Production Manager (Fort Wayne, IN)

Key Responsibilities

Production Management

• Plan, coordinate, and control manufacturing processes to meet production targets.
• Manage daily production schedules, labor resources, and equipment utilization.
• Monitor production KPIs and drive continuous improvement in efficiency, cost, and throughput.
• Lead, coach, and develop production teams to maintain high performance and morale.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety policies and promote a safe work environment.
  
  

Quality Assurance

• Ensure all products meet internal quality standards and customer specifications.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for quality issues and non-conformances.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance teams to develop and implement quality control procedures.
• Maintain compliance with ISO standards, GMP, or other relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Analyze quality data and use it to drive process improvements.
  
  

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Quality departments.
• Support new product introductions and process validations.
• Participate in audits and regulatory inspections as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in production management, with 2+ years of quality oversight.
• Strong understanding of quality systems such as ISO 9001, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or similar.
• Proven ability to lead teams and implement process improvements.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and data-driven production planning.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Certification in Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt) or Lean Manufacturing.
  
  

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization

Math Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status

This is a management position

This is a full time position