Plant Manufacturing Leader — Lean, Safety & Delivery

WIDIA; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. in the United States seeks a Manager of Manufacturing to plan and manage overall production activities, schedules, and performance standards.

You will monitor daily operations, address staffing, tooling, safety, quality, and production arrangement, and may direct facility and equipment maintenance. The role requires strategic input, lean thinking, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across the plant, ensuring on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, and optimized

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of functional/major business segment, with broad understanding of overall business objectives.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Overall understanding of business objectives and influence of department on achievement of those objectives.

Responsibilities

• Directs projects, processes, functional and business objectives with a broad scope and impact
• Provide strategic input to facilitate achievement of business results
• Manage a functional or operational area that directly supports the execution of tactical objectives
• Assess external developments and develop risk mitigation strategies in the area of responsibility

Skills

Leadership

Management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Job description

Kennametal Inc. in the United States seeks a Manager of Manufacturing to plan and manage overall production activities, schedules, and performance standards.

You will monitor daily operations, address staffing, tooling, safety, quality, and production arrangement, and may direct facility and equipment maintenance. The role requires strategic input, lean thinking, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across the plant, ensuring on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, and optimized