Production Manager

Gilder Search Group; Oswego (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

401K with match

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Production Manager for the Southeast Kansas facility to run second-shift operations. This hands-on role owns daily output, safety, quality, and hourly team performance, coordinating with maintenance, quality, and procurement to keep momentum and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has an associate degree or two-year technical schooling and proven production supervision experience in manufacturing, plus the ability to lead hourly teams on a second shift.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or two-year technical school preferred; equivalent floor experience considered
• Prior production supervision or management experience in a manufacturing plant
• Comfortable leading hourly teams on an off-shift with limited overhead support
• Able to read specifications, blueprints, and job orders
• Track record improving safety, quality, throughput, or cost on a production floor
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; comfortable with production/ERP reporting
• Willing and able to work second shift long-term

Responsibilities

• Own second-shift production output, hitting daily and weekly volume and on-time targets
• Lead, direct, and develop the hourly production team through the shift
• Enforce a safe, accident-free floor and drive safety accountability
• Hold quality standards and reduce nonconformance, scrap, and rework
• Set and adjust production priorities as equipment, materials, or orders shift; coordinate with maintenance, quality, and procurement to protect throughput
• Read production, quality, and maintenance reports and act on the root cause
• Drive continuous improvement in labor, equipment, and facility utilization

Job description

#jobalert | DIRECT HIRE | PRODUCTION MANAGER | MANUFACTURING | Southeast KS

A well-established manufacturer of pre-engineered products for the water, agricultural, and industrial markets is hiring a Production Manager to run second-shift operations at its facility in Southeast KS. This is a hands-on floor leadership role: you own daily output, safety, quality, and the performance of the hourly team across your shift. You'll set priorities against the schedule, remove bottlenecks in real time, and coordinate with maintenance, quality, and procurement to keep product moving. Strong performers here move production numbers, cut waste, and build a shift crew that runs clean and safe without being micromanaged.

• Anticipated $80K-$90K, based on experience
• Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K w/ match, PTO, holidays
• Second shift

Overview

• Own second-shift production output, hitting daily and weekly volume and on-time targets
• Lead, direct, and develop the hourly production team through the shift
• Enforce a safe, accident-free floor and drive safety accountability
• Hold quality standards and reduce nonconformance, scrap, and rework
• Set and adjust production priorities as equipment, materials, or orders shiftCoordinate with maintenance, quality, and procurement to protect throughput
• Read production, quality, and maintenance reports and act on the root cause
• Drive continuous improvement in labor, equipment, and facility utilization

Preferred Skills / Experiences

• Associate degree or two-year technical school preferred; equivalent floor experience considered
• Prior production supervision or management experience in a manufacturing plant
• Comfortable leading hourly teams on an off-shift with limited overhead support
• Able to read specifications, blueprints, and job orders
• Track record improving safety, quality, throughput, or cost on a production floor
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; comfortable with production/ERP reporting
• Willing and able to work second shift long-term

KEYWORDS:

production manager, production supervisor, manufacturing manager, plant operations, shift manager, second shift, metal fabrication, steel fabrication, welding operations, production planning, continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, 5S, KPI, throughput, on-time delivery, scrap reduction, safety management, OSHA, ERP, MRP, blueprint reading, quality control, team leadership, hourly workforce, manufacturing operations

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