Production Manager

Research Group; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Research Group in Ohio seeks a seasoned Production Operations Leader to oversee 24/7 manufacturing and drive continuous improvement across the plant.

You will manage production flow, troubleshoot issues, mentor staff, and foster a safe, high‑quality culture while delivering on-time shipments and budget targets. The role requires strong leadership, experience with Lean methods and ERP systems such as SAP, and the ability to build effective teams across shifts.

Qualifications

• A HS diploma with an equivalent combination of education and experience; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 8+ years in Production Operations, preferably in a 24/7 plant.
• 3+ years in Supervisory/Management roles managing large teams.
• Experience with Lean, Kaizen, LMS or similar tools.
• OSHA knowledge and a safety-oriented mindset.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook; ERP/SAP experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads all aspects of 24/7 manufacturing operations to meet goals and customer expectations.
• Manages plant manufacturing functions across shifts to ensure on-time production and shipment.
• Plans production flow, troubleshoots issues, handles staffing, and monitors schedules.
• Develops employees, fosters growth, and builds a motivated team.
• Drives world-class safety culture and eliminates unsafe acts.
• Implements sustainable processes to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
• Identifies improvements across process, equipment, and staffing.
• Champions lean, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Safety culture

Leadership

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Kaizen

Microsoft Office

Team management

Education

HS diploma

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

• Leads all aspects of the 24/7 manufacturing operations and development activities of the plant to achieve short and long-term goals to meet customer and company expectations.
• Leads the manufacturing functions in the plant on all shifts to ensure on-time production and shipment of conforming products and materials; Including: planning the production flow, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, handling staff issues, and monitoring production orders and schedules.
• Develops and engages with all employees to develop a favorable employee relations environment; work with staff members on their personal growth and development goals to ensure employees feel encouraged and motivated to contribute at their full potential.
• Drives world-class processes in the areas of EH&S, developing a solid safety culture within the plant to achieve an accident-free work environment, providing prompt and effective action to eliminate unsafe acts or conditions as they become apparent.
• Develops and implements sustainable manufacturing processes needed to manufacture high-quality products on time, ensuring scrap levels remain below budgeted metrics.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement across the plant in relation to process, equipment, facilities and staffing to drive implementation in a spirit of continuous improvement.
• Drives the implementation and execution of robust quality systems to ensure product quality meets and exceeds customer expectations.
• Build a team that is dedicated and committed to excellence, with open communication, where all team members have a voice.
• Execute on technical skills, problem solving skills, risk management, run an operation – SS, RTO (required to operate – manpower needed on a daily basis), lean manufacturing.
• KPI: Reduce scrap production, standardize operations on all shifts, improve First Pass Yield, implement 5S and lean processes, foster quality, lean, and safety culture, improve accountability, formalize training and qualification process, train all team members, develop succession plan within the shift.
• Maintains technical expertise on plant products, processes and operations.
• Supports and implements corporate initiatives and directives through indirect influence with the leadership team.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A HS diploma with an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered; A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in Production Operations…Preferably in a 24/7 plant with continuous operations.
• 3+ years of experience in Supervisory/Management roles managing large direct and indirect teams.
• Any Manufacturing Industry is acceptable…Continuous Processing is ideal…Plastics, Rubber, Chemicals, Steel, etc.
• A proven Leader with the ability to motivate people; someone who can recruit, hire, train and develop team mates within a success planning environment
• Ability to promote company culture, create a desirable work environment and influence employee retention.
• Demonstrated experience with Lean production, Process Improvement tools, Kaizen, LMS, etc.
• Safety mentality/oriented, able to foster a safety culture, basic OSHA knowledge.
• Computer tech savvy (word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, Teams), ERP systems knowledge, SAP experience a plus.
• Clear understanding of effective manufacturing practices in the areas of safety, quality, cost, productivity, and delivery.

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