Production Manager
We're seeking a dynamic Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment.
This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact by driving operational excellence, leading continuous improvement initiatives, developing high-performing teams, and delivering world-class results in safety, quality, cost, and delivery.
If you're a strategic leader who thrives on improving processes and empowering people, we'd love to have you on our team.
* Lead and manage all production operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing processes that meet customer requirements and business objectives.
* Develop and execute production strategies, translating operational goals into actionable plans while supporting capacity, workforce, and investment planning.
* Drive production planning and resource optimization, ensuring effective scheduling of personnel, equipment, and processes to achieve daily and monthly production targets.
* Manage production performance and continuous improvement initiatives, utilizing lean methodologies to improve quality, productivity, cost, and overall operational efficiency.
* Oversee budget and financial performance for production cost centers, ensuring adherence to budgets, accurate forecasting, and achievement of financial goals.
* Ensure compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and operational standards, including adherence to ESH requirements and corporate production standards.
* Lead, coach, and develop production teams, including workforce training, performance management, succession planning, and employee skill development in partnership with HR.
* Monitor and report key operational KPIs, implementing corrective actions and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve metrics such as quality, cost, delivery, waste.
* Bachelor’s degree required or +10 or more years of professional experience in production/ manufacturing.
* +5 or more years of professional experience in production/ manufacturing.
* +5 or more years in a leadership position with functional and disciplinary responsibility for other individuals.
* Advanced level of quality management (including quality policies, systems and processes).
* Advanced level of lean production principles, methods and tools.
* Advanced level of problem solving and decision-making tools and techniques
* Advanced level of project management skills, tools and techniques.
* Strong communication skills.
* Relocation benefits would not be offered for this job opening.
* Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
is required.
We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
* Candidates must possess proficiency in spoken and reading English sufficient to perform the essential functions of this role.
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Somersworth, US-NH
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Management
- Recruiter: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH and affiliated OESL legal entities
- Contact: Not Specified
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: 10492
- Posted: 2026-08-27 08:59:55 -
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