Occupation
Manufacturing Manager
Manufacturing Managers oversee production operations, facilities, and teams at manufacturing plants or factories, responsible for quality, safety, scheduling, budgets, and regulatory compliance. The work involves managing technicians and equipment, driving continuous improvement through methods like Lean, and collaborating with engineering and program teams to meet production targets and standards. The role suits experienced operations leaders comfortable with complex environments, detail-oriented accountability, and the ability to build and develop high-performing teams across varying industries from defense and aerospace to pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
Duties & responsibilities
- Lead production teams and supervise technicians or engineers to meet manufacturing targets and quality standards
- Manage equipment reliability, preventive maintenance programs, and coordinate repairs to minimize downtime
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and manufacturing standards specific to the industry
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using methods like Lean to optimize operations and reduce costs
- Monitor production schedules, budgets, and resource allocation to support operational goals
- Partner with engineering and program teams to resolve technical issues and support product development
- Conduct root cause analysis on production problems and implement corrective actions
What Manufacturing Manager roles involve, from employers’ own postings.
How much does a Manufacturing Manager make?
Too few Manufacturing Manager postings state pay to publish a median yet: 4 of 8 open roles do, and we wait for 25.
Who is hiring for Manufacturing Manager roles?
8 open Manufacturing Manager roles from 7 employers; the most at Relativity Space, Boeing and Bristol Myers Squibb.
From employers’ own postings, as of.
Manufacturing Manager in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
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- Employers
- 7
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Open Manufacturing Manager roles (8)
Manufacturing Manager
Boeing
North Charleston, SC
Listed on Boeing’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Manager, Manufacturing Quality and Materials
Relativity Space
Full-time · Long Beach, CA · $150,000 – $224,000
Lead a manufacturing and quality engineering team building advanced additive manufacturing processes for aerospace applications, where you'll drive technical standards, process development, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver flight-ready hardware. This role suits experienced engineering managers who thrive translating customer and design requirements into scalable, repeatable manufacturing workflows and leading teams through complex problem-solving.
Listed on Relativity Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Manager, Opto-Mechanical Manufacturing
Impulse Space
Redondo Beach
Lead a team of engineers responsible for manufacturing optical and mechanical components for spacecraft. This role suits someone with manufacturing leadership experience who wants to oversee production quality for hardware that will operate in space.
Listed on Impulse Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Manufacturing Manager
LeoLabs
Full-time · Menlo Park, CA · $191,000 – $213,000
LeoLabs seeks a manufacturing leader to build and scale production operations for advanced radar systems used in space domain awareness. This role is ideal for someone with hands-on experience in complex hardware manufacturing who can establish repeatable processes, lead a growing team, and serve as the technical bridge between engineering and contract manufacturers.
Listed on LeoLabs’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Manufacturing Manager
FLIR Systems
Oak Ridge, TN
Listed on FLIR Systems’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Manufacturing Manager
KLA-Tencor
Milpitas, CA
Listed on KLA-Tencor’s careers site · Apply there ↗
NIGHT SHIFT: Senior Manager, Cell Therapy Manufacturing in Devens, MA
Bristol Myers Squibb
Full-time · Devens, MA · $131,750 – $159,650
You'll oversee the manufacturing operations and teams for clinical and commercial cell therapy products in a regulated pharmaceutical environment, managing 24/7 operations and ensuring compliance with manufacturing standards. This role suits experienced manufacturing leaders with a background in regulated industries who can build high-performing teams while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Listed on Bristol Myers Squibb’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Production Manager, Asset Maintenance
Relativity Space
Long Beach, CA · $130,000 – $194,000
This role leads maintenance operations and equipment reliability for a rocket manufacturer's production floor, managing technicians and supervisors while partnering with engineering and production teams. It suits experienced maintenance leaders from high-reliability industries who can balance preventive strategies, vendor coordination, and rapid troubleshooting in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
Listed on Relativity Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Employers hiring Manufacturing Managers
7 in total, most open roles first.
- RSRelativity Space2 roles
- BBoeing1 role
- Bristol Myers Squibb1 role
- FSFLIR Systems1 role
- ISImpulse Space1 role
- KLA-Tencor1 role
- LLeoLabs1 role