Production Manager

Location: Elizabethtown NC (Onsite)

Reports To: Director, Operations

Position Summary:

The Production Manager is responsible for leading and managing a defined value stream to achieve world-class performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, engagement, and RBS (Lean/Continuous Improvement). This role ensures operational excellence through disciplined execution, team development, and continuous improvement while delivering on customer commitments and business objectives.

Responsibilities:

Safety:

• Champion a zero-incident culture through visible leadership and accountability
• Lead proactive risk identification, hazard mitigation, and incident investigations
• Ensure compliance: Maintain a clean and safe work environment in compliance with OSHA (US), EPA (US), and other relevant environmental regulations.
• Drive employee engagement in safety initiatives and continuous improvement

Quality:

• Ensure products meet or exceed customer and regulatory requirements
• Improve first-pass yield and reduce scrap/rework
• Foster a culture of "quality at the source" and operator ownership

Delivery:

• Meet or exceed customer delivery commitments (OTD On-Time Delivery)
• Manage production schedules and flow to optimize throughput
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks within the value stream
• Collaborate with supply chain and planning to ensure material availability

Cost:

• Own financial performance of the value stream, including labor productivity and cost control
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through waste elimination and process improvements
• Manage budget adherence and support forecasting activities

Engagement:

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and frontline teams
• Build a high-performance, accountable, and engaged workforce
• Support talent development, succession planning, and skills progression
• Drive employee engagement through communication, recognition, and involvement

RBS (Ralliant Business System):

• Drive implementation and sustainment of RBS/Lean principles and tools (e.g., daily management, standard work, Kaizen, visual management)
• Lead daily Gemba walks and performance reviews
• Identify and execute continuous improvement initiatives aligned with business goals
• Promote problem-solving using structured methodologies (e.g., A3, 5 Whys, PSP)

Core competencies:

• Leadership and team development
• Data-driven decision making
• Problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Change management
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Accountability and ownership of results
• Business Case Justification & Development

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business or related field highly desired
• Experience: 5-8 years experience managing manufacturing teams
• Experience in a metric driven organization focusing on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and inventory.
• Proven ability and aspiration to grow into broader leadership roles with increased scope and responsibility.

Pay Range: The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 91700.00-170100.00