Production Manager, EMV

Giesecke+Devrient; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (PPO and HDHP)

Dental

Vision

401K with employer match

Short/long term disability

Life insurance

Flexible spending (HC/DCF)

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Giesecke+Devrient in Bolingbrook, IL is seeking an experienced Production Operations Leader for the EMV manufacturing department. You will oversee daily EMV production, ensure safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost control while developing a high-performing operations team.

Lead Lean initiatives, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to resolve issues and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing/operations leadership experience.
• Strong analytical skills and statistical reasoning.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and GMP principles.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily EMV production operations to meet output, quality, and delivery targets.
• Collaborate with maintenance to ensure equipment uptime and rapid issue resolution.
• Implement Lean manufacturing, standard work, and process optimization initiatives.
• Manage departmental budget and provide monthly performance insights.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and production staff.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

G+D makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

At Payment Technology, our mission is to be at the start of every transaction and to make it secure and simple. We also create contemporary payment and banking solutions for our digital age. As a one-stop shop, we produce and personalise hundreds of millions of payment cards every year and store their "digital twins" - mobile and digital. Would you like to actively shape the digital transformation with us?

Job Summary

Responsible for leading all production operations within the EMV manufacturing department, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality output. Accountable for achieving departmental KPIs in safety, scrap reduction, productivity, on-time delivery, and cost control, while developing a high-performing operations team. Drives performance through Lean manufacturing, KPI management, and strong team leadership. Partners with maintenance to ensure equipment uptime and availability.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Lead daily EMV production operations to meet output, quality, and delivery targets.
• Execute production schedules and ensure alignment with customer requirements and inventory accuracy.
• Monitor and improve KPIs: safety, scrap, efficiency, throughput, cost.
• Collaborate with maintenance to ensure equipment uptime and rapid issue resolution.

Quality and Continuous Improvement

• Reduce scrap and rework through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with EMV, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement Lean manufacturing, standard work, and process optimization initiatives.

Cost & Performance Management

• Manage departmental budget and drive cost-reduction initiatives.
• Provide monthly performance and P&L insights to leadership.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and production staff.
• Ensure training, cross-training, and skill development to support operational flexibility.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to resolve issues and improve performance.
• Support new product introductions and process changes.

Accountabilities

• Quality of finished goods.
• Meeting production and shipping schedules.
• Compliance with and attainment of departmental KPIs.
• Maintaining and achieving scrap reduction goals.
• Safety & Environmental Compliance.
• Workforce training and development.
• General maintenance and performance of the department.

Job Specifications

• Work performed in a light industrial setting.
• Exposure to shop noise.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, reach, and move about facilities.
• Travel, including international.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing/operations leadership experience.
• Strong analytical skills, including statistical reasoning.
• Experience with operational controls, manufacturing processes, logistics, safety, and quality systems.
• Demonstrated leadership experience developing teams and driving performance.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and GMP principles.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• High standards of personal integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the plastic card, EMV, or secure card manufacturing industry.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $125,000-$145,000 and is eligible for an annual bonus. Benefits offered to eligible employees include, medical (PPO and HDHP with HSA), dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, 401K w/ employer match, short/long term disability, life insurance, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending, EAP, commuter benefits, education assistance, pet insurance, legal, and more.