Production Manager

NEW PLANT – CAYCE, SC. Techo-Bloc is expanding into South Carolina with our newest state-of-the‑art facility. We’re looking for founding leaders who want to shape a plant from day one: its people, its standards and its culture.

Techo-Bloc is a successful,entrepreneurial, growth-oriented, and fast‑paced company. Techo‑Bloc inspires artscapes across North America with innovative design and an exceptional dedication to quality. We lead the hardscape industry in style with substance making R&D both a core competency and a passionate pursuit. To that end, we build teams in our production facilities of the highest caliber and equip them with the latest technology to deliver superior products.

We ensure the landscape and masonry products we design, and produce are functional, durable, and astonishingly beautiful.

Using the 5S and Kanbanphilosophies, we are dedicated to a manufacturing collaboration that supports running a “whole-minded” production system, and an excellent way to promote improvement.

With 9 manufacturing facilities (soon to be 10), 30 international patents and over 850 employees, we operate in an exciting and dynamic environment. Through exceptional product quality, innovation and a thorough understanding of our clients’ businesses, we have developed a true passion for helping our partners succeed. As we continue to expand, our team members are offered opportunities to professionally develop, learn new abilities and pursue projects that excite them.

If you want to work for a company that listens and is dedicated to your progress this may be your next career move!

Location: Cayce, South Carolina
Travel: Spend M-F training in Pen Argyl. PA (possibly 3-6 months)

In the First Year:

Imagine starting with a clean slate: a brand-new plant, state-of-the‑art equipment and the chance to build a production team the right way from day one. In your first year, you will:

• Get hands‑on during equipment commissioning and startup, learning every machine and control system as it comes online.
• Recruit, hire and train your Production Chiefs and production team, developing operators who are skilled, safe and empowered.
• Write the playbook: create the SOPs, safety practices and 5S/Kanban routines that define how this plant runs.
• Launch our 8 Step Safety Program and Safety Committee at the new site, building a safety‑first culture from the very first shift.
• Set up KPI and OEE tracking from day one, then use the data to take the lines from startup to full‑rate production.
• Work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with Maintenance, Planning and the Plant Manager to solve the challenges only a new plant presents — and celebrate the wins along the way.

Position:

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Production Manager will have daily responsibility for managing the workforce, productivity, cost control, continuous process improvement, health, and safety, as well as employee training.

In support of the company business plan to meet or exceed OEE KPIs. This is a leadership level role and will engage in the development of yearly budget and capital improvement projects;

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Directly Leads and Manages Production Chiefs. Works collaboratively with Logistics, Yard, Production Planning, QA Technician, HR, Finance to ensure company financials are met or exceeded.

Safety

• Inspire desired workplace safety behaviors defined in our 8 Step Safety Program. Leading and sustaining a safe place to work environment. Lead and Ensure compliance with all OSHA programs. Co
  - Lead Safety Committee program.

Core Responsibilities

• OEE, Financials etc. Oversee the production planning, staffing, and day‑to‑day manufacturing operations in a cost‑effective manner, accurately track and record KPI’s.
• Troubleshoot and resolve operational,…