Manufacturing Manager

New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.•Peterborough, NH

About The Position

The Manufacturing Manager provides leadership and oversight to assigned manufacturing groups, ensuring productivity and quality goals are achieved while minimizing scrap. The manager develops key performance indicators and other metrics, develops assigned supervisors and leaders, and analyzes data to identify root causes and troubleshoot performance issues. The role builds professional relationships across the organization and partners with divisional and company senior leadership on policy, strategy, metrics, staffing, and other key business areas. The position oversees manufacturing team operations, including production planning, staffing, scheduling, performance management, training, safety, and continuous improvement. It also supports company programs, strategy rollout, and improvement initiatives as a member of the leadership team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Production Management, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing organization.
Past experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
Effective communication, coaching, interpersonal, and influencing skills, including the ability to lead others through change.
Accountability for personal and team business results and behavior.
Commitment to mentoring employees and rising leaders and participating in professional growth activities.
Quality- and safety-minded approach.
Ability to resolve technical and personnel issues in partnership with Human Resources while maintaining production and quality standards.
Ability to prioritize and adapt to changing business needs.
Ability to present information clearly and professionally, verbally and in writing, and to collaborate with staff and leadership.
Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.
Ability to motivate, coach, counsel, and mentor others to facilitate professional growth.
Commitment to providing training to direct reports and peers as needed.
Ability to draw insights from raw data and prepare and present reports for senior leaders and executives.
Continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.
Ability to travel as needed, less than 5%.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Knowledge of bearings and bearing products produced by NHBB, grinding, and related processes.

Responsibilities

Clearly convey goals and expectations to the assigned team and coach employees to meet daily, weekly, and monthly production, quality, and safety goals.
Oversee planning for machines, equipment, and product flow through the facility based on customer priorities and available resources.
Oversee the assigned production team, including shift staffing, scheduling, task assignment, attendance and performance management, training, and professional development.
Promote the safety culture of the assigned team, ensure safety is considered in work and equipment maintenance, and report safety concerns and hazards.
Establish and review performance metrics, identify improvement opportunities, and take action to influence results.
Mentor rising leaders in developing relevant metrics, exception management, continuous improvement, and effective people leadership.
Foster clear and timely communication about product flow, customer priorities, and status updates, maintaining flexibility to meet business and customer needs.
Encourage continuous improvement, develop solutions collaboratively with stakeholders, and drive implementation in the assigned area.
Write and conduct formal performance reviews for every assigned employee in partnership with Human Resources.
Support company programs, strategy rollout, and improvement initiatives as a member of the leadership team.