Lean Production Leader: Safety, Quality & Throughput

IDEX; St. Albans (VT); On-site; USD 88,200 - 132,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

PTO

Job summary

IDEX is seeking a Production Manager for STC Material Solutions – Ceramics in the US to ensure safe, efficient operations and drive continuous improvement. You will lead production across departments, align with safety and quality goals, and partner with Engineering and HR to optimize staffing and training.

Responsibilities include coordinating master production schedules, reducing waste, and reporting metrics to leadership, with a focus on safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Industrial Engineering or equivalent training and experience with a preference for planning & logistics management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and ERP systems
• Sound quality practices and understanding of Quality Management Systems, Lean Manufacturing, and Business Process Optimization
• Excellent leadership, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to subordinates, peers, and management

Responsibilities

• Organizes and manages a team of production leaders and directs the work of all production activities, including ensuring control and compliance to the quality management system’s established processes and operating procedures and the master production schedule
• Lead and collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering team to stabilize and improve manufacturing processes to produce repeatable results
• Work in collaboration with department managers and people leaders to identify non-value-added waste in the manufacturing process
• Communicate and report production and process performance metrics to production teams, plant operations staff, and functional leaders
• Ensure that production targets and delivery requirements are met on a daily and weekly basis, by diagnosing existing manufacturing processes and workflows to identify and recommend process design changes and opportunities to improve existing procedures, work instructions, and related tools to meet the requirements of workflow processes
• Continually ensure equipment and all safety measures are in place, and that all plant personnel have the required safety training
• Promptly addresses safety issues to ensure all processes and procedures follow regulatory requirements
• Focus on daily customer and process-related issues to improve customer satisfaction and achieving quality goals by defining and implementing projects and processes that facilitate sustained improvements in people, quality, on-time delivery, and process efficiencies
• Coordinates and implements strategies related to material, people, and communication flow to ensure timely completion and support of the master production schedule, physical inventory and warehouse plans
• Works with production planning to establish priorities for production; scheduling work immediately as orders are received, rather than waiting until deadlines approach
• Works collaboratively with Engineering and Quality management team to ensure all expectations of our customers with to respect to quality and on-time delivery are met
• Partners with Manufacturing Engineering Manager for new product and process development and introductions
• Develop, implement, and monitor training, qualification and development programs for new and experienced operators, team leaders, and production leaders
• Works closely with Human Resources department to achieve optimal staffing levels, staffing assignments, and employee productivity
• Perform performance reviews and develop and reinforce career and talent development plans for direct and indirect labor employees
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Presentation

Team collaboration

Lean Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Industrial Engineering

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

IDEX is seeking a Production Manager for STC Material Solutions – Ceramics in the US to ensure safe, efficient operations and drive continuous improvement. You will lead production across departments, align with safety and quality goals, and partner with Engineering and HR to optimize staffing and training.

Responsibilities include coordinating master production schedules, reducing waste, and reporting metrics to leadership, with a focus on safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.