Manufacturing Manager

We are looking for an Manufacturing Manager based in Alpharetta, Georgia, to oversee daily operations across manufacturing, supply chain, planning, and fulfillment in a rapidly growing environment. This role requires a hands-on leader who brings strong operational discipline, anticipates issues before they arise, and uses high-level critical thinking to solve complex workflow challenges. The ideal candidate takes an ownership approach of operational outcomes, balances strategic planning with day-to-day execution, and drives continuous performance improvement.

Working closely with leadership, this role manages production schedules, controls operational costs, and builds scalable planning frameworks to support company growth.

• Manage production scheduling and performance.
• Lead daily reviews to drive performance, operational accountability, and cross-functional alignment.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, including staffing priority setting, project planning, execution, and proactive bottleneck anticipation and prevention.
• Conduct root-cause efficiency and defect rate analyses to build preventative quality measures.
• Lead and develop operations team members, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.

• Maintain strict cost controls across labor, facility, and material expenses.
• Manage asset capacity to meet the yearly production plan.

• Apply critical thinking to perform monthly and weekly manpower planning aligned with business targets and production goals.
• Develop monthly and weekly production capacity models to support operational scale.
• Lead monthly inventory management and reconciliation to ensure physical on-hand stock aligns with production and master schedules.

• 5-10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, preferably in a fast-paced or scaling manufacturing/fulfillment environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related technical field.
• Exceptional critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a track record of diagnosing complex operational bottlenecks.
• Proven experience in production schedule publishing, manpower modeling, and capacity planning.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills, including experience building operational models and analyzing large data sets.
• Hands-on leadership experience in labor cost control, staffing allocation, and performance metrics tracking.
• Strong inventory control skills, including monthly reconciliations and standard cost tracking.

• Better Together:
  We believe in contributing creatively and openly, helping others, and championing our people and customers.
• Owner's Mindset:
  We work diligently, seek out problems, take a bias for action
• Quality and Craftsmanship:
  We take pride in what we do and value quality in our work and products.
• Process Orientation:
  We show our work, think ahead, and seek continuous improvement.
• Moving Quickly:
  We are proactive people who take initiative and get things done in a timely manner.
• Doing the Right Thing:
  We act with integrity and own our actions.