Production Manager

Green Bay Packaging; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Company 401(k)

Job summary

Green Bay Packaging is seeking a Production Manager to lead day-to-day production operations in a high-mix/low-volume pressure-sensitive label environment, ensuring safety, consistency, and efficiency across shifts.

The role emphasizes frontline coaching, equipment reliability, labor planning, and continuous improvement, with a focus on safety, quality, on-time delivery, and waste reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field; 5+ years leadership experience.
• Experience in pressure-sensitive labels or related manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading frontline teams in fast-paced operations.
• Knowledge of labeling processes, laminating, and quality principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead production execution across shifts and supervise first and third shift teams.
• Set daily priorities, allocate labor, troubleshoot issues to meet customer schedules.
• Drive safety, quality, on-time delivery, throughput, waste reduction, and changeover efficiency.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
• Develop frontline employees through coaching, training, and accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing leadership

Safety

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/Operations

Tools

Pressure-sensitive materials knowledge

Job description

Position Overview

The Production Manager leads day-to-day production operations in a specialty, high-mix/low-volume pressure-sensitive label manufacturing environment. This role is accountable for safe, consistent, and efficient production; strong floor leadership; on-time delivery; product quality; waste reduction; equipment uptime; and alignment across first and third shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead production execution across first and third shifts, including direct leadership of first-shift production teams and accountability for the third-shift supervisor.
• Set daily priorities, allocate labor effectively, troubleshoot production issues, and ensure schedules are executed to meet customer expectations.
• Drive performance in safety, quality, on-time delivery, throughput, waste reduction, changeover effectiveness, and operational consistency. Partner with Quality to resolve complaints, nonconformances, root causes, and corrective actions while reinforcing a quality-first culture.
• Work closely with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, minimize downtime, support preventive maintenance, and prioritize production‑critical issues.
• Develop frontline employees and supervisors through coaching, training, feedback, accountability, and consistent production‑floor presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field; 5+ years of equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will also be considered.
• Progressive manufacturing leadership experience in pressure-sensitive labels, label converting, packaging conversion, printing, laminating, or a related industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading frontline production teams in a fast‑paced operation with shifting priorities and customer demands.
• Working knowledge of pressure-sensitive adhesive materials, wide‑web handling, laminating, production scheduling, labor planning, safety, quality, and continuous improvement principles.

Compensation & Benefits

In addition to a competitive wage, the selected candidate will enjoy a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, wellness programs, STD, LTD, life insurance and company matching 401(k). Green Bay Packaging benefits may vary by position or division.

Company Overview

Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a family‑owned, vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin containerboard mills, pressure‑sensitive label roll stock plants, timberlands, a paper slitting operation, and a sawmill facility. Headquartered in Green Bay, WI, Green Bay Packaging Inc. employs over 5,000 team members and operates more than 40 facilities in 16 states. Green Bay Packaging is committed to innovative product development, sustainable forestry practices, and emphasizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement. For more information, visit gbp.com.

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