Manager, Manufacturing Operations

*** This is an onsite role, reporting to our Cincy office (Monday - Friday). This role is a very hands on role.

The Manager, Manufacturing Operations leads development assembly operations at our Ohio facility. Power generator configurations are built for the first time. This role owns the transition of limited-volume prototype and development builds into repeatable, scalable processes, equipment, and teams — converting engineering intent into hardware and controlled processes that can carry a program forward and transfer cleanly into commercial production.

Accountable for build execution, safety, quality, and process maturity on the floor, the Manager, Manufacturing Operations hires, develops, and leads the assembly and technician team supporting development assemblies, demonstration systems, and multi-hundred-kilowatt builds for defense and commercial programs. This role partners closely with Design Engineering and Test in Milford and with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain in Texas to ensure that what is learned in development is reflected in the production configuration.

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• Own on-time, on-quality completion of development assembly builds, including schedule ownership, work sequencing, and resolution of blockers
• Establish and maintain credible, published build schedules and report progress against them
• Escalate risks and constraints early, with a recommended course of action attached

• Establish and sustain a visible, participative EHS culture, including hazard identification and near-miss reporting
• Enforce lockout/tagout, electrical safety, and PPE discipline across all assembly and test operations
• Hold personal accountability for the safe execution of all work performed on the floor

• Partner with Design Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to convert undocumented process knowledge into controlled work instructions, travelers, routings, and tooling
• Identify and eliminate single-person dependencies in the build process, treating them as defects requiring corrective action
• Develop and maintain process documentation sufficient to support transfer into commercial production

• Drive improvement in first-pass yield and reduction of nonconformances
• Own containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action to closure in partnership with Quality and Engineering
• Ensure quality issues are driven to resolution rather than dispositioned and closed

• Specify, justify, install, and qualify the fixtures, tooling, and capital equipment required for development builds
• Ensure equipment and workstation design anticipates the requirements of downstream production
• Manage capital requests and equipment qualification schedules in support of program timelines

• Hire, train, certify, and develop the assembly and technician team
• Build and maintain a skills matrix, training plans, and certification requirements for the team
• Set clear expectations, provide direct feedback, and hold the team accountable for performance

• Partner with Design Engineering and Test in Milford to support development build requirements
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain in Cedar Park to transfer development learning into the production configuration
• Represent Milford operations in program reviews and cross-site planning
• Maintain the balance between engineering change and build stability
• Ensure the cost and schedule impact of late engineering change is visible to decision makers
• Support configuration control and change management processes for development builds
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, needed, or required for the business.

Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, needed, or required for the business.

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