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The chosen candidate will work out of our Downers Grove facility and be responsible for the Tool Room. The ideal candidate will have a technical background, in addition to advanced managerial skills and experience. \n\nThis is your opportunity to work in an environment where employees truly believe in the products they produce and the culture is focused on putting people first, working better together, being customer centered, being forward thinking and always committed to excellence. \n\nFlexco has consistently been named to the list of \"101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For\" by the National Association of Business Resources and is consistently recognized as a top charitable contributor in the area. \n\nA Manufacturing Manager at Flexco can expect starting compensation of between $105,000 and $130,000 per year, or more, depending on skills, experience and education. \nInternal employees must be in good standing with Flexco and inform their current manager before applying to any new role. \nPurpose: Translating site strategy into functional execution systems within assigned manufacturing areas. Ensure departments are structured, staffed, and resourced to deliver safety, quality, delivery, cost and improvement (SQDCI) results while developing team members, improving processes, and sustaining operational excellence.\n\nWhat you will need:\nHigh School or GED required\nAssociate degree or bachelor’s degree preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered in place of the preferred degree, using the guideline of two years of directly related experience for each year of degree completion.\nMinimum of 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, including but not limited to CNC, tool and die making, machine operations, heat treat, assembly, or other specialized manufacturing areas.\nExperience leading people or teams, preferably including direct supervision of employees; experience leading large internal projects or cross-functional teams may also be considered.\nTechnical knowledge or expert-level experience with manufacturing processes \nExposure to a manufacturing environment is required \nAbility to support employees in their growth and success through feedback, instruction, and encouragement. \nThe role involves a combination of office-based and manufacturing work, requiring sitting, computer use, standing, walking, climbing, and other physical movements.\nTravel up to 10% of time – with some international.\nExperience managing a Tool Room will be a huge plus!\n\nWhat you will be doing:\nOwning functional results by setting direction, hiring and developing the right talent, allocating resources, and driving performance. Actively coaches team members, provides formal feedback and disciplinary action, when necessary, builds engagement, and creates an environment where people can grow and deliver sustained results.\nAssuring compliance with quality procedures and inspections. Work directly with Quality personnel to resolve issues and answer questions.\nAccountable for achieving on-time delivery. Partners with supply chain on systemic issues impacting customer satisfaction.\nResponsible for assuring the right structure and headcount are in place and making real-time labor allocation and scheduling decisions to meet production goals and schedule. Actively coach and evaluate team members, deliver performance feedback, and disciplinary actions as needed. \nParticipating in strategy development and execution, and assure departmental plans, targets, and metrics align with those strategies.\nDriving measurable performance improvements across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory through Lean/CI initiatives. Independently identifies opportunities, prioritizes projects, and deploys improvement methodologies; collaborates cross-functionally when initiatives impact broader business systems or require capital investment.\nOwning departmental operating and capital budgets, ensuring cost targets and productivity goals are achieved. Independently controls day-to-day spending within budget; partners with finance on forecasting, variance analysis, and capital planning. Leads execution of approved capital projects.\nEstablishing clear performance expectations, monitors KPIs, and reinforces accountability to assure we have a highly engaged team. 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