Production Manager

Join a team where strong leadership, employee development, and continuous improvement drive success. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about building high-performing teams, fostering a positive workplace culture, and leading manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.

As a Production Manager, you will oversee daily manufacturing operations while creating an environment where employees are engaged, supported, and empowered to deliver exceptional results in a safe and collaborative workplace.

Duties:

Including but not limited to:

• Lead manufacturing operations to achieve goals related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development.
• Foster a positive workplace culture built on trust, respect, accountability, inclusion, and open communication.
• Maintain a visible presence on the production floor to engage with employees, understand challenges, remove barriers, recognize contributions, and strengthen working relationships.
• Coach, mentor, and develop supervisors and team leaders while supporting succession planning and future leadership development.
• Promote employee engagement by ensuring team members are informed, involved, and connected to organizational goals and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support efforts to attract, retain, and develop employees while creating opportunities for professional growth, skill development, and career advancement.
• Recognize individual and team accomplishments that contribute to safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement.
• Encourage employee feedback and use it to improve the work environment and overall employee experience.
• Demonstrate integrity, accountability, empathy, and servant leadership in all interactions.
• Support strategic planning and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Maintain a safe, productive, and positive work environment.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to servant leadership and employee development.
• Proven ability to build high-performing teams through trust, coaching, communication, and accountability.
• Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to create employee engagement while maintaining a positive workplace culture.
• Effective conflict resolution and communication skills.
• Ability to lead organizational change while maintaining employee commitment and morale.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, best practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience.
• Five or more years of plant management, general management, or manufacturing leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with manufacturing practices, methods, and process improvement programs required.
• Participation in employer-sponsored continuing education may be required.

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing plant environment with regular time spent on the production floor.
• Local travel during the business day may be required, with occasional overnight travel.

This is a fast-growing staffing and engineering services firm. With strong Midwest values and more than 20 years of experience, we aim to build meaningful, long-lasting relationships with all our clients.