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Job Title


Manager DC/Plant


Company : Dana Incorporated


Location : Crossville, TN


Created : 2026-03-04


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job Purpose Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets - passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment - Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities. Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesResponsible for achieving customer satisfaction goals of order fill and backlog. Determine proper manning requirements based on sales forecasts and production rates. Responsible for achieving productivity and efficiency goals through lean practices Ensure plant quality requirements and goals are achieved. Responsible for supporting the empowerment of people through the Dana style with ideas, motivation, education, communication, recognition, involvement, and safety consciousness. Maintain daily and monthly performance measurements for production department and recommend/implement initiatives to improve in overall performance. Provide leadership to first line supervisors in production departments including establishing objectives, setting goals, and managing accountability for attaining deliverables required of supervisory team. Actively work with the materials department and customers to assure that changes in schedules are handled in an efficient manner that meets customer expectations. Supervise and develop Production Supervisors, Team Leaders, and Team Members. Responsible for production, assembly and warehouse areas. Education and QualificationsBachelor Degree in related field or 10 years of manufacturing experience Minimum 5 years hands-on management experience in manufacturing operation Extensive knowledge and demonstrated accomplishment with Lean Manufacturing Experience in management in a warehouse distribution environment Union experience Proficient in Microsoft application Proficient in SAP system Familiarity in a technical manufacturing environment preferred Able to comprehend technical issues and solutions Strong verbal, written, analytical, and interpersonal skills Ability to organize and prioritize workload and ability to meet deadlines Proven success in teambuilding and motivating a team through to reaching established goals Must be a change agent able to lead continuous improvement effort Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity. Our Values Value Others Inspire Innovation Grow Responsibly Win Together