Production Manager

Cornerstone Building Brands•Vacaville, CA

7d•$115,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Production Manager is a senior operations leader responsible for end-to-end production performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the role owns daily execution while building long-term operational capability through people development, standardization, and continuous improvement. The position calls for a hands-on leader who can balance urgency with discipline, lead through change, and build high-performing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Success includes developing leaders, stabilizing processes, and sustaining improvements. The Production Manager leads production operations and plans, schedules, and adjusts production activities to meet customer demand, capacity, and labor availability. The role collaborates across production, maintenance, engineering, and other functions to ensure reliable equipment, process flow, quality, safety, and customer outcomes. It also manages labor and operational spending, uses production data and ERP/MES information to guide decisions, and leads Lean-based improvement and change initiatives. The company is Cornerstone Building Brands, a North American manufacturer of external building products headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. The posting lists an AM shift and a U.S. base salary range of $115,000–$140,000, plus 10%.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
Proven experience leading high-volume, multi-line manufacturing operations.
Demonstrated success improving KPIs such as OEE, OTIF, scrap, labor efficiency, and safety.
Strong people leadership skills and a track record of developing frontline leaders.
Experience leading through growth, transformation, or turnaround environments.
Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing systems and structured problem-solving.
Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to link operations to profitability.
Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
ERP/MES experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Own and lead production operations to ensure safe, efficient, and predictable execution.
Plan, schedule, and adjust daily and weekly production activities to meet customer demand, capacity, and labor availability.
Ensure effective process flow, on-time execution, and quality-standard adherence across shifts.
Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability.
Analyze production data and performance metrics to identify gaps and implement improvements across processes, people, and equipment.
Track and report KPIs related to safety, production output, efficiency, quality, and downtime.
Establish, maintain, and support product quality specifications and quality control programs.
Build, coach, and develop supervisors and frontline leaders.
Foster accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement at all levels.
Administer company policies consistently and provide coaching or corrective action when necessary.
Support onboarding, training, and ongoing performance development for production team members.
Maintain communication and alignment across shifts to support operational continuity.
Lead structured continuous improvement initiatives using Lean principles, including A3, Kaizen, standard work, and root cause analysis.
Identify and eliminate waste, variation, and inefficiencies across people, processes, and equipment.
Standardize best practices and ensure follow-through to sustain improvements.
Lead change initiatives and drive adoption across the organization.
Track, analyze, and report KPIs including safety, quality, OEE, labor efficiency, scrap, downtime, and on-time delivery.
Use ERP/MES and operational data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Translate operational metrics into insights and action plans aligned with business objectives.
Manage labor and operational spending to meet cost and productivity targets.
Maintain a safety-first, organized, and compliant work environment; promptly address unsafe acts and conditions.
Ensure compliance with EHS policies, regulations, and company standards; model ethical leadership and ESG principles.
Collaborate with Customer Service, Scheduling, Procurement, Quality, EHS, Finance, Maintenance, and Engineering to support stable operations and customer outcomes.
Identify operational risks and develop contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply.