Mfg Eng & Facilities Mgr

Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc•Centennial, CO

2d•$130,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineering & Facilities Manager leads Koala Kare’s manufacturing engineering, capital investment, and facilities functions to support operational excellence, business growth, and long-term manufacturing competitiveness. The role partners strategically and technically with the President and stakeholders across Operations, Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Bobrick. It identifies, evaluates, prioritizes, and executes opportunities to improve manufacturing capabilities, expand internal production, reduce costs, increase capacity, improve ergonomics and safety, and adopt new technologies and automation. The Manager develops and executes a prioritized portfolio of manufacturing improvement and insourcing initiatives. This includes leading cross-functional evaluations, preparing business case justifications, assessing capital equipment and infrastructure requirements, and driving approved investments through implementation. The role also leads major facility development and improvement initiatives, including the Dove Valley facility expansion and office build-outs, and ensures facilities and infrastructure support future growth. The position reports directly to the President of Koala Kare and leads and develops the Manufacturing Engineering and Facilities team. Success requires technical expertise, business and financial acumen, project management, people leadership, stakeholder influence, organizational change leadership, sound independent judgment, clear prioritization, and delivery of measurable results.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience is considered.
At least 8 years in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrial operations, or related fields.
Demonstrated leadership of significant capital equipment, automation, Lean improvement, or facility improvement projects.
Experience developing capital justifications, cost-benefit analyses, and ROI/payback models.
A record of building productive working relationships, leading cross-functional change, handling disagreement constructively, and responding to feedback.
Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with frontline employees, peers, technical specialists, and senior leadership.
At least 3 years of leadership experience, including direct supervision, coaching, development, and performance management of technical personnel.
Ability to directly supervise two or more direct reports and carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

Experience with manufacturing insourcing, metal fabrication, assembly, and plastic molding.
Experience with facility expansion, construction coordination, and cross-site collaboration.
Experience implementing manufacturing information systems, equipment connectivity, or data-driven process improvements in partnership with operations and technical teams.

Responsibilities

Partner with Operations and Manufacturing leadership, Product Management, and frontline employees to identify and prioritize improvements to safety, ergonomics, quality, labor productivity, throughput, and manufacturing cost.
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize manufacturing insourcing and vertical integration opportunities with the President, Business Unit, Marketing, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and stakeholders at other Bobrick facilities.
Develop business case justifications for capital equipment, tooling, automation, manufacturing process improvements, and facility infrastructure investments.
Lead and be accountable for major facility development projects, including the Dove Valley facility expansion and office build-outs.
Lead, coach, develop, and hold Manufacturing Engineering and Facilities personnel accountable.
Build effective working relationships across Operations, Production, Marketing, Product Management, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, and other Bobrick divisions and facilities.
Lead approved manufacturing and facilities investments through successful implementation.
Keep stakeholders informed, seek input on decisions that affect their work, and support organizational change.