MANUFACTURING PLANT MGR

Ravelin Defense; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ravelin Defense in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead daily production activities, allocate resources, and align schedules with customer needs. The role requires coordinating with leadership, sales and program management to set priorities and ensure efficient fabrication.

The position focuses on optimizing equipment, tooling, and processes, overseeing direct reports, controlling costs, and guaranteeing on-time delivery while maintaining safety and quality

Responsibilities

• Manage daily manufacturing operations - identify number and kind of resources needed to successfully manufacture/fabricate to customer needs
• Oversee equipment, machinery, maintenance, repairs, tooling, supplies and consumables to support fabrication processes
• Define manufacturing/fabrication methods and processes with General Manager
• Collaborate with Leadership, Sales and Program Management on shop priorities and schedules
• Lead problem solving on methods, equipment, tooling and techniques
• Provide input on needs for equipment, tools, methods to improve performance
• Manage direct reports through performance reviews, development, and goal setting
• Ensure on-time delivery, provide job status and completion date estimates
• Work with manufacturing team on schedules, resources, risks, methods, processes
• Prepare, analyze and issue production and performance reports
• Control costs to meet budget goals
• Guide safety policies and programs with HR
• Support manufacturing quality standards and handle rework/non-conformances
• Oversee preventive maintenance and training gaps for shop staff

Job description

• THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN**

• THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN**

Basic Job Purpose: To manage daily manufacturing operations.

Assignment Of Functions And Responsibilities

• Manage daily manufacturing operations - identify number and kind of resources needed to successfully manufacture/fabricate to customer needs
• Manage daily equipment and machinery needs - identify needs for new, replacement, scheduled maintenance, repairs, cleaning, tooling, hand tools, supplies, consumables to support manufacturing/fabrication processes
• Define manufacturing/fabrication methods and processes used to with General Manager
• Works with Leadership, sales, and program management on priorities and schedule for shop
• Lead and guide problem solving on how to efficiently perform work - methods, equipment, tooling, techniques, jigs, fixtures, etc.
• Provide input to the General Manager on needs for manufacturing equipment, tools, methods, or processes that will support improvements in performance
• Manage performance of direct reports through performance reviews, employee development, compensation, stated objectives and goals
• Manage accuracy of time reporting and material usage on jobs
• On-time delivery, provide job status and estimate of completion dates
• Work with manufacturing team on schedules, resources, risks, manufacturing methods, specialty processes
• Prepare, analyze and issue production and performance reports
• Control costs to achieve company budget goals
• Provide verbal reminders to employees about work policies. Work start times, safety, work behavior, values, etc.
• Provides feedback to General Manager on workload levels, types, and available capacity
• Reports issues on drawings to sales, programmer, supervisor, quality leader
• Recognize and reward an employee for extra effort or an outstanding job or idea that proves very successful
• Manage, lead and guide safety policies and programs with Human Resources team
• Support quality of manufacturing standards and initiatives
• Oversee rework and enter non-conformances
• Oversee preventive maintenance
• Identify training gaps of direct reports and shop employees and recommend development training for shop employees
• Other duties as assigned