Production Manager - Printing

TekniPlex•Van Wert, OH

1d•$118,000•Onsite

About The Position

TekniPlex is a global company with over 9,000 employees in 12 countries, focused on creating safer, smarter solutions that impact daily life. Through its two divisions, TekniPlex Healthcare and TekniPlex Consumer Products, the company shapes industries such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care. This role offers an opportunity to be part of a team that turns ideas into impact, tackles real-world challenges, and contributes to innovations that improve patient outcomes and protect essential consumer goods. The company encourages bold thinking, cross-cultural collaboration, and continuous growth, emphasizing that individual ideas and work matter in shaping the future.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience in a high-volume production environment.
Minimum of 3 years leading supervisors and frontline production teams.
Demonstrated experience improving safety, productivity, quality, and employee engagement.
Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence principles.
Experience managing production metrics including OEE, throughput, labor efficiency, scrap, and downtime.
Proven leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, and hold teams accountable.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting greenfield manufacturing startups or facility expansions.
Experience within packaging, molded fiber, paper, pulp, plastics, food manufacturing, or other continuous manufacturing environments.
Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement experience.
Experience with ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
Working knowledge of preventive maintenance, reliability, and production planning processes.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Champion a culture where safety is the first priority and every employee is accountable for maintaining a safe work environment.
Ensure compliance with all company safety policies, OSHA regulations, environmental requirements, and food safety or customer standards as applicable.
Lead incident investigations, corrective actions, and proactive risk reduction initiatives.
Own departmental performance and drive corrective actions to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People objectives.
Drive daily production execution while monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), including Safety, Quality, OEE, Yield, Scrap, Downtime, Throughput, and Labor Efficiency.
Develop action plans to address production challenges and improve overall operational performance.
Ensure production schedules are executed while maintaining customer service expectations.
Coordinate resources across shifts to maximize equipment utilization and productivity.
Lead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors, Team Leads, and hourly employees.
Establish clear performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and performance management.
Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, employee engagement, and continuous learning.
Support hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development initiatives.
Promote effective communication across shifts and departments.
Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives focused on waste elimination, process optimization, and standardization.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts using structured problem-solving methodologies.
Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, labor utilization, and manufacturing costs.
Support new equipment installations, process improvements, and production startup activities.
Partner closely with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
Collaborate with Engineering on process improvements, capital projects, and operational readiness initiatives.
Work with Quality to ensure compliance with customer specifications and drive continuous quality improvements.
Coordinate with Planning and Supply Chain to meet production schedules and customer demand.
Partner with Human Resources to support employee relations, engagement, training, and workforce development.
Drive the department's Operational Excellence journey by embedding Lean principles, visual management, leader standard work, structured problem solving, and a culture of continuous improvement into daily operations.
Manage departmental labor, overtime, and operating expenses.
Monitor production metrics and implement corrective actions to achieve business objectives.
Support annual operating plans, productivity initiatives, and cost reduction efforts.
Drive a culture of ownership and operational discipline that delivers sustainable business results.