Manufacturing Manager - Columbia PSI

Level: Experienced,

Job Location:

Packaging Systems A Columbia Machine, Inc Company
- Denver, CO 82016, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $87,500.00 - $ Salary, Job Shift: Day, Job Category:
Manufacturing

Manages the manufacturing departments by directing all fabrication/machine shop/assembly activities, ensuring Master Production Schedule (MPS) adherence, driving areas of focus, driving continuous improvement, and all facets of personnel management.

• Develops, communicates, and executes manufacturing production and capacity schedules.
• Coordinates customer requirements with sales, engineering, and production control departments.
• Establishes production work order priority, schedules activities and employees, monitors progress, and resolves production issues.
• Ensures product quality to reduce scrap and rework.
• Problem solves quality issues, identifies the root cause, and develops and documents standard operating procedures to eliminate reoccurrence.
• Drives on time delivery to the customer.
• Manages machine shop activities in line with the MPS.
• Manages raw material inventory activities in line with the MPS.
• Manages fabrication activities in line with the MPS.
• Manages assembly activities in line with the MPS.
• Develops manufacturing operations to improve productivity.
• Generates/tracks/reports/manages overtime, utilization, efficiency, productivity, and throughput metrics.
• Drives manufacturing team input and use of project boards.
• Promotes and maintains safe work behaviors and organization in all Manufacturing Operations Areas (6S).
• Heads the company safety committee and holds monthly meetings with team.
• Monitors and enforces adherence to safety, housekeeping, and EH&S requirements.
• Conducts monthly safety training.
• Communicates regularly with the Manufacturing Department staff members.
• Conducts weekly staff meetings in each department.
• Elicits input from staff on manufacturing operations strategies, objectives, project priorities, and standards
• Achieves financial objectives
• Prepares an annual budget
• Manages to budget by scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions
• Participates in a manager level cross functional CI committee
• Supports internal and external customer service
• Understands and documents internal and external customer needs and expectations
• Develops resources and critical service metrics to ensure these needs are being met
• Communicates to appropriate team(s) when an expectation will not be met
• Manages staff respectfully
• Maintains open and honest communication with direct reports
• Periodically communicates clear expectations, monitors job results compared to expectations, documents constructive coaching throughout the year and during the annual review process
• Enforces policies and procedures to ensure organizational consistency
• Maintains professionalism and confidentiality in employee selection, performance management, and employee relations
• Develops human resources
• Trains and mentors employees to expand knowledge base and promote problem solving
• Delegates effectively to develop and identify new leaders within the company
• Documents processes and procedures, eliminates non-value-added activities, and participates in cross functional CI teams
• Drives the completion of department continuous improvement goals and objectives
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge
• Establishes personal networks, participates in professional societies, attends professional workshops and reviews publications
• Contributes to team effort
• Willing to attempt new assignments or fill in for others as needed; accomplishes other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, skills and/or abilities:

Knowledge
- Software

• ERP (Business Central)
• Vault preferred
• AI (Claude, Copilot)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT and Outlook)

Skills

• Analytical
• Project Process Management
• Management and leadership skills
• Computer Technical
• Clerical/Secretarial

Abilities

• Strong technical aptitude
• Ability to read blueprints and understand manufacturing processes with
• Very high attention to detail
• Ability to inspire and motivate staff

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or…