Onsite Production Manager

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About the role

  • Production Manager managing operations to achieve objectives across safety, quality, and delivery. Leading teams, enhancing performance, and ensuring compliance in manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for leading and managing production operations to achieve plant objectives across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement.
  • Ensure operational excellence through strong leadership, disciplined execution of standard work, continuous improvement, and accountability for key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Lead and manage daily production activities to ensure safe, efficient, and timely execution of production plans.
  • Own and drive performance against departmental KPIs, including Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity, and Engagement.
  • Ensure production output meets customer requirements for quantity, quality, and on-time delivery.
  • Monitor and manage production area financial performance, including scrap, MRO, overtime, and other controllable costs.
  • Drive execution of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities according to defined standards and schedules.
  • Ensure Standard Work Sheets (SWS) and 5S standards are implemented, maintained, and continuously improved.
  • Lead root cause analysis and structured problem-solving efforts (e.g., 8D, A3, DMAIC) for internal and customer issues.
  • Prepare, present, and follow through on customer 8D reports as required.
  • Lead corrective actions from internal/external audits and Gemba walks to closure.
  • Directly lead, coach, and develop supervisors/team leaders and production teams.
  • Ensure training plans and multi-skill matrices are maintained and aligned to operational needs.
  • Build technical and soft-skill capability within the team through structured development and coaching.
  • Ensure daily management routines and leader standard work are executed consistently by direct reports.
  • Foster a positive, accountable, and high-engagement team culture aligned with plant values.
  • Actively lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience leading production teams and managing KPIs strongly preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred (Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field).
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced working knowledge of Excel.
  • SAP or similar ERP system experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, quality systems, TPM, and lean principles.
  • Demonstrated leadership and decision-making ability.
  • Strong communication and conflict-management skills.
  • Proven people development and coaching capability.
  • Excellent time management, planning, and organizational skills.
  • Results-driven with strong accountability.
  • Structured problem-solving mindset.

Benefits

  • None specified

Job title

Production Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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