Job Description

This is Where Tradition Becomes Legend 

Ritchie Engineering Co., Inc. is a family-owned company that has been innovating HVAC & Refrigeration tools and test equipment for more than 75 years. From idea conception through development, production, and shipment; every team member plays a crucial role ensuring the quality, reliability, and efficiency of these American-made products.

What We Offer:

Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your loved ones:

Benefits 

• 401(k) Retirement Plan: 100% company match with no vesting schedule on up to 4% of your contributions
• Health Insurance: Two Medical Plans, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account options to suit your needs
• Company Paid Insurance: Short-term disability, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance at no additional cost
• Paid Time Off (PTO): We value work life balance and offer a generous PTO plan for exempt employees. You will start with 52 hours during the first 6 months, with the accrual increasing to 160 hours annually after 6 months. The accrual rate will continue to increase with tenure up to 202 hours annually after 20 years of service.
• Holiday Pay: In addition to PTO, all employees receive up to 80 hours of paid holidays annually
• Telemedicine: 24/7 access to healthcare professionals for you and your family
• Tobacco Cessation Program: Support to help you quit and maintain a healthier lifestyle
• Referral program: Earn rewards for helping the team grow

Compensation

• As you evaluate your career options, we recognize that salary is a key consideration. For this role, the pay range is $100,000 - $140,000, with individual compensation determined by your unique skills, experience level, and other relevant factors

Schedule: 

• Enjoy a 4-day work week, 10-hours a day (Monday–Thursday Between 6:00am and 6:00pm). 
  • Additional hours may be required during busier times

What You Will be Doing:

Oversees the day-to-day operations of production employees including training and development, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, and ensuring consistent application of company policies. Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to Supervisors. Ensures processes and procedures are updated and created with new product launches.  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Ensure compliance with safety standards, participate in safety committees, and enforce safe work practices
• Provide leadership, direction, and problem-solving support to production teams
• Oversee shop floor operations, ensuring adherence to established processes, safety protocols, and efficiency
• Develop and execute plans to optimize production flow, meet growth objectives, and ensure timely product delivery
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance productivity, quality, and cost efficiency
• Oversee production schedules, tooling and preventative maintenance, and inventory control
• Partner with other departments to resolve operational challenges
• Communicate effectively across all levels, fostering ownership and accountability
• Support new product introduction and collaborate with engineering teams
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks with minimal supervision
• Train and develop team members on processes and best practices
• Perform other duties as assigned to support operational goals
• Oversee capital equipment procurement and budgeting, ensuring strategic investments that align with business goals and operational requirements.
• Conduct ROI evaluations for capital expenditures, providing data-driven insights to optimize resource allocation and maximize financial returns.

What You Will Bring:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in assembly/manufacturing leadership
• Proficiency in reading and writing in English
• Highly organized, self-motivated and can work independently
• Must be highly self-motivated, work with minimal supervision and be able to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred:

• HVAC/R knowledge 

Where and How You Will Work

On-site Engagement and Collaboration:

This role works on-site in Bloomington, MN, where your direct contributions will make a real impact. Being in person will allow you to collaborate closely with others, build meaningful relationships, and play a key role in our company success. 

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Required to sit, stand, walk, handle or feel objects, tools and controls
• Vision required to inspect products and documents in detail
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; some workstations require lifting and/or moving up to 60 pounds

Work Environment:

The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment, may work near moving equipment, and exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise. 

This document is an outline of the primary tasks assigned and may be changed at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. All team members are expected to assist Ritchie Engineering in achieving its goals even if such tasks are beyond the scope of this outline. The job description does not constitute an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the company and requirements of the job change.