Production Manager

Shift: Second Shift – Standard Monday–Friday Second Shift Schedule

Compensation: $115,000/year + 10% Annual Bonus + 10% Shift Differential

We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to provide leadership and operational oversight for a large-scale manufacturing operation on second shift. This is a highly visible leadership position responsible for driving safety, quality, production performance, staffing, and overall execution across an operation supporting up to 400 employees.

The ideal candidate is a strong, hands-on manufacturing leader who is comfortable managing a large workforce and making sound operational decisions with limited senior leadership presence during the shift. This individual must be highly dependable, accountable, and capable of establishing a strong leadership presence across the production floor.

Medical device experience is not required. We are primarily seeking a proven production leader from a high-volume manufacturing environment who can quickly learn the operation, build credibility with the workforce, and drive consistent execution.

• Provide overall leadership and direction for second-shift manufacturing operations supporting up to 400 employees.
• Lead production supervisors, team leads, and manufacturing personnel to achieve daily safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Maintain a strong and highly visible presence on the manufacturing floor, ensuring teams have the leadership and support needed to execute effectively.
• Drive daily production performance against schedules, output goals, labor requirements, and customer demand.
• Identify production constraints, staffing issues, equipment concerns, and other barriers to output and take appropriate action to maintain production.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, HR, and other functional groups to ensure appropriate support for second-shift operations.
• Strengthen communication and coordination between first and second shifts to ensure effective handoffs and continuity of operations.
• Monitor staffing and labor utilization and adjust resources based on production requirements and changing priorities.
• Develop and coach supervisors and frontline leaders while establishing clear expectations around accountability, communication, and performance.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, ownership, and continuous improvement throughout the operation.
• Lead problem-solving and root-cause efforts related to production performance, downtime, labor efficiency, quality issues, and operational disruptions.
• Review manufacturing KPIs and implement corrective actions when performance falls below expectations.
• Support employee engagement and retention initiatives, with particular focus on building a stable and effective second-shift workforce.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety requirements, quality systems, and established manufacturing procedures.
• Operate independently and exercise sound judgment during portions of the shift when senior leadership and functional support may have limited onsite presence.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Business, or a related discipline preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing or production leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading large manufacturing teams, ideally within a high-volume or highly automated production environment.
• Experience managing through supervisors and frontline leaders rather than solely through individual contributors.
• Strong background in production management, staffing, labor utilization, scheduling, productivity, and operational execution.
• Proven ability to hold teams accountable and improve production performance.
• Strong floor…