Senior Manager Manufacturing

Exyte GmbH•Burlington, VT

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager Manufacturing is a position with our company Exential, where our people are our success. As one of us, you will contribute to engineering excellence for the high-tech markets of the future, including semiconductors, batteries, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and data centers. At Exential, you will be part of a global community of challenge seekers who are ambitious and passionate about innovation. Together, we will build on our company’s long history and keep on leading the way to a better world. This leader will play a pivotal role in driving the growth of our business. They will oversee all safety, quality, maintenance, and manufacturing operations at our Vermont facility. In this position, the individual will collaborate closely with corporate engineering, sales, supply chain, planning, and quality teams to meet the needs of both internal and external customers. The ideal candidate will cultivate a high‑performance environment built on teamwork, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
Demonstrated work experience in Lean Manufacturing
Proven experience in driving transformational change in a manufacturing facility
Experience setting performance expectations and maintaining accountability
Strong communication skills (both verbal and written).
Ability to read and interpret business financials, periodicals, journals and governmental regulations
Ability to write reports and general business correspondence; present information and respond to questions from individuals or groups.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
4-year degree in a business related field
A minimum of 10 years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing setting
Knowledge of production control, staff plans, and budget management

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of steel fabrication and assembly technique preferred
Formal training in Lean (including Standard work, continuous flow, level loading, etc) preferred

Responsibilities

Oversee manufacturing activities to ensure on time shipment of all customer commitments.
Developing a safety-first culture through supporting daily safety audits, weekly action plan reviews and monthly safety committee meetings. Foster a culture of accountability, performance, communication and employee engagement.
Install LEAN concepts and foster culture of continuous improvement in all aspects of the organization. Continuously improve processes, team and systems to deliver unrivaled service to our customers and unparalleled efficiency for our team and shareholders.
Develop strong operating systems through a solid operating rhythm/cadence which enables continuous improvement by developing, monitoring key performance indicators for safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory and capacity and driving problem solving when appropriate.
Develop improved processes for incoming materials, equipment utilization, inventory management, and logistics. Work with the supply chain team to optimize inventory turns while meeting production needs, and minimizing obsolescence.
Serve as the primary local contact/leader for customer, vendor and Union matters related to quality, customer service, delivery, or safety. Work with HR and Union leadership to support our Union and adjust labor capacity to meet customer demand.
Work with corporate leadership to develop and deploy annual objectives (including the budget) and provide the team with needed support and resources. Develop an annual CAPEX budget for Operations and work with finance to manage to the budget.
Work closely with engineering to ensure engineering designs that are easy to manufacture and reduce manufacturing labor and materials.
Ensure employee compliance to company policies and procedures and maintain facility security.
Other duties as assigned