Lean Production Manager: Safety, Efficiency & Growth

Ensuring all safety and health standards are met to keep an organization accident-free

Conducts safety initiatives (safety & behavioral observations), investigates and documents all incidents together with EHS; conducts safety meetings; authorizes work and signs permits; participates in the plant safety committee

Overseeing the entire production process, from planning to completion

Managing production schedules and resource allocation to meet specifications and deadlines (lead times)

Monitor production (KPI) to resolve issues; set up the goals

Liaise with other managers to formulate objectives, understand requirements and control results

Cooperate with other Production Managers from other facilities (in other sites/countries) to share experiences

Focus on continuous improvement (eliminating bottlenecks) by initiating LEAN project (with support of active project leaders)

Estimate costs and implement cost-saving strategies

Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel (skill matrix)

Determine number of necessary resources (workforce), track the absenteeism level

Ensure output meets quality standards

Report to upper management

To become a production manager, you will be required to have a range of skills. These include:

Positive attitude – focusing more on opportunities to solve the problem than problem itself!

Communication skills, both written and verbal at the different level (with Operators and with upper management)

Leadership skills as well as the ability to work within a team

Ability to motivate people

Out of the box thinking and an open mind

Good organization and planning skills

Working under pressure

Confidence

Education:

technical background (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, eg. Production Management or Industrial Engineering)

Proven experience as a Production Manager or similar role (min 5 years)

Manufacturing experience – preferably in the plastics industry

Experience in Lean Manufacturing (5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma)

Knowledge of QC/QA (Quality Control/Quality Assurance) and health & safety standards (HSE)

Budgeting and cost control experience

• Job Identification
• Job Category Production
• Posting Date 05/12/2026, 02:52 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations ul. Langiewicza 50, Konstantynow Lodzki, 95-050, PL