Production Manager

Franklin Electric•Wilburton, OK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Franklin Electric on our mission to empower communities with sustainable water management solutions, where your expertise will play a vital role in shaping a better future for generations to come. As the Production Manager, you will oversee, plan and organize manufacturing operations to ensure products are produced efficiently, on time, within budget and meet quality and safety standards. This role drives continuous improvement, establishes manufacturing processes, ensures effective use of resources, and supports long-term operational excellence. The Production Manager collaborates with cross-functional teams and provides leadership to supervisors and production staff.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of production and manufacturing processes.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Ability to interpret policies, safety rules, operating instructions, and technical documents.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities.
Maintains confidentiality related to business and personnel information.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, operational management, leadership or a related field (required).
5–10 years of experience in manufacturing, production operations, or a related field (required).
Intermediate proficiency with spreadsheets, Microsoft Office Suite, ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of supervisory or management experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

Leading daily production operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.
Plans and monitors capacity, resource allocation, and production schedules to maximize efficiency.
Supports continuous improvement initiatives, including lean manufacturing, 5S and Six Sigma practices.
Drives operational performance against budgets, forecasts, and key performance indicators.
Contributes to organizational planning and long-term operational strategy as part of the management team.
Implements and enforces safety standards to comply with legal and company requirements.
Ensures manufacturing processes support company quality standards and continuous improvement efforts.
Monitors product quality issues and initiates corrective actions to maintain consistent output.
Maintains performance standards for production lines and employees.
Collaborates with and helps direct production planning, material flow, and resource utilization to optimize processes and resources.
Reviews and presents operational reports such as productivity, safety, financial, and production planning updates.
Enhances coordination and collaboration between production, support services, scheduling, purchasing and other departments.
Prepares and presents operational status reports to management team to communicate production and budgetary projections and status updates.
Applies business acumen, budgeting and cost control activities and measures.
Supervises supervisors and/or non-supervisory employees.
Responsible for hiring, training, performance evaluations, and addressing employee relations issues.