Production Manager - Manufacturing

Location: Miami, FL

Salary: $120,000–$130,000 + Bonus Relocation Assistance: Up to $8,000 in eligible expenses

Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Work Location: On-Site

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Production Managerto help lead day-to-day manufacturing operations at a production facility in Miami, Florida. Reporting directly to the General Manager, this position will provide hands-on leadership across production operations with a strong focus onlabor efficiency, production output, cycle efficiency, setup and changeover reduction, material utilization, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has significant manufacturing leadership experience in apress-based or plastics-related production environmentand understands how to improve productivity while controlling labor, material waste, regrind, changeovers, and other operating costs.

Key Responsibilities: Assist the General Manager in directing and supervising daily plant production operations. Develop and execute action plans to achieve production targets and operating objectives. Lead, coach, and develop production managers, supervisors, leads, and hourly employees. Participate directly in hiring, training, performance management, and workforce development. Allocate labor and other resources to maximize plant productivity and efficiency. Establish and monitor measurable goals for labor reduction and product efficiency. Evaluate manufacturing processes to identify inefficiencies, constraints, waste, and opportunities for improvement. Drive improvements involvingsetup reduction, cycle efficiency, color changes/purging, regrind utilization, reclaim, and material waste. Monitor production activities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operating procedures. Partner with Quality Control to ensure finished products consistently meet specifications. Work with production teams to improve output while controlling manufacturing costs. Oversee implementation and adherence to written procedures, production layouts, and Product Information Centers (PICs) at presses and processes. Conduct employee performance evaluations and provide coaching and corrective guidance when necessary. Ensure production leadership responds effectively to employee concerns and maintains a productive work environment. Monitor production output, product quality, plant organization, and on-time shipping performance. Establish and regularly review departmental and plant KPIs. Prepare and present plant performance scorecards to upper management. Track key measures includinglabor reduction, setup reduction, cycle efficiency, color purge/changeovers, regrind/reclaim utilization, safety, cleanliness, and organization. Support continuous improvement initiatives across safety, quality, productivity, supply management, people management, and plant operations.

Qualifications: Significant production leadership experience within a manufacturing environment. Experience managing production operations, labor, productivity, quality, safety, and manufacturing KPIs. Strong background in continuous improvement and process optimization. Experience identifying and reducing manufacturing waste, downtime, inefficient setups, and production constraints. Demonstrated ability to lead managers, supervisors, team leads, and production employees. Strong understanding of production scheduling, labor utilization, quality requirements, and plant performance metrics. Experience working in aplastics, press-based, molding, or similar high-volume manufacturing environment is strongly preferred. Experience withregrind/reclaim, color changes, setup reduction, cycle-time improvement, or similar plastics manufacturing processesis highly desirable. Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Base Salary: $120,000–$130,000

Bonus: Eligible Relocation Assistance: Up to $8,000 in eligible relocation expenses

Full Benefits: Direct-hire opportunity