Hands-On Production Leader — Path to Senior Operations

Riverdale Mills Corp.; Northbridge (MA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Profit sharing

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Professional development assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral program

Résumé du poste

Riverdale Mills Corporation in Northbridge, Massachusetts seeks an experienced Production Manager to lead day-to-day operations on the factory floor, supervise hourly staff, and drive safety, quality and on-time delivery.

This hands-on role develops into senior leadership within approximately two years, requiring strong mechanical and technical aptitude, a solid grasp of Lean manufacturing, and the ability to coach and develop teams while collaborating with maintenance, engineering and quality

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of meaningful manufacturing experience.
• Several years of supervisory or management responsibility in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing hourly manufacturing employees.
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude.
• Practical understanding of industrial machinery and manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with motors, pumps, hydraulics, compressors, chillers, piping, and electrical systems.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple issues simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with operators, mechanics, engineers, supervisors, managers, and senior executives.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, teach, and develop employees.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to results.
• Ability to make decisions, establish accountability, and follow through.
• Willingness to spend significant time on the manufacturing floor.
• Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience preferred.

Responsabilités

• Direct and manage the day-to-day operations of assigned manufacturing departments.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, line leaders, and production employees.
• Organize labor, equipment, materials, and production schedules to meet operating and customer requirements.
• Meet production, quality, safety, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Monitor productivity, downtime, scrap, quality, labor utilization, and manufacturing performance.
• Identify production problems and take responsibility for resolving them.
• Work closely with maintenance, engineering, quality, purchasing, shipping, and senior management.
• Improve workflow, productivity, equipment utilization, housekeeping, and operating discipline.
• Build and maintain a strong safety culture.
• Coach supervisors in leadership, communication, accountability, and employee development.
• Establish and maintain effective employee training programs.
• Support Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and waste‑reduction initiatives.
• Participate in equipment improvements, installations, modernization projects, and capital planning.
• Support budgeting, labor planning, cost control, and operating performance.
• Use production data and performance metrics to identify problems and opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain high standards for product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Develop the technical knowledge and management capability necessary to assume substantially greater production responsibility over time.

Connaissances

Manufacturing leadership

Supervisory experience

Mechanical aptitude

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Lean manufacturing

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Outils

Industrial equipment systems

Description du poste

Riverdale Mills Corporation in Northbridge, Massachusetts seeks an experienced Production Manager to lead day-to-day operations on the factory floor, supervise hourly staff, and drive safety, quality and on-time delivery.

This hands-on role develops into senior leadership within approximately two years, requiring strong mechanical and technical aptitude, a solid grasp of Lean manufacturing, and the ability to coach and develop teams while collaborating with maintenance, engineering and quality