Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager

• Role Expectations: The selected candidate should be available to work On-site, 2^nd Shift 3pm-2am (Tuesday-Friday). 
• Oversee machining operations for 78L/95L blocks at the Seymour Machining Center, ensuring production goals are met.
• Provide coaching and guidance to hourly DWU employees to promote safe practices, high-quality output, and efficient performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze root causes and business needs, making informed production decisions to achieve targets.
• Demonstrate strong teamwork by actively listening, offering constructive feedback, and supporting peers and cross-functional partners.
• Document and address issues such as work rule violations, quality defects, and safety incidents, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Participate in and report updates during meetings relevant to assigned responsibilities and operational areas.
• Leverage prior production or machining leadership experience to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Maintain an onsite presence at Seymour Machining Center, working a Tuesday–Friday schedule to support team and production needs.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Demonstrated leadership of a production or machining team, with the ability to set expectations, delegate effectively, and remove obstacles.
• Strong coaching capability — providing direct, constructive feedback that develops people while holding a high performance standard.
• Sound decision-making in a fast-moving manufacturing environment, grounded in data, root cause analysis, and operational judgment.
• Proven collaboration across functions, with active listening and clear communication that keeps peers and partners aligned.
• Commitment to onsite presence on a 2nd shift, Tuesday–Friday, 3:00 PM–2:00 AM schedule.

Key Competencies:

• Directs work — Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.
• Develops talent — Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• Communicates effectively — Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Decision quality — Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Health and Safety Fundamentals — Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university or equivalent degree required, or equivalent experience required. This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

• Supervisory experience preferred.