Production Manager

Lead daily operations for the Air cooled Heat Exchangers shop: staffing, floor coverage, production scheduling and on-time delivery

Achieve direct operating expense targets for the department and manage a profitable operation by minimizing manufacturing variances

Ensure safe work practices and compliance with EHS and regulatory standards; lead safety huddles and near miss reviews and incident investigations

Maintain standard work, work instructions, and visual management systems; ensure operators are properly trained

Track and report KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People) through tiered daily management (Tier 1-3)

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 career focused courses 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 efforts 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

Experience: 58+ 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).

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Experience implementing TPM and SMED

Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar QMS

Experience with EHS programs

Experience managing a cost center or production budget

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field - or equivalent experience.

We offer attractive, competitive compensation and benefits including, medical, dental, 401k, short-term disability, AD&D, tuition reimbursement, and more. If you take pride in your work and are committed to personal and professional success, let's talk. Zobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi-national corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.