PRODUCTION MANAGER

About The Role

The Production Manager oversees scheduling and planning of production activities to ensure material volumes align with customer demands. The production manager will spend the majority of their time on the plant floor, supervising daily operations, monitoring quality, and guiding production staff. The position is accountable for departmental safety, quality, and financial performance, including profit and loss.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and directs production crews in all aspects of the process—including stressing, setup, pouring, and stripping beds—while spending approximately 90% of their time actively on the production floor.
• Manages housekeeping and safety initiatives to maintain a safe work environment, educating employees on safety practices and ensuring compliance with standards.
• Facilitates open communication by maintaining an open-door policy and resolving complex employee issues.
• Collaborates with the Production/Plant Manager, Scheduling Manager, and Yard Manager to plan and schedule production, coordinate material deliveries, and ensure departmental and quality goals are achieved.
• Affords assistance to Foremen and Leadmen with daily schedules and troubleshooting, while fostering a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Actively seeks opportunities to enhance skills, optimize equipment and tool usage, improve processes, reduce errors, increase efficiencies, and achieve cost savings.

Qualifications

• College degree or one (1) year of applicable leadership experience required.
• One (1)-Three (3) years of supervisor experience preferred.
• PCI Level II within two (2) years of hire.
• Experience with MS Office.
• Must have interpersonal communication skills to interact with employees.
• Ability to supervise, manage, and facilitate others in a positive way.
• Knowledge of the products the company uses and which would work best.
• Ability to organize schedules, people, and equipment for maximum production.

Skills

• Strong production management experience.
• Commitment to safety and quality.
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
• The ability to coordinate across departments.
• A drive for continuous improvement.
• A strong focus on organization, efficiency, and process optimization.
• Open and supportive communication skills.
• Ability to motivate and lead production crews.

Benefits

Wells provides a competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial well-being, and work-life balance. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid disability and life insurance, wellness incentives, paid holidays, PTO, flexible spending accounts, HSA options, a 401(k) with profit sharing, access to Nice Healthcare, employee assistance resources, pet insurance, and additional voluntary coverage such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity plans. Health and family care leave is available to both union and non-union employees. Union employee benefits are provided through separate collective bargaining agreements.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Occasional visits to active plant and field locations are required based on operational needs.
• Ability to wear all required PPE, including but not limited to safety boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, high visibility vest, hard hat, and other PPE as required while in the plant and field.
• Must be able to stand, walk, and navigate active plant and field environments as needed.
• Must be able to climb stairs, walk on uneven surfaces, and safely move through industrial work areas.
• May be exposed to moving equipment, machinery, and other standard industrial hazards.
• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, including heat, cold, wind, rain, as well as noise, dust, and vibration.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Wells participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your I-9 Form information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.