Production Leader: Lean Ops & Continuous Improvement

Greenheck Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 145,000; Full time

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Financial Security

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Rewards & Recognition

Wellbeing & Mental Health

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Job summary

Greenheck Group is seeking a Production Manager to lead daily production operations, drive productivity, and collaborate with sales, engineering, and logistics to meet production and delivery targets.

The role requires 6–8 years of manufacturing leadership experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field, with a focus on continuous improvement and lean principles. Base compensation includes competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 6-8 years of relevant work experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
• 4 Year / Bachelor Degree in supply chain, operations management, engineering, business administration, management, or a related field of study or equivalent years of job experience.
• Continuous improvement training
• Lean manufacturing training

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of hourly production employees and may supervise other production supervisors, material specialist, and manufacturing support roles.
• Planning, monitoring, executing, and communicating the daily, monthly, and annual production goals.
• Assists and provide input for the sales and operations plan to meet financial targets and customer service objectives looking out at a rolling 12-month window.
• Coordinate activities among various internal departments that can affect the production process (i.e. scheduling, engineering, production management, shipping, inventory control, sales, and purchasing).
• Monitor daily variance to plan, implement capacity adjustments (overtime, flex labor, recommended capital investment, etc.) to execute S&O Plan.
• Lead Value Streams and Production areas, identifying and executing continuous improvement projects that achieve productivity goals and maximize efficiency.
• Work with Material Specialists to define procedures to ensure proper inventory management.
• Ensure the proper maintenance and optimal performance of production machinery and equipment.
• Maintain work areas to meet or exceed company 5S and safety standards.
• Participate in root cause analysis on safety incidents to prevent reoccurring issues.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement activities that enhance our key performance indicators, improve safety culture and/or advance our team member relations.
• Participate and lead activities relating to the 5S and Safety Teams when necessary.
• Continuous improvement of productivity and efficiencies through effective team member engagement, labor planning, lean manufacturing principles, and materials planning.
• Develop cross-training plans and encourage continued development of our team members.
• Meet or exceed customer service expectations which include quality and on-time shipping.
• Maintain good working knowledge of current labor agreements (where applicable), regional labor policies, and any applicable government regulations.
• Participate in labor agreement negotiations (where applicable).
• Provide input to manufacturing engineering functions to improve productivity including plant layout, process flow, routings/labor standards, work methods, capital equipment, and quality levels.
• Provide guidance and support for the corporate maintenance initiatives.
• Represent manufacturing with outside visitors such as company tours, applicants in the interview process or vendors/suppliers as needed.

Education

Bachelor Degree in supply chain, operations management, engineering, business administration, management, or related field

Job description

Greenheck Group is seeking a Production Manager to lead daily production operations, drive productivity, and collaborate with sales, engineering, and logistics to meet production and delivery targets.

The role requires 6–8 years of manufacturing leadership experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field, with a focus on continuous improvement and lean principles. Base compensation includes competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.