Manufacturing Manager
Sterling Engineering
Louisville, KY · $130k–$170k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Louisville, KY ranks
Where Louisville, KY placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for professional services pay after cost of living$155k · of 25
- #4Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast251 jobs · of 72
- #4Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Southeast18 conferences · of 21
- #5Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southeast62 / 100 · of 33
- #6Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree19% · of 100
- #6Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast395 openings · of 65
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial production managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial production managers: 1% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Overview Senior Recruiter at Sterling Engineering is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead plant operations and drive performance across engineering, maintenance, quality, assembly, and paint lines at a flagship facility located about one hour south of Louisville, KY...