Production Manager

XETEX LLC•Holmen, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager provides operational leadership across multiple departments, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing. This role directs supervisors and production teams, manages resources, and partners closely with engineering, maintenance, and quality to hit daily, weekly, and long-term performance targets. The Production Manager plays a key role in workforce development, cross-department coordination, capacity planning, and continuous improvement to support company growth and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in supervisory role.
Experience leading teams or projects is strongly desired but not required
Lean manufacturing and continuous process improvement experience (preferred)
10+ years production experience, 5+ years supervisory experience
Self-starter. Able to work with minimal supervision
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Strong leadership skills
Ability to coordinate and monitor a high level or activity as demonstrated under a variety of conditions and restraints
Ability to analyze and solve problems and comprehend complex instructions with schematic drawings
Relates well to others, including as appropriate, peers, supervisors, subordinates, customers and suppliers
Responds appropriately to unexpected and/or continuing situations which develop in the work environment
Ability to work collaboratively with others
Effective written and verbal communication
Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operation, or Business preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct leadership to production supervisors and indirect leadership to staff across all assigned departments.
Ensure staffing levels, training plans, and resource allocation support production demands.
Monitor performance, coach supervisors, and support corrective action processes when needed.
Establish expectations for safety, quality, productivity, and professionalism and hold teams accountable to those standards.
Lead regular team meetings, communicate priorities clearly, and maintain strong presence on the production floor.
Participate in hiring decisions for hourly employees.
Develop succession planning, technical development, and skill-growth opportunities for team members.
Translate production goals into executable daily/weekly schedules across all assigned departments.
Coordinate workloads between departments to optimize flow, reduce bottlenecks, and meet delivery expectations.
Analyze labor, equipment capacity, and scheduling constraints to support operational planning.
Work closely with Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to resolve issues that impact throughput or product integrity.
Ensure all required production documentation, process forms, and reports are completed accurately and on time.
Oversee adherence to standard work, operating procedures, and quality specifications.
Ensure all staff receive proper training related to safety, equipment operation, and emergency procedures.
Drive a safety-first mindset, investigate incidents, and implement corrective actions and preventive measures.
Enforce adherence to company policies, OSHA guidelines, and internal safety protocols.
Partner with HR on employee relations issues and participate in investigations as needed.
Champion lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work improvement, and waste-reduction initiatives across departments.
Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts related to quality defects, process inefficiencies, equipment downtime, or safety concerns.
Identify opportunities for automation, workflow improvements, and better utilization of labor and machinery.
Track relevant KPIs and drive performance toward targets in safety, quality, output, cost, and delivery.