Production Process Manager

Valmont Industries, Inc. • Estill, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Process Manager is responsible for driving operational excellence by improving manufacturing processes, increasing productivity, reducing waste, and ensuring safe, high-quality production. This position partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production teams to identify opportunities, implement process improvements, standardize best practices, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing facility.

Requirements

• 5+ years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience.
• Experience leading Lean or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Knowledge of OEE, Value Stream Mapping, and Kaizen.
• Experience leading capital projects and equipment optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example and promote a culture where safety is the highest priority.
• Ensure compliance with all company safety policies, environmental regulations, and manufacturing procedures.
• Analyze production processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other operational excellence methodologies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain standardized work instructions and best practices across production operations.
• Partner with Production Supervisors to improve labor utilization, machine performance, workflow, and material flow.
• Identify root causes of production issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead process validation, equipment optimization, and production trials for new products and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and manufacturing capability.
• Support capital equipment projects, facility improvements, and new process implementation.
• Develop and maintain process documentation including SOPs, work instructions, process maps, and visual controls.
• Partner with Quality to reduce defects and improve first-pass yield.
• Support inventory accuracy and material flow improvements.
• Facilitate continuous improvement events and cross-functional problem solving.
• Train production leadership on standardized work and process improvements.
• Support annual productivity and cost reduction initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree