Production Manager- FabricationStarting rate:$123,000
1 Gordan Mills Way, St Johnsbury VT 05819
Full-time, Onsite
The Production Manager - Fabrication provides manufacturing leadership and experience to the site's make-to-order board fabrication department. This role ensures that the production of products and processes meets or exceeds safety, quality, service, and productivity expectations.
The role...
- Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Urbana, Ohio and St. Johnsbury, VT manufacturing facilities.
- Drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
- Support and execute the company's Operational Excellence strategy and global continuous improvement standards.
- Lead cross-functional process optimization and operational improvement projects.
- Implement and standardize continuous improvement tools, methodologies, and best practices across operations.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by coaching and engaging employees at all levels of the organization.
How you'll make an impact...
- Leadership & Culture
- Lead by example in a values-driven culture, aligning teams with the company's mission, vision, and values.
- Lead and drive change management in 24/7 converting operations, including supervision of shift supervisors and frontline production teams.
- Develop, coach, and manage labor resources, technical skill development, and succession planning for all converting employees.
- Safety & Compliance
- Champion a safety-first culture, ensuring all shifts adhere to safe work practices and company safety policies.
- Promote employee engagement around safety awareness and compliance across all production activities.
- Maintains safe environment with continuous training, accident prevention, safety committees, OSHA compliance, and involvement in safety investigations.
- Ensures OSHA compliance, ISO 9000 (QMS), 14001 (EMS), 45001 (OSHAS) adherence; enforces Weidmann Production System (WPS).
- Operational Excellence
- Drive operational performance improvements through employment of CI / LSS tools in 24/7 make-to-order department, standardizing production processes, tools and systems.
- Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing best practices that are aligned to standardized global top-down operational strategic initiatives.
- Drive standard work, utilizing work center specific best practices, to improve our overall operational efficiencies.
- Drive improvement across key performance indicators (KPIs) including material yield and throughput, changeover efficiency, schedule adherence, scrap rate, on-time delivery performance, lost time & recordable injury rates, and customer complaints.
- Executes business and site operational goals aligned with overall business strategies. ;
- Understands Weidmann product lines and customers; manages customer complaints and root cause corrective actions.
- Lean & Continuous Improvement
- Implement and sustain Lean Six Sigma and Shop Floor Management systems.
- Lead structured daily management systems including Gemba walks, tiered meetings, and performance huddles.
- Facilitate Kaizen events, structured problem-solving, and root cause analysis to drive ongoing improvement.
- Promote and standardize visual management, SOPs, equipment standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with the Board Machine Manager to align upstream production with downstream board fabrication requirements.
- Work closely with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure machine reliability and identify improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate with Planning, Technical, Quality, Maintenance, and Logistics teams to optimize schedules, material flow, and production efficiency.
What do you bring...
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership in 24/7 manufacturing operation and matrix organization.
- Proven expertise in make-to-order production, Lean, Six Sigma and TPM methodologies.
- Strong ERP proficiency required; SAP experience preferred. Skilled in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneNote).
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to lead across all organizational levels.
- Strong financial acumen, with direct experience in labor planning, budget management, and cost optimization.
- Track record of developing leaders, building succession pipelines, and driving organizational change.
Core Competencies:
- Safety Leadership & Regulatory Compliance - Promotes a safety-first culture and ensures compliance with all regulatory, environmental, and company standards.
- People Leadership & Talent Development - Builds high-performing teams through coaching, accountability, employee development, and succession planning.
- Operational Excellence & Results Orientation - Drives operational performance by improving productivity, quality, delivery, and cost through disciplined execution and a focus on results.
- Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement - Applies advanced manufacturing and Lean principles to drive continuous improvement, operational excellence, waste elimination, and sustainable business results.
- Change Leadership - Effectively leads and sustains organizational, operational, and cultural change to achieve business objectives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partners effectively across functions to align priorities, solve problems, and improve overall business performance.
What do we offer?
- Medical insurance with an accompanying health savings account, vision and dental insurance, PTO starting your FIRST day
- 401k plan with company match, Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance, STD and LTD
- Employee assistance program
- Employee referral program
- Additional company programs include: Wellness, clothing allowance, computer loan, and tuition reimbursement
- An award-winning atmosphere! Weidmann was named Best Employer of Champaign County
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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