Production Manager

West Fraser; Lanett (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

401k with company match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

On-the-job training

Promotions from within

Job summary

West Fraser in Lanett, AL is seeking a Production Manager to lead the OSB production crews, ensure safe operation of equipment, quality OSB, and achievement of production targets. You will direct production and labor, mentor supervisors, drive efficiency, and implement tracking and quality systems while coordinating with senior staff on safety, finance, and purchasing.

The role emphasizes building teamwork, accountability, and a culture of safety and internal promotion as the company grows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading a manufacturing production team.
• BS or BA diploma or equivalent experience.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Ability to define expectations and hold teams accountable.
• Experience improving efficiency and margin.

Responsibilities

• Review schedules and staffing needs to meet production targets.
• Direct and coordinate production and labor for margin improvement.
• Develop or implement production tracking and quality systems.
• Mentor personnel and promote efficiency and leadership.
• Lead process improvements to gain efficiencies.
• Communicate clearly with team members to minimize miscommunications.
• Coordinate with senior staff on safety, finance, and purchasing.
• Lead by example and support overall company goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the General Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing

Production scheduling

Quality control

Safety compliance

Communication

Team mentoring

Problem solving

Education

BS or BA diploma

Job description

At West Fraser, our Production Manager is responsible for the crews' leadership, operation, and staffing for the daily production of oriented strand board (OSB). The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring safe operation of equipment, quality of OSB, achieving production targets, and ensuring that operator-level maintenance is performed on all equipment at a very high standard.

What you will do:

• Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning manufacturing requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering headcount and budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Direct and coordinate production and labor to gain margin improvement
• Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyze the production, quality control, or other operational reports to detect production problems
• Mentor assigned personnel and promote efficiency and build leadership and team skills
• Direct process improvements in the work area to gain efficiencies
• Communicate effectively with all team members and ensure miscommunications are minimized
• Coordinate with other senior staff members on personnel, safety, finance, and purchasing issues, looking for ways to increase and enhance all functional areas
• Lead by example
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the General Manager

Requirements you will need:

• Demonstrated success leading a manufacturing production team with at least 5 years i n a manufacturing environment.
• BS or BA diploma or equivalent experience
• Strong leadership/PEOPLE experience in growing and developing supervisors
• Ability to work as part of a team and deliver value to the team
• Experience developing methods or procedures to gain efficiency and margin improvement
• Ability to define and communicate expectations and then hold people accountable
• Set performance standards and monitor individual and team performance
• Training others to gain efficiency and increase production levels

What Will Make You Stand Out:

• Demonstrated success leading a manufacturing organization as an OSB Production manager
• Mentoring, coaching, and leading others
• Directing others to successful completion of tasks
• People and team-building skills
• Problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
• Leading and setting the example with safety
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships and maintain them over time
• Analyze data to make informed operational decisions

Our highly competitive compensation package and outstanding benefits include:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Vision
• 401k with company match
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

West Fraser is a diversified North American wood products company producing southern yellow pine lumber and wood chips across the Southern US and Western Canada. We are the largest lumber producer in North America!

Our employees operate in a culture that values safety first and rewards hard work. We recognize and support our team culture and focus on growing our team by promoting from within – many of our employees have built their careers with us. West Fraser is a growing company that believes strongly in promoting from within and prides itself on providing a challenging environment with continuous development. The successful candidate should be interested in future growth opportunities within the company.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations, and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of the diverse communities we are a part of. We will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin, or any other protected legal characteristic.

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace

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3 years: Manufacturing management