Production Manager: Truck Equipment & Paint Ops Leader

Aebi Schmidt USA; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with Company Match

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Life & Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO) Program

Paid Holidays

IL Sick Time

PPE reimbursement

Job summary

MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT, an Aebi Schmidt brand located in Joliet, Illinois, is seeking a Production Manager to coordinate and manage shop operations including Truck Equipment installation, Paint, Quality Control and Pick Up & Delivery under the Plant Manager. The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement across departments.

The incumbent will lead production activities, train personnel, establish standard work procedures, and drive process optimization while ensuring adherence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in vehicle or other industrial equipment assembly.
• 5+ years' experience leading people.
• Working knowledge of Excel, ERP Systems, Word, Outlook, Teams.
• Experience with defined problem-solving methodologies (3L – 5 Why).
• Ability to work with teams to establish standard work procedures.

Responsibilities

• Allocates resources, provides feedback, and ensures organized production.
• Assign tasks, assist, and train other personnel to support future growth.
• Determine work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Assign duties and examine work for exactness, neatness and conformance to policies and procedures.
• Troubleshoot issues on the shop floor and resolve problems to keep projects moving.
• Communicates across multiple departments.
• Demonstrates leadership behaviors that support our Company Values.
• Advocate plant and employee safety, ensuring safety procedures are followed.
• Create a continuous improvement environment.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem solving

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

ERP Systems

Word

Outlook

Teams

Job description

MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT, an Aebi Schmidt brand located in Joliet, Illinois, is seeking a Production Manager to coordinate and manage shop operations including Truck Equipment installation, Paint, Quality Control and Pick Up & Delivery under the Plant Manager. The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement across departments.

The incumbent will lead production activities, train personnel, establish standard work procedures, and drive process optimization while ensuring adherence