Manufacturing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Think the best job opportunities are far away? Think again. Great opportunities are right here in your backyard. Kelly® is looking for a Manufacturing Manager to work at a leading manufacturing organization in Lubbock, TX. Let us help you grow at work and discover the next step in your career, all while being a vital part of your community.

• Direct Hire
• Lubbock, Texas
• Pay $100-130K
• Day Shift 8am-5pm

What’s a typical day as a Manufacturing Manager? You’ll be:

• Managing and coordinating all aspects of manufacturing and production, including personnel oversight.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness while maintaining high standards.
• Overseeing procurement for all manufacturing supplies, tooling, and MRO.
• Ensuring all production meets established quality and on-time performance goals.
• Collaborating with Quality Assurance for preventative and corrective actions and new process development.
• Tracking and reporting shop labor efficiencies, managing asset utilization, and monitoring production schedules.
• Directing equipment maintenance programs and supporting safety meetings and guidelines.
• Providing team leadership, training, and development, attending staff meetings, and contributing to departmental measurements.

This job might be an outstanding fit if you:

• Have an Associate’s degree or higher (preferred) and 5+ years’ experience in machined component manufacturing.
• Have at least 2 years’ supervisory or management experience in a medium to large machine shop.
• Are motivated, ambitious, and collaborative—with sharp attention to detail and a focus on quality and safety.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, and use Microsoft Outlook and Excel confidently.
• Possess expertise in FANUC and MAZATROL controls, MasterCAM programming (preferred), and G-code troubleshooting.
• Are familiar with Lean manufacturing concepts.
• Show excellent organizational, conceptual, and time management skills, with proven ability for multi-tasking and problem-solving.
• Are physically able to use overhead cranes and perform required lifting.

What happens next

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.

Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about, so let’s get to work. Apply to be a Manufacturing Manager today!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Put your skills to work.

There are a lot of different light industrial jobs out there. Kelly® Professional & Industrial recruiters are focused on only offering opportunities with companies that provide competitive pay, safe work environments, and cultures that recognize your value. Whether you’re looking for flexible shifts, performance bonuses, or a progressive work culture-we’re dedicated to finding the very best opportunities for you.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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