Manufacturing Production & Continuous Improvement Leader

Pivotal Solutions; East Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pivotal Solutions seeks a Production Manager to lead safe, efficient manufacturing operations that meet customer demand and business objectives. You will drive schedules, ramp-ups, productivity, and equipment uptime while building a high-performing team.

The candidate should have 10+ years of manufacturing leadership, experience with KPI management and cost control. A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field is required; MBA is a plus.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
• Proven track record of leading teams to achieve production targets, improve efficiency, and drive operational performance.
• Experience managing production scheduling, workforce planning, labor efficiency, and manufacturing KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet production commitments while maintaining quality, safety, and cost objectives.
• Build a high-performing team and remove barriers to execution; drive operational excellence.
• Monitor direct labor, overtime, scrap, and departmental spending to achieve financial targets.
• Lead production ramp-ups, new product introductions, and capacity expansion while maintaining stability.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Production planning

KPI management

Employee development

Continuous improvement

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management

Bachelor's degree in Business

MBA

Job description

Pivotal Solutions seeks a Production Manager to lead safe, efficient manufacturing operations that meet customer demand and business objectives. You will drive schedules, ramp-ups, productivity, and equipment uptime while building a high-performing team.

The candidate should have 10+ years of manufacturing leadership, experience with KPI management and cost control. A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field is required; MBA is a plus.