Production Manager: Lean Operations Leader

Chart Industries, Inc.

Tulsa (OK)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401k with employer match

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Chart Industries, located in Tulsa, OK, seeks a Production Manager to lead the ACHES shop operations, drive Lean improvements, and ensure safe, on-time delivery across three Tulsa locations on a rotating schedule.

Responsibilities include staffing, scheduling, KPI tracking, and collaboration with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, and HR to meet production goals and develop capabilities. Safety sensitive role with first shift emphasis.

Qualifications

Experience: 5–8+ years in manufacturing operations; 3+ years leading a production area in fabrication/assembly environments.
Lean/CI Experience: Measurable success applying Lean tools and leading improvement events.
Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with fabrication/assembly processes such as sheet metal, welding, machining, and testing.
Leadership: Strong coaching, communication, conflict resolution, and change management skills.
Data & Systems: Proficient with Excel/Sheets and ERP/MES systems (JDE, SAP, Oracle, Epicor).
Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field - or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Lead daily operations for ACHES shop: staffing, floor coverage, production scheduling and on-time delivery.
Achieve direct operating expense targets and manage a profitable operation by minimizing manufacturing variances.
Ensure safe work practices and compliance with EHS and regulatory standards; lead safety huddles and incident investigations.
Maintain standard work, work instructions, and visual management systems; ensure operators are trained.
Track and report KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People) through tiered daily management.
Partner with Planning/Supply Chain to ensure material availability and communicate capacity constraints.
Lead root cause investigations for defects, delays, and downtime; drive corrective and preventive actions.
Develop and train supervisors and coordinators through increased responsibilities and stretch assignments.
Implement Lean tools such as 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Kanban, SMED, and Poka Yoke.
Lead waste elimination across motion, waiting, overproduction, inventory, defects, transport, and over processing.
Facilitate Kaizen events and rapid improvement workshops with documentation of charter, baseline, and results.
Drive OEE improvement by partnering with Maintenance on preventive and predictive maintenance needs.
Use data to identify bottlenecks, establish takt time, optimize line balance, and improve flow.
Build continuous improvement capability across the team through training and coaching.
Partner with Quality to improve process capability (Cp/Cpk), reduce defect rates, and strengthen first pass yield.
Ensure adherence to customer specifications through layered process audits and mistake proofing.
Connect employee engagement and shop performance metrics to customer outcomes.
Recruit, onboard, and develop ACHES shop team members; maintain skill matrices and cross training plans.
Recognize and reward behaviors that support safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Provide performance coaching and corrective action when necessary; maintain a high accountability culture.
Maintain accurate ERP/MES production records, including labor, WIP, scrap, and rework.
Prepare weekly and monthly production and performance reports with action plans.
Ensure OSHA and company EHS compliance; participate in audits and customer visits.
Regular time spent on the shop floor with exposure to noise and machinery.
Ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 50 lbs.
PPE required (glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hat, vest).
Primarily first shift with occasional off shift support.