Production Manager

Do You Want To:

Feel supported by leadership and administration? Take pride seeing your work in the community? Be part of a collaborative floor where everyone knows each other?

Production Manager

Pay Range: $90,000 – $130,000, DOE + Benefits + Performance Bonus Location: Pueblo, CO Position Type: Direct Hire

Why consider this Production Manager position?

You’re not on an island here – leadership has your back and provides strong support (HR, Finance, Safety, Legal, Payroll, etc). Support of a larger corporation with a small family-owned plant feel. Collaborative environment where retention is a top priority. Long-tenured leadership demonstrates stability – 40 & 14 years! Culture rooted in quality so you can feel proud of your work. Opportunity to make a real impact and improve an entire operation. Robust Benefits package to make you feel valued.

How you’ll spend your time as a Production Manager:

Plan, organize, and direct day-to-day manufacturing activities to hit production targets safely and efficiently based on production schedules and customer demands. Recruit, train, coach, and hold departmental supervisors and shift workers accountable. Assure cross training of staff. Foster a safety-first culture and ensure 100% compliance with OSHA, environmental, and local regulatory standards. Conduct safety meetings with employees to educate on a variety of topics and encourage safe practices. Monitor and maintain quality standards. Manage the site operating budget, review capital expenditures, and control labor and material costs. Apply Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies to minimize equipment downtime and reduce process waste. Partner with the maintenance team to manage equipment reliability and safety Maintain a process that ensures raw material inventory levels are efficient to keep production flowing properly. Monitor and react to sales trends to assure proper finished goods inventory levels meet customer needs

Skills & experience we’d like you to have as a Production Manager:

2+ years of operational leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or 5S principles. Proficient with understanding and building Excel worksheets Proven ability to manage, resolve conflicts, and build trusting relationships with a diverse workforce. Must lead by example. Excellent verbal and written skills to report key business metrics to corporate executives. Hands on leader who is willing to jump in and get your hands dirty. Construction materials manufacturing experience preferred. Spanish helpful, but not mandatory.

Sound interesting?

We want to talk to you! Apply for this Production Manager position on this site OR call/text us directly with questions at 970-225-9292.

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