Lead Production in a Process-Driven, High-Impact Environment
We’re hiring a hands-on Production Manager to lead frontline manufacturing operations. If you're experienced in extrusion, blending, or other continuous processing environments—such as plastics, compounding, food or chemical production—you'll feel right at home. You’ll guide a team of up to 40 operators to deliver high-quality product, on time, and always with safety and continuous improvement in mind.
What You’ll Do
Drive Operational Excellence
Ensure our compounded plastics meet quality specs and ship on schedule
Monitor metrics across throughput, scrap, and uptime — and make informed improvements
Implement and enforce standard work, 5S, and lean tools like SMED to reduce changeovers
Lead & Develop Teams
Lead, coach, and support hourly operators
Promote a safe, clean work environment and reinforce safety protocols
Plan and support cross-training and job rotation for workforce flexibility
Address workplace concerns such as absenteeism, performance, or morale
Continuous Improvement Mindset
Solve production issues using data and root-cause analysis
Collaborate across departments (scheduling, maintenance, quality, etc.)
Drive a customer-focused culture that embraces improvement and innovation
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree
10+ years of experience in manufacturing; plastics, compounding, or extrusion strongly preferred. Experience in similar continuous processing industries (food, chemical, etc.) will be considered
Demonstrated ability to lead teams and implement change on the floor
Working knowledge of lean manufacturing or continuous improvement tools
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