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Site Manager

Broetje Automation

Kinston, ILFull-time$55–60/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$55–60/hr
Location
Kinston, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Broetje Automation seeks a Site Manager to lead plant operations in Kinston, North Carolina. The role oversees production, quality, maintenance, customer service, regulatory compliance, and employee development. The candidate will manage site performance and customer orders while supporting shop-floor personnel. The posting seeks substantial industrial manufacturing management experience and describes a bachelor’s degree or equivalent as desirable, not required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Industrial Manufacturing ManagementFabrication ProcessesMachine Shop ProductionSteel Parts ManufacturingMachine ToolsISO ComplianceITAR ComplianceOSHA ComplianceContinuous ImprovementTeam LeadershipEmployee CoachingEmployee TrainingERP SystemsSAPCross-Functional CollaborationMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationSupervisionStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingMachine Tool OperationWelding Equipment OperationHand Tool UseLean ManufacturingSix Sigma

Qualifications

5+ Years Management ExperienceBachelor's Degree or Equivalent7+ Years Related Experience

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Title: Site Manager

Position available in: Kinston, NC

Job Type: Full-time

Broetje Automation is the world’s leading expert & OEM in aircraft manufacturing automation and robotics, working with the top names in our industry. Worldwide locations include: Germany, USA, France, United Kingdom, China, and Japan. US locations include: Charleston (SC), Savannah (GA), Wichita (KS), Mobile (AL), Kinston (NC), and Seattle (WA).

Compensation/Benefits:

  • Competitive ranges $55.00 – 60.00/hour, plus overtime & shift differential

  • 6% 401(k) company match, no vesting period

  • 100% paid healthcare premiums (medical, dental, vision)

  • Disability plan & group life insurance program

  • 3 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO), plus 13 paid holidays, including 3 floating holidays

  • Tuition reimbursement program, up to $10,000/yr

  • International travel opportunities (Germany)

Education & Experience:

  • 5+ year’s hands-on management experience in an industrial manufacturing production environment managing a team and/or projects at a high level.

Qualifications:

  • Strong manufacturing experience with good understanding of fabrication processes, machine shop production equipment capabilities, and assembly in manufacturing of steel parts and machine tools

  • Thorough understanding of regulatory laws such as ISO, ITAR, OSHA and responsibilities as they pertain to strong manufacturing practices and continuous Improvement methodologies

  • Proven track record of improved results in the areas of quality, safety, service and cost

  • Ability to select, mentor, coach, train/develop, engage, and retain a team of employees

  • Experience with an ERP system (SAP preferred)

  • Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines

  • Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Office Suite

  • Excellent communication, supervisory and training skills

  • Excellent strategic, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Desirable Experience (not required):

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; minimum of seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, Six Sigma tools and continuous improvement methodologies.

  • Working knowledge of SAP business systems

Job Responsibilities:

  • Willing to get hands dirty and has used machine tools, welding equipment, and/or hand tools while training/helping electricians, mechanics, and other shop floor personnel to meet deadlines.

  • Provides leadership and direction to the plant including, but not limited to: planning, production, processing, quality, and maintenance.

  • Oversees the overall activities of the plant to ensure customer orders are serviced efficiently and to top customer satisfaction.

  • Ensure company quality standards are met to customers' requirements and service level agreements.

  • Analyses plant operations and key metrics to maintain operational efficiencies within each department

  • Collects and reports reliable information to measure the performance of the site (KPI’s).

  • Ensures that appropriate SOPs are developed, executed and maintained for all aspects of our business.

  • Is responsible for ensuring customer needs are satisfied through scheduling processes which ensure that products are manufactured, loaded, and shipped to various branded and core customers.

  • Responsible for meeting all regulatory requirements and guidelines.

  • Assists technical support staff on resolution of customer complaints and issues of product quality.

  • Provides a high degree of leadership and management of employees to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action and performance management.

  • Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.

Visit: www.broetje-automation.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7\_4J6KrX5aHnXZJUoOCDRQ

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How this job compares

Set against the 548 open Site Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$55–60/hr
  • US median$28–57/hr66 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $57.50/hr, is 35% above the US median midpoint ($43/hr) — in the top quarter of Site Manager hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 13 open Site Manager jobs in Illinois and 548 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Site Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (468 postings).
Education
169 of the 548 open Site Manager jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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