Production Manager

Your Job

Take the lead in transforming our production processes to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving industry employing screen printing, die cutting, surface mount electronics, and light assembly technologies. The mission is to drive positive change, optimize operations, and ensure that our manufacturing team operates efficiently and effectively. This position is essential in achieving our business unit's production objectives.

What You Will Do

• Change Leadership: Anticipate and lead change initiatives, fostering a competitive environment that maximizes value for the business.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with engineering, quality, and materials teams to establish cost estimates that support profitable business outcomes for new product development projects.
• Innovative Manufacturing: Identify and implement new manufacturing methods and equipment, enhancing product quality, production throughput, and cost efficiency independently or in collaboration with the engineering team.
• Team Development: Cultivate your manufacturing team, fostering elevated levels of contribution and self-actualization using the Principled Based Management framework.
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve quality issues swiftly.
• Performance Metrics: Develop and implement key metrics and process indicators for manufacturing activities, continuously optimizing manufacturing effectiveness.
• Operational Excellence: Monitor and act upon key performance indicators to ensure manufacturing operations meet performance expectations through lean manufacturing techniques and industry best practices.
• Adaptation for Innovation: Transform plant practices to accommodate the needs of new products and emerging technologies.
• Strategic Alignment: Work closely with financial and management teams to execute strategies that support profit and loss goals.
• Compliance: Ensure strict compliance with safety, financial, and environmental policies.
• Additional Duties: Perform any other duties as assigned.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 years' experience in manufacturing environment.
• 2 years' supervisory experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a professional environment.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills, including Windows, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP system experience is preferred.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Fundamental knowledge of lean manufacturing practices, with a proven record of execution as a plus.
• Understanding of supply chain management, including international sourcing.
• Financial modeling abilities to assess and compare the cost and value of manufacturing options.

For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000- $150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).