Wire Harness Plant Leader | Scale & Improve Ops

Re Build; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Re:Build Manufacturing is seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to run wire harness operations in Kalamazoo, MI. You will drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery while building scalable, digitally connected processes.

You bring 10+ years in manufacturing with 5+ years in plant management, plus hands-on wire harness expertise and Lean problem-solving skills. On-site work in Kalamazoo with light travel is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing operations experience with 5+ years in plant or production leadership.
• Direct experience in wire harness, cable assembly, or electro-mechanical manufacturing.
• Experience scaling low-volume, high-mix operations with focus on quality, cost, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations with safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer priorities.
• Drive production performance using KPIs (OEE, first-pass yield, on-time delivery, cycle time, labor efficiency).
• Optimize wire harness processes (cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering, assembly, testing, inspection).
• Implement wire processing equipment and digital manufacturing technologies.
• Lead Lean continuous improvement to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Engineering on manufacturability and capacity.
• Build and develop a high-performing team of supervisors, engineers, technicians, and operators.
• Own plant safety, quality, and compliance (IPC/WHMA-A-620, AS9100, ISO 13485, ITAR).
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, audits, testing.
• Manage plant financials, capital equipment investments, costs, capacity planning.
• Support customer requirements, quoting, business reviews, and growth initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing operations

Wire harness experience

Low-volume high-mix

Wire processing equipment

IPC/WHMA-A-620 knowledge

ITAR familiarity

Lean & problem-solving

ERP/MES systems

Team leadership

Onsite Kalamazoo travel

Tools

Komax

Schleuniger

Job description

Re:Build Manufacturing is seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to run wire harness operations in Kalamazoo, MI. You will drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery while building scalable, digitally connected processes.

You bring 10+ years in manufacturing with 5+ years in plant management, plus hands-on wire harness expertise and Lean problem-solving skills. On-site work in Kalamazoo with light travel is required.