Shaping the future through innovation and discovery!

With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries' thousands of products have impacted people's lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, and much more.

CPI is headquartered in Plano, Texas and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

YOUR DAY TO DAY:

The Manufacturing Manager is a key leader within the production facility, responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the manufacturing proess are running smoothly and efficiently, while meeting quality standards and production targets.

YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE TO:

• Develop and execute production schedules, monitor progress, and adjust plans as needed to meet deadlines and targets
• Manage labor and equipment to optimize efficiency and minimize waste
• Hire and lead production staff, addressing performance issues.
• Ensures compliance with all safety regulations and practices, reporting all incidences and implementing preventative measures
• Ensure compliance to all HR policies and procedures and applicable employment laws
• Identify and resolve production issues and implement solutions to improve efficiencies and quality.
• Work closely with Quality and Manufacturing Engineers on production issues and assist in architecting solutions to those issues.
• Monitor and control productions costs, identifying opportunities for improvement and cost reduction.
• Monitor workflow outputs, sets group priorities, and identifies issues to ensure performance to schedule.
• Proactively manage factory capacity, identifying key resource requirements.
• Ensures communication of key business objectives and customer issues to employees and upper management
• Exemplifies and fosters teamwork within the company
• Identify relevant training needs and opportunities

YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB IF YOU HAVE:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business, Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of direct work experience with production, inventory and standard cost systems, manufacturing regulations, guidelines and associated standards.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to effectively direct and motivate a team and influence others
• Sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution and people management skills
• Proficient in MS Office products and ERP systems (JD Edwards an asset)
• Working knowledge of ISO9000 systems
• Detail oriented and analytical thinker, with strong identification and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interface with cross-functional teams
• Solid knowledge of lean manufacturing tools and methodologies.

WHAT WE OFFER:
Whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking on your career, CPI is an ideal place to expand your knowledge and expertise. We cultivate a healthy, dynamic, and team-oriented environment that empowers our employees to develop, create and deliver innovative, reliable technology solutions to power, connect, protect, and support a better tomorrow.

We offer our employees an attractive compensation package with competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs, career development, generous retirement savings plan with company match and more!
WHO WE ARE:

We value the unique and diverse skills, qualities, and backgrounds that each employee brings to CPI, and we respect each employee as an integral member of our growing team. CPI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees, as well as to promoting a culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. We celebrate the innovation that diversity creates in the work environment, and we recognize that each employee brings their own unique capabilities, experiences, and perspectives to the organization. It is this variety that adds value to our teams, as well as to our stakeholders. We welcome and encourage applicants to reach their full potential with us.

CPI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.