Hands-On Production Manager — Lean Ops for Growth

Ace Sanitary; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace Sanitary in Ohio is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to lead daily operations across Fabrication, Laser Engraving, Warehouse, and Cleanroom Assembly. You will build leadership, staffing, training, and operating systems to scale from ~30 to ~60 employees across two shifts while delivering on our speed and quality promises.

The role emphasizes safety, first-pass quality, on-time delivery, and continuous improvement using Lean concepts like 6S and Kaizen.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, preferably in assembly, fabrication, or a regulated environment.
• Experience leading supervisors and multifunctional production teams.
• Proven success managing safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee performance.
• Experience with production scheduling, labor-capacity planning, workflow management, and bottleneck resolution.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement methods.
• Experience using ERP/MRP or similar production-planning systems.
• Strong leadership, coaching, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and hold Production Supervisors accountable for team performance and daily priorities.
• Build staffing, shift-leadership, training, and succession plans to support growth across two shifts.
• Partner with Human Resources and supervisors on hiring, onboarding, performance management, development, and retention.
• Promote cross-training, skill development, and advancement opportunities.
• Maintain a visible, hands‑on presence on the production floor.
• Lead daily workflow across Fabrication, Laser Engraving, Warehouse and Cleanroom Assembly.
• Turn customer demand into achievable schedules, labor plans, and shift priorities.
• Optimize labor, equipment, material flow, throughput, capacity, and overtime.
• Remove bottlenecks affecting productivity, lead time, and on-time delivery.
• Establish production meetings, visual management, standard work, and clear escalation processes.
• Use operating data to communicate performance, risks, trends, and recovery plans.
• Partner with Continuous Improvement to apply 6S, Kaizen, Lean manufacturing, and structured problem‑solving.
• Lead improvements that reduce waste and cost while improving quality, capacity, and customer service.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Safety compliance

ERP/MRP

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Job description

Ace Sanitary in Ohio is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to lead daily operations across Fabrication, Laser Engraving, Warehouse, and Cleanroom Assembly. You will build leadership, staffing, training, and operating systems to scale from ~30 to ~60 employees across two shifts while delivering on our speed and quality promises.

The role emphasizes safety, first-pass quality, on-time delivery, and continuous improvement using Lean concepts like 6S and Kaizen.