Automation Manufacturing Manager

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Full Time Mid Level & Ops Mgr Ankeny, IA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

PURPOSE

The Automation Manufacturing Manager is responsible for the administration, planning, oversight, scheduling, process ownership, and continuous improvement of Automation manufacturing operations, including panel shop operations, offsite manufacturing, and other assigned manufacturing activities. This role leads manufacturing process standardization, production readiness, quality improvement, team performance, cost control, KPI management, and operational administration to deliver safe, efficient, repeatable, and predictable manufacturing execution. Working closely with the QA/QC Manager, Automation Manufacturing Support QA/QC Team Lead, Engineering, Purchasing, Warehouse, Project Managers, Electrical Foremen, Team Members, and Operations leadership, the Automation Manufacturing Manager uses quality findings, inspection results, defect trends, schedule performance, capacity planning, and cost data to drive corrective actions, improve manufacturing processes, reduce rework and noncompliance, strengthen operational performance, and enhance long-term manufacturing capability.

This role owns the administration, standardization, correction, and improvement of manufacturing processes within these areas while shop-floor execution and direct supervision of union craft labor remain with the Electrical Foreman or other designated field/shop supervision.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

the following duties are typical for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Lead, manage, coach, and develop assigned Team Members responsible for Automation manufacturing administration, planning, support coordination, process compliance, KPI tracking, and operational improvement. Coordinate closely with Electrical Foremen and other designated field/shop supervision responsible for shop-floor execution and direct supervision of union craft labor.
• Own the daily administration, planning, coordination, and operational oversight of assigned Automation manufacturing areas, including panel shop operations, offsite manufacturing, manufactured support items, production flow, work planning, labor planning visibility, schedule alignment, resource coordination, and timely completion of work.
• Coordinate production schedules, manufacturing priorities, staffing needs, engineering readiness, material readiness, inspection readiness, and production support requirements with Operations leadership, Project Managers, Engineering, Purchasing, Warehouse, QA/QC, Electrical Foremen, and other internal stakeholders to ensure manufacturing readiness and predictable execution.
• Develop, implement, administer, and continuously improve standardized manufacturing processes, workflows, standard work, documentation, process controls, and operating procedures that promote repeatability, efficiency, quality, safety, and process compliance.
• Provide leadership for the continuous improvement and future state of Automation manufacturing by identifying, evaluating, and implementing opportunities to improve workflow, reduce waste, increase repeatability, improve quality, reduce cost, improve schedule reliability, and enhance manufacturing capabilities through technology, automation, prefabrication, digital workflows, equipment, and process improvements.
• Develop business cases, ROI analyses, implementation plans, and performance expectations for manufacturing improvements, technology investments, equipment purchases, software tools, and automation initiatives, and lead implementation of approved improvements.
• Partner with the QA/QC Manager and Automation Manufacturing Support QA/QC Team Lead to review inspection findings, quality trends, noncompliance items, defect data, rework issues, and documentation gaps; translate findings into corrective actions, process improvements, training initiatives, ownership assignments, and…