Manufacturing Manager

SP Industries, an ATS Company, is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to join our growing team in Warminster, PA.

The Manufacturing Manager leads daily manufacturing execution in a project-based, engineer-to-order capital equipment environment. This role drives safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and employee engagement across fabrication, machining, welding, assembly, test, and production support.

Designed as a developmental leadership role, this position offers the opportunity to expand organizational impact, lead complex manufacturing operations, and build the skills needed for future advancement into senior operations leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, team leads, and manufacturing associates.
• Set clear expectations for accountability, teamwork, attendance, quality, and execution.
• Support performance discussions, skill development, recognition, and succession planning.

• Manage daily production priorities, labor allocation, and schedule attainment.
• Remove barriers that impact delivery, productivity, or project milestones.
• Use daily management, GEMBA, and visual controls to improve flow and execution.

• Champion a Safety-First culture and ensure compliance with site procedures.
• Drive quality ownership at the source and support corrective actions.
• Reduce rework, NCRs, and repeat issues through root cause problem solving.

• Lead Lean, Kaizen, standard work, and visual management initiatives.
• Improve throughput, labor productivity, first-pass quality, and schedule reliability.
• Support ATS Business Model deployment and sustainment.

• Partner with Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Quality, and Service.
• Support manufacturability improvements, material readiness, FAT preparation, and customer milestones.
• Escalate risks early with clear recovery plans and ownership.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, production, assembly, fabrication, or industrial operations experience.
• 2+ years leading people, shifts, cells, departments, or production teams.
• Demonstrated ability to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, or employee engagement.
• Strong communication, follow-through, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in capital equipment, industrial machinery, pharma equipment, aerospace, automation, or engineer-to-order manufacturing.
• Exposure to fabrication, machining, welding, mechanical assembly, electrical assembly, or test operations.
• Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, daily management, or visual factory experience.
• ERP/MRP experience and comfort using data to manage priorities and performance.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects.

• Demonstrate leadership in Health, Safety and Environment compliance
• Hold team members accountable for health, safety and environmental compliance as part of the annual performance review process
• Ensure that the requirements of the health, safety and environment management system are implemented and maintained
• Carry out hazard assessments, inspections, and audits as required by legislative framework and/or corporate requirements
• Ensure that training is provided to all departmental employees are per established training matrix
• Implement appropriate corrective measures for unsafe conditions and unsafe acts
• Ensure that appropriate equipment, materials and protective devices are provided and maintained in safe condition
• Provide information, instruction and supervision to employees
• Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of employees