Manufacturing & Quality Manager

Welcome to our locally owned company with locations in Indiana & Ohio with 60+ team members that provides high quality cost-effective manufactured and assembled components. We sell direct to OEM’s and through distribution channels to diverse worldwide markets. We are offering a career opportunity to join our management team to reflect our growth and commitment to fulfilling our Company Mission Statement.

We are seeking experienced problem solvers who roll up their sleeves to foster innovation to further our employee’s careers and grow the business that is a recognized market leader.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and talented individual for a newly created position as our Manufacturing & Quality Manager for our ISO  Certified plants in Fort Wayne & Dayton, Ohio.

We are seeking a highly driven individual that will independently assume hands‑on responsibility on the production floors for directing our quality and manufacturing processes. This includes but is not limited to providing direction to the Team Leaders & Supervisors with personnel totaling 50+ production team members: contributing to process and workflow improvements, and efficiencies and higher quality production of our products.

You will report directly to a hands‑on local General Manager and to an organization that has been aggressively investing in new technology, hardware, and manufacturing workflow with lean manufacturing processes.

Additionally, you will bring experience in a broad range of manufacturing environments that allows you to contribute meaningfully to the following areas.

Lead, promote and nurture a safety minded environment. Use quality system tools such as PFMEA analysis and process mapping to monitor, maintain and improve existing production planning and flow process.

Analyze and provide ongoing forecasting and capacity management.

Use previous experience in quality management systems to establish and maintain procedures that ensure high standards of productivity of on time production, product quality, cost effectiveness and safety.

Utilize human and capital resources to meet written goals and objectives, established by communication and input from both management, while consistently serving the needs of the customer.

Support and create improvement efforts utilizing lean manufacturing and continual improvement techniques.

Call on past Supervisory experience to Provide leadership, direction, accountability, and motivation to employees.

Support a continuous Quality Improvement mentality on the production floor through the introduction of fresh ideas and the use of proven Quality tools and methods.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, manufacturing, supervision, engineering technology, quality, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a formal manufacturing leadership role (supervisor or greater.)
• Demonstrated initiative to make decisions, lead issues towards resolution, demonstrate complete follow through and take timely action.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Products including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in Lean Manufacturing with a focus on manufacturing and fabrication
• Demonstrated strengths in interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to adapt to the audience and professionally communicate with a variety of people.
• Strong print reading skills, including color perception and interpretation.
• Willingness to learn to run production equipment.
• Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and accept a Confidentiality and Business Protection Agreement.

• Demonstrated experience and results within an ISO  lean manufacturing environment.
• Experience with flexographic, digital, and other forms of commercial or industrial printing processes.
• Past experience in a variety of manufacturing environments, with multiple customers and suppliers.
• 5+ years of manufacturing management experience.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or similar Certification.
• Knowledge of Quality Systems; ISO  and others.
• Knowledge of Lean…