Leads manufacturing finance, metal accounting, reporting, dashboards, analytics, process improvement, and ERP selection and implementation. The role analyzes inventory, scrap, yield, costing, profitability, working capital, and plant performance while improving controls and automating recurring reporting. It partners with plant operations and senior leadership to identify financial issues, recommend corrective actions, and track results. The manager also directs KPI reporting priorities and supports accounting, budgeting, forecasting, close, and operational decision-making.

Lead design and optimization of manufacturing work centers, drive continuous improvement using Lean tools, reduce cycle time and waste, support equipment installations and cross-functional rollout, and develop standardized work procedures and training to improve productivity, quality, safety, and cost.

Designs and modifies manufacturing equipment, troubleshoots with maintenance, evaluates new equipment, manages projects, produces engineering studies/reports, drives process improvements using SPC/FMEA/control plans, resolves customer issues via 8D/5 Why, and coordinates with vendors and production to ensure safety and quality.