TPM Manager

Burlington, NC | Target $145,000-$155,000 Base | Onsite

A growing food manufacturer in the Burlington, NC area is hiring a TPM Manager to lead Total Productive Maintenance and Continuous Improvement strategy across a high-speed manufacturing facility.

This is a site-level leadership role reporting directly to the Plant Director. The TPM Manager will drive TPM implementation, develop plant-wide CI strategy, improve operational performance, and build continuous improvement capabilities across production teams.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the site's TPM, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement strategy
• Drive implementation and maturity of a multi-pillar TPM program
• Lead Autonomous Maintenance progression and broader shop-floor capability development
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve cost, efficiency, reliability, and operational performance
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and structured problem-solving efforts
• Implement Lean and CI tools including Kaizen, 5S, and SMED
• Lead large-scale change initiatives and help build a high-performance manufacturing culture
• Coach and develop employees and leaders throughout the plant
• Manage a small Continuous Improvement / training team
• Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience with meaningful Continuous Improvement responsibility
• At least 3 years working within a multi-pillar TPM environment
• Experience developing or implementing a site-wide TPM strategy
• Hands-on experience with Autonomous Maintenance progression, ideally through AM Step 3
• Working knowledge of TPM, Kaizen, 5S, SMED, Root Cause Analysis, and related CI methodologies
• Experience leading teams and driving organizational change
• Comfortable spending significant time on the manufacturing floor
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field

Preferred Background

Food, beverage, CPG, or high-speed packaging manufacturing experience is strongly preferred. Experience participating in the initial implementation or rollout of a TPM program is especially valuable.

Position Details

• Location: Burlington, NC area
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, approximately 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Work arrangement: 100% onsite
• Target base salary: $145,000-$155,000
• Occasional domestic and international travel
• Participation in an after-hours/weekend escalation rotation