Manufacturing Manager

Clark Pacific • Lubbock, TX

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About The Position

The Manufacturing Manager is an integral member of Clark Pacific’s operations leadership team and is instrumental in executing continuous improvement initiatives with minimal oversight. The role enhances manufacturing capabilities throughout the department and safely delivers projects on time, on budget, and with exceptional quality. The position is open to relocation.

The manager works across manufacturing to identify, address, improve, and sustain operational effectiveness and efficiency. The role analyzes manufacturing data and trends, communicates with stakeholders, and forms cross-functional teams to address opportunities. It also develops staff and emerging operational leaders, supports a diverse and inclusive workplace, and advances capital equipment capabilities, including presenting business cases for automation and new equipment investments where appropriate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions. The manager is expected to maintain professionalism and confidentiality when working with staff, projects, and proprietary information. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent, preferably specializing in business or engineering.
• 10 or more years of experience in a manufacturing industry, with demonstrably increasing scope of responsibility.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or another relevant master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Execute continuous improvement initiatives with minimal oversight and enhance manufacturing capabilities throughout the department.
• Safely deliver projects on time, on budget, and with exceptional quality.
• Identify, address, improve, and sustain operational effectiveness and efficiency across the manufacturing process.
• Create a culture of creativity and accountability in project teams; establish review cadences, resolve issues, and promote agile iteration and learning.
• Analyze manufacturing data and trends to inform decisions and action plans.
• Secure stakeholder buy-in through effective communication and relationship-building.
• Form agile, cross-functional teams and project groups to address opportunity areas.
• Identify succession-planning and development opportunities for emerging operational leaders, including professional development and stretch assignments.
• Implement capital-equipment enhancements and present business cases for automation and new equipment investments where appropriate.
• Raise relevant concerns constructively and coach others to contribute constructively in meetings and discussions.
• Develop and mentor staff through onboarding, communication, and learning and development opportunities.
• Build and maintain employee morale and motivation; ensure appropriate staffing and competencies; and foster a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality when working with staff, projects, and proprietary information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and weekly pay.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, with Kaiser and VSP vision options.
• Medical flexible spending account.
• Dependent care flexible spending account.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Voluntary ancillary benefits, including critical illness, accident, and whole life insurance.
• 401(k) matching: 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2%.
• Membership to a local gym.
• Benefits are subject to a waiting period.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager