Manufacturing Manager

The Manufacturing Manager leads safe, quality-focused manufacturing operations while ensuring production goals are achieved efficiently and consistently. This role oversees secondary manufacturing processes and is responsible for production performance, labor utilization, frontline leadership, and operational problem-solving to support business objectives and customer requirements.

The Manufacturing Manager drives operational excellence by ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, optimizing productivity, coordinating staffing and resources, and meeting customer expectations for quality, cost, and delivery. This position also leads continuous improvement initiatives, develops supervisors and production teams, and fosters a culture of accountability, efficiency, and operational excellence.

Hours: Exempt

What You’ll Do

• Lead safe, quality-focused manufacturing operations while maintaining compliance with environmental, health and safety requirements, quality standards, company policies, and operational objectives. Direct overall manufacturing execution by monitoring production performance, managing workflow disruptions, and ensuring operational stability across assigned areas.
• Lead, coach, develop, and manage supervisors and manufacturing employees to build accountable, high-performing teams. Ensure consistent execution of attendance management, performance expectations, workforce engagement, training, safety practices, and operational discipline.
• Manage labor utilization and workforce effectiveness through staffing execution, crew size alignment, productivity improvement initiatives, and performance monitoring. Ensure labor resources are optimized to meet operational demands while minimizing non-value-added activities.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts through implementation of lean manufacturing principles, standard work, waste reduction, line balancing, and efficiency-focused process improvements. Identify and resolve operational challenges that impact productivity, quality, and delivery performance.
• Maintain accountability for operational results through structured KPI reviews, corrective action implementation, and cross-functional collaboration. Partner with quality and operational leaders to support CAPA activities, process improvements, and resolution of manufacturing-related quality concerns.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Theory of Constraints and Lean Manufacturing knowledge and training
• 5 years of experience in a production environment
• Knowledge of manufacturing Resource Planning systems
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including capability with spreadsheet, word processing, database, and e-mail software programs
  
  

Base Compensation Range: $88,200-$132,300 per year. Compensation offered will be based on a variety of individual factors, including education and experience, as well as internal equity. Our salary ranges are reviewed and updated each year and employees are eligible for pay increases based on individual performance.

Benefits: At Romac, investing in our people is a top priority. In addition to competitive and equitable pay, employees are eligible for a quarterly discretionary profit-sharing bonus and a year-end bonus. We also provide comprehensive benefits to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision insurance (with a 100% employer-paid medical plan option for employee-only coverage), a 401(k) retirement plan with company match, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and cell phone discounts.

Why Join Romac?

Since 1969, Romac has been dedicated to “connecting people to water” by designing and manufacturing innovative, high-quality American waterworks products. But our mission goes beyond products, it’s about people. We’re proud to create a workplace where employees can grow, contribute, and thrive while making a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

Our Culture Is Built Around Four Core Values

• ONE ROMAC – Through humility, integrity, and determination we work together as ONE, to accomplish the objectives and priorities of the business.
• PEOPLE FIRST – We care about the well-being and success of every person. Relationship development is central to everything we do.
• CULTURE OF SOLUTIONS – We are curious, open and flexible as we solve problems and strive to continuously improve.
• ALL-IN ATTITUDE – We are committed to excellence and fully engaged in moving the company forward.
  
  

Romac is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in decisions involving any aspect of the employment relationship based on a protected status or characteristic, as defined by federal, state, or local law.