Production Manager

Pioneer Metal Finishing is the leading surface engineering company in North America. For over 75 years, we’ve delivered consistent, quality metal finishing solutions for mission-critical applications. Our advanced surface modification technologies and scalable execution improve the performance of mission-critical products and enhance brand value for companies in the healthcare, aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets.

We’re Urgently Hiring a Production Manager in our Union City Divison.

Lead with purpose. Build strong teams. Drive operational excellence. Champion Saftey.

Take your manufacturing leadership career to the next level with Pioneer Metal Finishing.

We’re looking for a hands-on leader who can develop teams, drive operational performance, and create a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Bring your collaborative leadership style to a role where you’ll develop people, strengthen performance, and champion a safety-driven culture.

What’s in it for you?

• Annual Bonus Incentive
• Leadership role with meaningful operational impact
• Opportunity to develop supervisors and production teams
• Collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing environment

Pioneer Metal Finishing is the leading surface engineering company in North America. For over 75 years, we’ve delivered consistent, quality metal finishing solutions for mission-critical applications. Our advanced surface modification technologies and scalable execution improve the performance of mission-critical products and enhance brand value for companies in the healthcare, aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. We encourage you to learn more about opportunities with Pioneer Metal Finishing and join our team today!

The Production Manager will report and partner with the General Mananger of the Union City Division. This role leads day-to-day production operations, including Production Supervisors and hourly production employees, to achieve goals for safety, service, quality, productivity, and cost.

This role plans labor and production needs, develops frontline leaders, responds to customer and operational priorities, and partners closely with the General Manager and other departments to continuously improve manufacturing performance. The Production Manager also understands how production decisions impact equipment utilization, pricing, profit margins, customer commitments, and overall business performance.

• Lead production operations to achieve key performance goals, including on-time delivery, productivity, cost of quality, and overall operational performance.
• Champion workplace safety, incident reporting, and a strong safety culture.
• Lead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and hourly production employees.
• Partner with supervisors on performance appraisals, wage adjustments, employee development, and performance expectations.
• Oversee training for new and existing production employees.
• Plan labor and production schedules based on customer requirements, facility capabilities, staffing needs, and business priorities.
• Adjust staffing and resources as needed to meet customer demand while supporting employee engagement and budget expectations.
• Determine appropriate actions when production schedules or customer commitments are at risk.
• Approve production process changes within the scope of the position.
• Partner with Sales and Customer Care to support order fulfillment and timely resolution of customer concerns.
• Ensure required production quality standards are consistently maintained.
• Maintain accurate production records and ensure required information is reviewed.
• Understand the relationship between production decisions, equipment capabilities,…