Sr Manager of Production

About The Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

About The Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
Voith Paper is hiring for:

Appleton, WI

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Reasons you’ll love working here:

• Flexibility with Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• 401K with generous company match
• Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide
• Tuition reimbursement

Summary:

The Manager of Production is responsible for the strategic and operational performance of multiple production areas of a large, complex operation. This position provides advanced leadership in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people development while driving operational execution and long-term continuous improvement initiatives.

This position will partner closely with Operations, Design, Quality, Sales, and Commercial leaders to align manufacturing execution with business strategy, customer commitments, and growth objectives. This role provides direct leadership, guidance, and alignment to Area Managers and Production Supervisors to ensure consistent execution, accountability, and performance across production areas.

• Leads production areas to achieve site objectives for safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and production output.
• Aligns Area Managers, Production Supervisors, and employees around business priorities, performance expectations, and individual accountability.
• Provides leadership direction and support to ensure consistent execution of production plans, standard work, and operational priorities across production areas.
• Monitors performance results, identifies gaps, and drives documented corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manages production schedule performance, staffing needs, capacity constraints, and workflow in a complex multi-step manufacturing operation.
• Communicates regularly with plant employees and the leadership team regarding performance objectives, results, successes, challenges, and changing priorities.
• Promotes a culture where safety, quality, standardized systems, creativity, and continuous improvement work together to deliver consistent results.
• Recognizes strong performance and addresses performance gaps through coaching, accountability, and appropriate corrective action.
• Coaches and develops the production leadership team to strengthen leadership capability, career growth, and succession readiness.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field required; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience may be considered where applicable.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience in a complex production or industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading supervisors, area leaders, or multi-shift production teams with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and output.
• Demonstrated…