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Production Manager
Job in
Nekoosa, Wood County, Wisconsin, 54457, USA
Listed on 2026-01-06
Listing for:
Ajulia Executive Search
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-06
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Operations Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Are you looking to make a career change to an exciting company? This exciting opportunity as a Production Manager offers a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid PTO etc. Does this position match your future career goals? Then this Production Manager could be the right fit for you.
Responsibilities:- Lead daily production operations to optimize throughput, efficiency, and raw material utilization.
- Plan and manage production rates while improving operating efficiency and cost performance.
- Make or support critical site-level decisions related to capital projects, production priorities, maintenance planning, budgeting, and cost control.
- Champion a strong safety, environmental, and compliance culture, ensuring adherence to employee, process, contractor, and environmental safety standards.
- Develop and implement people initiatives including training, talent development, workforce planning, organizational design, hiring, onboarding, and succession planning.
- Collaborate closely with plant leadership and maintain regular communication with cross-functional teams such as Supply and Demand Planning.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives through data-driven decision-making and structured problem-solving.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Pulp & Paper preferred).
- 5-10 years of progressive experience in plant operations, including leadership experience within the chlor-alkali or chemical manufacturing industry.
- Strong working knowledge of Responsible Care®, Process Safety Management (PSM), quality systems, incident investigation, and root cause analysis.
- Experience managing plant operations, budgets, cost controls, and safety and environmental programs.
- Familiarity with business and operational systems such as DCS, JDE E-One, Dayforce, Coupa, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, and MOC/KMS platforms.
- Proven ability to interact with regulators, customers, contractors, and community stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret process data and lead technical and incident investigations.
- Demonstrated success in recruiting, developing, and leading high-performing teams.
- Willingness to travel occasionally as required.
- A strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental excellence.
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to build strong relationships across teams.
- Results-driven, transparent, and effective communicator.
- Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to adapt to changing technologies and environments.
- Proactive, resilient, and innovative leader who inspires and motivates teams.
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401K
- Paid Time Off
- Direct Hire
$130K-$135K annually
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