Production Manager II — Lean Operations Leader

Quanex Building Products Corporation; Statesville (AL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 5% company match

ESPP 15% return

Medical, Dental & Vision plans

Disability & life insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Tuition support

Employee Resource Groups

Monthly leadership webinars

Air-conditioned facility

Job summary

Quanex Building Products Corporation, located in Statesville, NC, is seeking a Production Manager II to lead shop-floor operations, including production, shipping/receiving, maintenance, and grounds. You will establish leadership for safety, training, and continuous improvement, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with quality outcomes.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience, plus knowledge of lean

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business Administration or 7+ years of equivalent combination of education and experience in a managerial role within manufacturing is required.
• Experience in production, production control, engineering and supervision essential.
• Must have thorough knowledge of product offerings and product/process capabilities.
• Must have fundamental understanding and experience with lean manufacturing.
• ERP/Scheduling knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Establishes leadership to area of assigned responsibility, to support development and implementation of programs regarding safety, employment, labor relations, management training, manpower planning, technical expertise, and customer relations.
• Ensures all production orders are completed on schedule, per budget, and at the quality levels developed by management to satisfy internal and external customers.
• Manages the development and training of reporting personnel in manufacturing processes, JIT, quality assurance, employee relations, safety and continuous improvement.
• Works with materials to ensure achievement of proper inventory turns as defined by support sales service objectives.
• Manages the weekly production planning forecasts based on customer input and information from the Plant Manager, Customer Service, Materials Management, Engineering, and Sales.
• Ensures the implementation and maintenance of a quality system that ensures metrics are met and 100% on-time delivery the first time.
• Supports plant initiatives and directives regarding safety, quality, production, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Production management

Lean manufacturing

People management

Shipping/receiving ops

JIT processes

Safety & quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Tools

ERP systems

Scheduling software

Job description

Quanex Building Products Corporation, located in Statesville, NC, is seeking a Production Manager II to lead shop-floor operations, including production, shipping/receiving, maintenance, and grounds. You will establish leadership for safety, training, and continuous improvement, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with quality outcomes.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience, plus knowledge of lean