Production Manager
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Job Location:
Granite, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
09-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Step into a leadership role where your impact drives results every single day. As our Production Manager youll lead a talented hard-working team at our rail welding facility in Granite City ILwhere precision teamwork and pride in craftsmanship come together to keep Americas railways moving. Weve built our reputation over 65 years by delivering what matters and building exceptional teams that stand behind their work.
In this role the Production Manager oversees daily operations on the weld line ensuring production goals are met safely efficiently and to the highest quality standards. Youll lead from the frontmotivating your team solving problems on the floor and keeping operations flowing smoothly in a fast-paced industrial setting.
What Youll Do:
- Lead coach and develop a team of 10 production employees fostering a culture of accountability teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Ensure operational safety through proactive leadership and consistent enforcement of safety protocols and procedures.
- Monitor production goals maintain accurate inventory and quality records and address discrepancies swiftly to keep schedules on track.
- Perform light mechanical maintenancetroubleshooting hydraulic chain or roller systems and performing minor welding repairs when needed.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong mechanical aptitude the ability to lead under pressure and the drive to grow within a company thats expanding nationwide. Youll use your experience managing industrial teams to inspire excellence while staying hands-on in the operation. The Production Manager will rely on strong communication skills sound judgment and a results-driven mindset to meet daily production You Bring:
- 35 years of leadership experience managing 10 employees in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience driving safety performance coaching teams and maintaining accurate production records.
- Hands-on experience with light mechanical maintenance (hydraulics chains rollers welding).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite for reporting and communication.
- Ability to work in both indoor and outdoor environments and in all weather conditions.
Why Youll Love Working Here: We offer a competitive compensation package comprehensive benefits (medical dental vision) 401K with match paid time off holiday pay company-paid life insurance short-term disability tuition reimbursement and a boot voucher.
If youre ready to take ownership of a critical production operation mentor a high-performing team and grow your experience in a company that values initiative and excellence this Production Manager role is your next career move.
Apply Today: Click to complete our 3-minute applicationwell be in touch within 2448 hours.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean
- Management Experience
- 5S
- Operations Management
- Production Planning
- Production Management
- Kaizen
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
