Manufacturing Manager — Path to Plant Manager

HotRun Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Relocation assistance

Job summary

HotRun Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead production operations at an injection molding facility east of Philadelphia. This role is part of a succession plan to advance to Plant Manager within four years, exposing you to all facets of running the operation while directing daily production.

The successful candidate will develop people, drive Lean initiatives, and collaborate with schedules, engineering, quality, maintenance and customer service to meet tight performance goals.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience in an injection molding environment.
• Solid understanding of injection molding processes, tooling and operations.
• Experience leading supervisors and production teams.
• Background implementing Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to develop people while driving operational performance.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery and productivity objectives.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the operation.
• Coach, mentor and develop supervisors and production personnel.
• Optimize labor utilization, workflow and manufacturing efficiency.
• Partner with Scheduling, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance and Customer Service to ensure customer expectations are met.
• Support new product introductions and manufacturing process improvements.
• Monitor production metrics including efficiency, scrap, quality and labor performance.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Injection molding

People leadership

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

HotRun Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead production operations at an injection molding facility east of Philadelphia. This role is part of a succession plan to advance to Plant Manager within four years, exposing you to all facets of running the operation while directing daily production.

The successful candidate will develop people, drive Lean initiatives, and collaborate with schedules, engineering, quality, maintenance and customer service to meet tight performance goals.