• Manufacturing Manager

    EJ (Elmira, MI)


    EJ

    Americas

    Job Description

    Job Title: Manufacturing Manager

     

    Department: Manufacturing

     

    Reports To: Facility Manager

     

    FLSA Status: Salaried - Exempt

     

    Updated on: 11.3.2025

     

    Generous Benefit Package that includes: Paid Vacation and Holidays, Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave, 401K (with match), Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, HSA with Employer Match, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement and Bonus Program

     

    About EJ : We are the leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility networks. EJ is a family-owned company with global operations. The corporate headquarters is in East Jordan, Michigan, where the company was founded in 1883.

    SUMMARY

    Directs and coordinates activities of the mold, core, scheduling, pattern set-up, and melt operations by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervision.

     

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

     

    + Promotes safety awareness, accident prevention, and employee involvement regarding a safe work environment. Ensures employees understand the safety expectations of the organization.

    + Promotes the company culture, the mission and vision, and the core values of the company.

    + Ensures compliance with health and safety laws, regulations, and guidelines.

    + Promotes generally accepted lean manufacturing initiatives and concepts plantwide including but not limited to: Visual Factory, Six Sigma, 5-s and continuous improvement.

    + Confers with the Facility Manager to formulate and set strategies, policies and performance targets for their areas of responsibility.

    + Leads, manages and coordinates departments to achieve desired business unit results, and performance.

    + Communicates company philosophy to subordinate superintendents and supervisors and cascades company culture.

    + Reviews production schedules with Facility Manager to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates to plan department operations.

    + Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.

    + Assists with operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.

    + Reviews production and operating reports and resolves manufacturing problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.

    + Develops or revises standard operational and working practices.

    + Resolves employee relations issues that may arise in conjunction with the Human Resources Department.

    + Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

     

    Bachelors degree (B.A./B.S.) preferred. A minimum of five or more years of foundry experience required.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.