead a team toward continuous improvement.

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.
• Participate in project justification and project management; oversee capital improvement projects for TUS molding.
• Evaluate and assign capital projects to vendors and ensure successful project completion.
• Maintain and improve the plant’s safety and housekeeping.
• Lead cost reduction, machine, equipment, and automatic system optimization; pursue continuous improvement.
• Lead production teams to validate new and transferred molds for TUS molding.
• Work to improve the way TUS molding operates.
• Lead and support related activities to New Product Development and Introduction from a manufacturing perspective.
• Own plans for repair and refurbishment of molds and report status to senior leadership.
• Monitor performance and productivity for improvement.
• Hire, supervise, train, and help grow molding and tooling technicians.
• Support Molding Excellence activities and lead related activities in TUS molding.
• Build high-performing teams.

Skills

SPC

TQM/TPM/DOE

Project management

MS Office

Verification & validation

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

CAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Overview

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.

Overview

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.

Qualifications

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.

Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer