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Production Manager (Discrete Manufacturing)
Location: Cary, IL (Fully Onsite)
A respected discrete manufacturing company in Cary, IL is seeking a Production Manager to lead multiple shop-floor areas and help drive operational performance across safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who can develop supervisors, improve execution, and grow into broader operational responsibility over time.
What You’ll Do
- Lead daily production execution across multiple departments to meet safety, quality, and delivery targets
- Develop and coach production supervisors; drive accountability and performance
- Identify bottlenecks, improve workflows, and increase throughput while maintaining quality standards
- Partner with Materials/Supply Chain/Planning to support order fulfillment and production scheduling
- Ensure accurate shop-floor transactions and discipline within the ERP environment
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and build sustainable operating rhythms
What We’re Looking For
- Proven production leadership experience (Production Manager or senior supervision)
- Strong background in discrete manufacturing (assembly, forming, welding/fabrication, testing, or similar)
- Ability to lead through supervisors and manage multiple departments
- Continuous improvement mindset (Lean/Six Sigma exposure preferred)
- ERP familiarity (Microsoft Dynamics or similar)
- Strong communication skills, organization, and a “take-ownership” leadership style
Compensation & Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus eligible, full suite of health and retirement benefits, and additional employee perks.