Manufacturing Resource Manager

Position Location: 16875 W Ryerson Rd, New Berlin, WI 53151; 1511 Pearl St., Waukesha, WI 53186. Role performed at both locations.

Position Hours: 1st Shift: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM Monday - Friday. Flexible start and end times based on operational needs.

Salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidates. It is common to be hired at the lower to middle end of a salary range and while it is possible to be hired at the higher end, it often requires unique circumstances, such as proven expertise.

Company Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• 401(k) - Company matched 50% on the 1st 4%.
• Paid Time Off - Accrued annually with 80 hours for the first year of service
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance at no cost to employee
• Optional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans at no cost to the employee
• Health Savings Account (HSA) for employees enrolled in Therm Tech's Insurance
• Therm Tech provides the opportunity to earn enough HSA funds to offset the deductible of health insurance when employee and spouse (if applicable) have a yearly physical with Therm Tech's On-Site Clinic and participate in the Employee Wellness Program.
• Employee assistance program: Confidential 24/7 support and short-term counseling
• Other:
  On-site Clinic services (On-demand Urgent and Primary Care, Virtual Video Visits, Chiropractic Care, and Health Coaching) available to all employees and their family, at no additional costs, even if they are not covered by Therm Tech's health insurance.
• Discounted Standard Process supplements.
• Free Uniforms, Safety Equipment, and Employee recognition (PIN) program

Job Description:

The Manufacturing Resource Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of manufacturing resources, including personnel, materials, operational readiness, facility organization, and production support activities. This role works collaboratively with the Maintenance Manager and Quality Director to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations while supporting continuous improvement, equipment reliability, quality objectives, and employee development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Equipment Maintenance and Operational Readiness

• Partner with the Maintenance Manager to ensure equipment is maintained in a condition that supports safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager and Quality Director to define, maintain, and improve equipment operating standards and basic working conditions.
• Support the development of training materials, startup procedures, shutdown procedures, and operational standards.
• Lead operational audits and support corrective actions to improve reliability, process performance, and compliance.
• Utilize Blue Streak and other systems to support visibility of maintenance activities and resource requirements

Operations, Maintenance and Quality Coordination

• Lead weekly Operations and Maintenance meetings with the Maintenance Manager.
• Collaborate with the Quality Director regarding quality concerns, corrective actions, audit findings, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate operational improvements, resource requirements, and action items to employees and leadership.
• Support TPM, Lean, 6S, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Resource Coordination

• Coordinate daily operational priorities, labor allocation, and staffing requirements to support customer requirements and production schedules.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to align maintenance activities with operational needs
• Support cross-functional problem-solving involving Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Technical leadership.

6S Safety and Quality

• Partner with the Quality Director to maintain compliance with quality management system requirements and customer expectations.
• Support investigations of nonconformances, customer complaints, audit findings, and corrective actions.
• Promote employee engagement in safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Human Resource Management

• Work collaboratively with the Maintenance Manager and Quality Director to identify training needs, competency gaps, succession planning opportunities, employee development…