Production Manager- Fabrication – St. Johnsbury, Vermont

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• The Production Manager – Fabrication provides manufacturing leadership and experience to the site’s make-to-order board fabrication department. This role ensures that the production of products and processes meets or exceeds safety, quality, service, and productivity expectations
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Urbana, Ohio and St. Johnsbury, VT manufacturing facilities
• Drive measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance
• Support and execute the company’s Operational Excellence strategy and global continuous improvement standards
• Lead cross-functional process optimization and operational improvement projects
• Implement and standardize continuous improvement tools, methodologies, and best practices across operations
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by coaching and engaging employees at all levels of the organization

• Lead by example in a values-driven culture, aligning teams with the company’s mission, vision, and values
• Lead and drive change management in 24/7 converting operations, including supervision of shift supervisors and frontline production teams
• Develop, coach, and manage labor resources, technical skill development, and succession planning for all converting employees
• Champion a safety-first culture, ensuring all shifts adhere to safe work practices and company safety policies
• Promote employee engagement around safety awareness and compliance across all production activities
• Maintains safe environment with continuous training, accident prevention, safety committees, OSHA compliance, and involvement in safety investigations
• Ensures OSHA compliance, ISO 9000 (QMS), 14001 (EMS), 45001 (OSHAS) adherence; enforces Weidmann Production System (WPS)
• Drive operational performance improvements through employment of CI / LSS tools in 24/7 make-to-order department, standardizing production processes, tools and systems
• Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing best practices that are aligned to standardized global top-down operational strategic initiatives
• Drive standard work, utilizing work center specific best practices, to improve our overall operational efficiencies
• Drive improvement across key performance indicators (KPIs) including material yield and throughput, changeover efficiency, schedule adherence, scrap rate, on-time delivery performance, lost time & recordable injury rates, and customer complaints
• Executes business and site operational goals aligned with overall business strategies. ;
• Understands Weidmann product lines and customers; manages customer complaints and root cause corrective actions
• Implement and sustain Lean Six Sigma and Shop Floor Management systems
• Lead structured daily management systems including Gemba walks, tiered meetings, and performance huddles
• Facilitate Kaizen events, structured problem-solving, and root cause analysis to drive ongoing improvement
• Promote and standardize visual management, SOPs, equipment standards, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with the Board Machine Manager to align upstream production with downstream board fabrication requirements
• Work closely with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure machine reliability and identify improvement opportunities
• Coordinate with Planning, Technical, Quality, Maintenance, and Logistics teams to optimize schedules, material flow, and production efficiency

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive leadership in 24/7 manufacturing…