Manufacturing Manager POST NUMBER: 309769
Vaco is hiring for a Manufacturing Manager opportunity in Osceola Arkansas
Direct Hire
Salary: 120-160,000/yr Bonus
General Summary
The Manufacturing Manager provides leadership and direction for manufacturing operations at the facility. This role plans, coordinates, and oversees manufacturing activities to achieve safety, quality, service, cost, and operational performance goals.
The Manufacturing Manager directly manages leaders across Just-In-Time (JIT) production lines and other manufacturing areas. Responsibilities include establishing goals, managing performance, developing team members, administering capital and operating expense budgets, and ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable regulatory requirements. This role works closely with internal teams, customers, vendors, and business partners to support effective operations and continuous improvement.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate manufacturing operations in partnership with managers, supervisors, and support teams to produce high-quality products safely and cost-effectively.
- Establish plant manufacturing goals and provide the leadership and direction necessary to achieve them.
- Champion safety, quality, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing initiatives throughout the facility.
- Provide leadership and direction to manufacturing, maintenance, and transportation/shipping teams.
- Forecast workforce requirements based on production needs, customer demand, and financial forecasts.
- Develop and manage capital and operating expense budgets within assigned areas of responsibility.
- Oversee the planning and implementation of plant capital projects.
- Partner with upstream and downstream customers and vendors to develop cost-effective process and product-delivery solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Lead people-management activities, including goal setting, performance management, coaching, employee development, recognition, delegation, and policy administration.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including OSHA, DOT, and EPA standards.
Minimum Qualifications
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Required Length & Type of Experience
- Five to seven years of leadership experience in a manufacturing plant environment, with exposure to functions such as engineering, maintenance, and distribution.
- Demonstrated experience leading multiple departments and teams.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing practices, processes, and procedures.
- Proficiency with business software, manufacturing systems, and analytical tools.
- Strong understanding of plant operations and related processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, recognize, delegate to, and guide team members.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives, including capital projects.
- Ability to prepare, understand, and manage departmental and capital budgets.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com.
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
Representation Notice
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).
Privacy Notice
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.