Production Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 78,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillips 66 is seeking a Production Manager for the Sterling Heights, MI area. The role emphasizes turning ambiguity into actionable business work and shaping how work is done with a performance-driven approach.

You will lead process audits, analyze data to reveal trends, and ensure the scorecard outcomes drive decisions. The position offers a growth plan, mentorship, and benefits, with a salary range of $78,000 to $121,000 on offer.

Qualifications

• Experience with strategic planning and process optimization.
• Strong analytical mindset with data-driven decision making.
• Willingness to document processes promptly.

Responsibilities

• Audit existing processes and recommend high-impact improvements
• Analyze customer and sales data to surface actionable trends
• Keep the Production Manager scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity
• Untangle which Process Engineering costs are fixed and which you can actually move
• Sequence the rollout so MI regions don't all break at once
• Build the financial case for hiring before the business team drowns
• Pressure-test new market entries before Phillips 66 commits real budget
• Decide the one number this quarter's business effort lives or dies by

Skills

Strategic Planning

Six Sigma

Quality Assurance

Facilitation

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Phillips 66 needs a Production Manager who can sit with ambiguity long enough to make it small, then make it actionable. Rare is the manager opening that pairs $78,000 - $121,000 with the freedom to shape business work the way this Sterling Heights one does.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit existing processes and recommend high-impact improvements
• Analyze customer and sales data to surface actionable trends
• Keep the Production Manager scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity
• Untangle which Process Engineering costs are fixed and which you can actually move
• Sequence the rollout so MI regions don't all break at once
• Build the financial case for hiring before the business team drowns
• Pressure-test new market entries before Phillips 66 commits real budget
• Decide the one number this quarter's business effort lives or dies by

What You'll Bring

• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your business craft
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• Real proficiency with Strategic Planning, plus willingness to learn Facilitation fast
• Equal parts Six Sigma depth and Quality Assurance curiosity
• Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level

Everything Phillips 66 ships starts as a performance-driven argument in a Sterling Heights conference room about how G-code should really work. You'll find a flat structure where the best argument wins, regardless of title.

You will see $78,000 - $121,000 on the offer, plus a growth plan, a mentor, and benefits tuned for life beyond the Sterling Heights office.

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