
Manufacturing Manager Trainee
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Job overview
The Manufacturing Manager Trainee learns production, management, and supervision operations at an assigned Midwest Manufacturing production facility. The role focuses on efficient production, order fulfillment, production quotas, team leadership, facility upkeep, safety, profitability, and inventory management. Candidates need a degree in a manufacturing, engineering, or management-related field, or equivalent management experience, along with communication, organizational, and decision-making abilities.
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Full job description
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for learning all production, management, and supervision operations of their assigned Midwest Manufacturing production facility.
Primary Responsibilities:
Production
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Ensure that all product are built in the most efficient way
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Ensure that all orders are filled within an acceptable lead time
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Involved in setting and evaluating production quotas, both quantity and quality
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Manage and lead Team Members by promoting productivity, quality, and safety
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Work with Supervisors and Managers to accomplish goals
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Evaluate current processes and how to improve them
Facility Maintenance and Utilization
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Keep all production facilities in good repair, orderly, and clean
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Use equipment to capacity to fill orders
Safety
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Ensure all safety policies are enforced, all training is up to date, and all equipment is guarded and well maintained
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Keep all safety training and maintenance documented
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Keep open communication with all Team Members regarding safety issues
Attain the highest profit dollars possible
Balance inventory and reduce stock to ensure maximum turn and in-stock position
Position Requirements:
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Degree in a manufacturing, engineering, or management-related field OR equivalent management experience
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Able to write and speak clearly and accurately
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Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships
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Self-motivated and Goal-oriented
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Innovative
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Organizational skills
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Ability to multitask
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Decision-making qualities
How this job compares
Set against the 581 open Manufacturing Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$108–153K/yr343 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 581 open Manufacturing Manager jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Lockheed Martin25 open
- Procter & Gamble20 open
- Howmet Aerospace16 open
- Experience
- Manufacturing Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (477 postings).
- Education
- 184 of the 581 open Manufacturing Manager jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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