Manufacturing Manager (MN)

Keytronic is a team-based, supportive environment where everyone is able to feel encouraged and supported. We provide opportunities for growth through seminars, certifications, on-the-job training, and career advancement. Our team and employees are proud of our product diversity and team environment. We are an international company where you will do something different every day in our fast-paced work environment, but we are always finding ways to create something new and be innovative.

We encourage you to apply for this position if you enjoy being challenged, working in a dynamic work setting, and being a part of a team that creates products that drive our world, while providing an innovative workplace with deep camaraderie, compelling product diversity, and resources to build your career.

Keytronic provides competitive salaries and benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation, Holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, and 401K. We also have a company provided wellness program because we care about the wellbeing of our employees inside and outside of the workplace. We organize volunteer opportunities, company activities, and all-employee meetings to show we value our employees and the community around us!

JOB SUMMARY

The Manufacturing Manager is responsible for all aspects of shop floor operations to include: throughput, equipment maintenance and operation, work instructions/procedures, quality, staffing/personnel issues, process control, cost control and avoidance, continuous improvement, safety, and schedule compliance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Direct Production Oversight: Actively monitor and manage the production lines, including managing staff, troubleshooting issues on the shop floor, and ensuring adherence to manufacturing specifications and quality standards.
• Technical Expertise: Possess in-depth knowledge of electronics assembly processes like soldering, component placement, testing, and quality control procedures to identify and rectify technical problems.
• Production Scheduling and Planning: Develop and execute production schedules to meet customer delivery deadlines while optimizing resource allocation and managing inventory levels. Run a fast task orientated daily production meeting focused on daily scheduled shipments, bottlenecks and problems on the floor. This meeting includes PMs, Planners, production leadership and shipping leadership.
• Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain robust quality control systems to ensure products meet required standards, including inspection procedures and corrective action plans.
• Design and develop a cross training plan for all areas in Manufacturing
• Use interdepartmental resources to solve complex problems
• Work with Engineers, Program Managers and Purchasing to provide the customer good quality products in a timely manner, while still maintaining the highest possible profit margin
• Assist process engineers with fine-tuning existing processes
• Continually seek ways to streamline manufacturing processes
• Deal with confrontation in a tactful and positive manner
• Juggle multiple priorities
• Enforce all company policies and procedures
• Interact with suppliers/customers, and others as needed
• Team Leadership: Motivate and train production staff, providing guidance and support to ensure efficient operations and adherence to safety protocols.
• Customer Interaction: Collaborate with sales and customer service teams to understand customer requirements and ensure timely delivery of products.
• Other duties as directed by management

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Daily production scheduling and execution from entry point of the process to completing the product out the door to the customer and tracking issues afterwards, if any.
• Interface with customers as required and all other departments as needed in the US sites, Mexico, China, Vietnam, Netherlands, or any newly created facilities.
• Attends meetings as needed to support organization activity.
• Interfaces with customers as required.
• Performs other duties, as assigned, to achieve corporate, facility and departmental objectives.

SUPERVISION GIVEN/RECEIVED

This position reports to the Director of Operations of the Oakdale, MN Plant, and directly manages a staff of supervisors, leads, technicians, and other general plant employees. Directs staff in the performance of their duties to process customer orders from the start of the manufacturing process to its completion including shipment. Establishes, mentors, trains and grows an organization that effectively and efficiently meets customer and company requirements within strict deadlines and under high pressure situations. Leads cross-functional manufacturing team in the manufacture of customer contracts for a contract manufacturing facility with multiple complex projects going simultaneously. Mentors subordinates to learn and grow within the company.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Technical Background: Strong understanding of electronics manufacturing processes, including surface mount technology (SMT), through-hole assembly, and testing methodologies.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead and manage teams in a manufacturing environment, including problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Quality Focus: Commitment to quality standards and experience with quality control systems
• Hands-on Approach: Willingness to actively participate in production activities on the shop floor
• Minimum 4-year college degree in a related field or scope, equivalent training or a combination of both college and professional training
• Minimum 5 years previous manufacturing experience
• Minimum 3 years experience managing groups of professionals of supervisor or lead level
• Strong project management skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Ability to organize team(s) to work quickly and effectively towards hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and semi-annual and annual goals
• Proven ability to motivate others toward an end goal
• Strong computer skills working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Viseo, PowerPoint, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with electronic circuit board assembly
• Knowledge of components
• SMT/PWSC, or TECH experience
• Strategic thought processes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee is regularly required to stand for prolonged periods, sit for prolonged periods, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, talk, hear and see. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, or reach with hands and arms. The environment is fast paced, time pressured and requires a high level of accuracy. The employee will regularly multi-task between projects be required to move throughout the office area or plant facility and effectively communicate to team members. The normal environment is quiet and typical of an open cubical setting with some areas that may be louder at times when in the plant.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The environment is fast-paced; time pressured, and requires accuracy. The normal environment is quiet and typical of an open cubical setting with some areas that may be louder at times.