Manufacturing Manager

Daifuku Automotive America Corporation is a leader in Design, Manufacturing, Installation and Support of automotive automation/material handling systems in North America. The company is currently seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager for the facility in Reynoldsburg, OH.

Daifuku Automotive America Corporation promotes and supports both individual and team success by providing opportunities to expand your skills and build on your capabilities. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a culturally rich workforce and proud of our diversity in background, experience and origin. Safety is part of our core values; we stress the importance to our employees by enforcing 5S and daily safety audits.

Daifuku Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision available day one
• Optional Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• FSA/ HSA
• Company provided life and disability plans
• 401K: Fidelity
• 7 Paid sick days (prorated according to start date)
• 13 paid vacation days (prorated according to start date)
• 11 paid holidays
• Yearly performance bonuses
• PPE Reimbursement

The Manufacturing Manager oversees all manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient, and costeffective production. This role is accountable for meeting quality, schedule, and cost objectives aligned with company strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development of long and shortterm operational plans, policies, and objectives
• Delegate responsibilities to assistant managers and provide leadership across scheduling, production, maintenance, staffing, and training
• Monitor operations through staff meetings, direct observation, and regular communication to ensure optimal use of personnel, equipment, and facilities
• Manage manufacturing budgets, including labor, materials, and subcontracting costs
• Drive a Six Sigma and lean manufacturing culture: lead kaizen and 5S initiatives
• Maintain on-time delivery performance of 95%+ and communicate customer requirements clearly across teams
• Identify and resolve manufacturing issues; implement corrective actions
• Serve as liaison between management and supervisors to ensure consistent communication of policies and decisions
• Participate in labor relations as a management representative
• Enforce safety policies and promote a zeroincident culture
• Oversee training, safety, housekeeping, and costreduction programs
• Maintain proper staffing levels; recruit and select supervisory and hourly personnel
• Support company quality processes
• Effectively communicate all actions and performance to upper management through verbal and written communication, PowerPoint presentations, and logs.
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 5 years of plant management experience with strong supervisory capabilities
• Effective interpersonal, leadership, problemsolving, and timemanagement skills
• Extensive experience in manufacturing operations and knowledge of industry practices

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in typical manufacturing environment with overhead cranes and forklifts.
• Overhead LED lights throughout the workspace create a bright workspace for employees to safely perform their work.
• Normally clean work environment where the process creates some grinding dust, heat/cold, fumes/odors, and vibration.
• Housekeeping is performed as needed throughout the day and at the end of each shift.
• Noise levels are consistent with manufacturing operations; annual audiometric testing is provided.
• The facility is heated in the winter and ventilated with fans in the summer.

Required Equipment

• Safetytoe shoes or boots
• Safety glasses

Daifuku offers an excellent compensation package including great benefits such as excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays, 401K, Flexible Spending Programs, and more.

Daifuku is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status or medical condition.

If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email amus-hr@daifukuna.com.

If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail amus-hr@daifukuna.com.