Manager, Manufacturing Production

Job Title: Manager, Manufacturing Production

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Reports to: Director, Manufacturing

Flex Work Eligible! This position qualifies for the Flexible Work Policy. Employees receive 75 work days annually to work home! The initial amount of days is prorated for the first year based on start date.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:

The Manager, Production leads the shop floor value stream teams and coordinates with planning team on effectively creating, maintaining, and executing efficient production schedules, project labor budget targets, and processes to meet internal and external customer requirements while minimizing cycle times and effectively utilizing inventory. Position ensures the schedule plan (including long-range plans) and execution through all manufacturing value stream segments does not compromise on-time delivery of equipment, product quality, cost effectiveness, and most importantly, the safety of employees. This position ensures cross functional collaboration and the establishment of procedures through a focus on increased efficiency and the elimination of waste. Coordinates programmed, routine assignments and ensures development of standard work procedures for others to follow.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Strategic Leadership

• Provide visionary leadership and strategic planning to drive business growth, output diversity, and operational excellence.
• Foster a culture of empowerment, accountability, and collaboration while ensuring sustained improvements in manufacturing processes and quality standards.

Operational Excellence

• Champion a proactive safety culture by ensuring industry-leading protocols are implemented, monitored, and continuously improved.
• Align resources effectively to meet operational demands, supporting cost, capacity, and accuracy improvements.
• Lead communication and coordination of forecasting, planning, and execution across manufacturing functions to drive consistent performance.

Financial Management

• Manage department expenses, labor budgets, and production plans to ensure alignment with financial and operational targets.
• Develop and maintain accurate labor routing to support efficient manufacturing and ERP processes.

Process Management

• Manage MRP processing, ENCs, field service orders, manufacturing layouts, build sequences, tooling, and capacity planning to support efficient production and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate technical manufacturing data for sales support and optimize supply chain transparency, order-to-delivery efficiency, and master schedule adherence.

Production Planning

• Develop and maintain master production schedules and resource plans to ensure efficient capacity utilization and on-time delivery across production and service operations.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve capacity constraints, enhance planning processes, and advance digital transformation initiatives supporting smart factory goals.

Technology and Tools

• Lead the development of scheduling tools and ERP dashboards to enhance process efficiency and ERP dashboards to enhance process efficiency and manufacturing value stream visibility.
• Provide guidance to the production team on schedule optimization while monitoring and maintaining key schedule adherence and completion metrics.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelors Degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.

Experience: 6+ years experience in planning/scheduling in a customized, engineered to order manufacturing environment Minimum 5 Years of leadership experience; Deep ERP systems knowledge including configuration control. Experience working in ISO certified organization.

Licenses/Certifications: APICS, PSP (Planning and Scheduling Professional), Lean Six Sigma.

*Or 7+ years equivalent combination of education and experience in Manufacturing, Engineering or Supply Chain.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone & computer.
• May lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally.
• Require 20% travel including international.
• Can tolerate variable and sometimes challenging conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment.

Benefits for this role include a comprehensive package with company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options; wellness programs; basic life and AD&D insurance; voluntary life insurance; company paid short-term and long-term disability coverage; 401(k) retirement plan including an employer match of 150% up to the first 6% you contribute to the Plan; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); behavioral health support; and leaves of absence. Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, payroll charity contributions, adoption assistance and optional plans such as legal, critical illness, and hospitalization.

Loram determines compensation based on factors such as skills, competencies, education, and/or experience. Certain positions may be eligible for an annual bonus and paid time off in addition to base compensation.

Starting pay for the position is between $93,900.00 - $117,450.00

Loram is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Rev: JUNE 2025