Assistant Manufacturing Manager
Boardwalk Puzzles · Lindon, UT
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Boardwalk Puzzles (industrial) in Lindon, UT.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Utah: typical posted base $98k–$125k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 19 manufacturing engineer openings in Utah, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 18 other live manufacturing postings in Utah.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $98k–$125k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 68%
- New product launch 58%
- Tooling 53%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 47%
- Root cause 42%
- Six Sigma 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Boardwalk Puzzles
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Boardwalk PuzzlesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities include
- ◆Provide administrative support to the Director of Manufacturing & Production
- ◆Assist with scheduling and tracking production priorities, timelines, and deadlines
- ◆Coordinate communication between manufacturing, operations, purchasing, and logistics teams
- ◆Support implementation and follow-through of manufacturing initiatives and process improvements
- ◆Track departmental KPIs, production metrics, quality standards, and reporting dashboards
- ◆Assist with inventory, equipment, and supply coordination
- ◆Help manage special projects and continuous improvement initiatives
- ◆Compile and analyze operational data to support decision-making
- ◆Assist in developing, documenting, and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- ◆Support preparation for audits, inspections, and compliance documentation
- ◆Help maintain manufacturing and production equipment
Qualifications
- ✓2+ years of administrative, operations, or manufacturing support experience preferred
- ✓Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment is strongly preferred
- ✓Forklift experience or certification
- ✓Positive attitude
- ✓Must be reliable
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Skills & Competencies
- •Strong organizational and time management skills
- •Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- •Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- •Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- •Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace (Excel/Sheets skills strongly preferred)
- •Mechanically inclined and able to fix stuff