Advanced Manufacturing Manager

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.•Springfield, MA

109d•$96,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advanced Manufacturing Manager will be responsible for leading projects within Smith & Wesson to improve production efficiency, quality, cost, and safety through advanced manufacturing technologies, robotics, integration and process control. This role will lead the effort to research baseline data, create a project scope, present projects to integrators, evaluate project proposals, develop a project budget, submit budget for approval and implement project to completion. This position will need to communicate effectively and frequently with engineering, operations, IT, quality, outside integrators and other key stakeholders during any project to maintain alignment. The Advanced Manufacturing Team will use outside integrators to implement projects. This role needs to constantly evaluate the pool of integrators to ensure their knowledge will apply to upcoming implementations. If the integrator’s knowledge is lacking, additional integrators will need to be found. Salary range for this role will fall between $96,000-$150,000. This position will be based out of our facility in Springfield, MA and will require travel to support other Smith & Wesson facilities during various projects. Travel is necessary to attend industry events to maintain expertise. Visiting integrators will be required to evaluate capabilities and perform status checks during projects. Travel will be more frequent when project implementation occurs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration (preferred)
10 Years of Experience in Manufacturing Operations
Experience in Manufacturing Automation Implementation (preferred)
Working knowledge of metal cutting processes
Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques
Technical knowledge of machining, assembly, production planning
Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
Interpersonal and communication skills
Must have working command of the English language
Must be able to read, write and interpret the English language
Must be able to communicate in English verbally and in writing (verbal instructions, written memos and instructions)
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Provide key leadership in the development and implementation of advanced manufacturing projects and objectives
Work closely with engineering, IT, operations, outside integrators and other key disciplines to develop project goals and a project plan to meet those goals
Gather relevant business/process information to build a project scope and a baseline of ROI analysis on proposed projects
Generate and maintain list of projects to be evaluated and come up with an evaluation criterion for project prioritization
Work closely with operations and engineering team to identify areas where advanced manufacturing solutions would be a good fit and help develop a solution
Pull all data and information together to create capital equipment proposals (CEP) and draft a CEP for review and submission
Lead and support advanced manufacturing team project responsibilities in Houlton, Maryville and Springfield.
Ensure all projects support business Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost objectives
Challenge the current business condition by using “why” analysis to undercover the true reasons for current business processes and utilize that to find better manufacturing methods
Stay in tune with current manufacturing technologies through research, attending industry events and discussion with business partners