Production Manager; End Plant

• Project management experience.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Our Waco, TX facility manufactures aluminum ends/lids for beverage cans commonly used for soft drinks, beers, energy drinks, teas and non‑carbonated beverages. Using state of the art end‑making technology, this high‑speed environment provides rewarding manufacturing opportunities. We are seeking an experienced and results‑driven Production Manager to lead and optimize all manufacturing operations within our high‑volume Aluminum End Plant. This critical leadership role is responsible for overseeing the entire production cycle—from Shell Press and Compound Lining through Conversion and Packaging—ensuring maximum operational efficiency, uncompromising quality, and the continuous development of a high‑performing production team.

• Achieve and maintain industry‑leading targets for Overall Line Effectiveness (OLE) and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across all production lines.
• Develop and manage production schedules, staffing levels, and workflows to meet daily volume targets and customer delivery deadlines while managing overtime.
• Monitor key operational metrics (e.g., scrap rates, unplanned downtime, material yield) and lead root cause analysis (RCA) efforts to drive continuous improvement.

• Directly manage, coach, and evaluate Shift Supervisors and indirectly oversee all Operators (Shell Press, Compound Liner, Conversion Press).
• Oversee and ensure the execution of the operator training and certification programs (Levels 1‑4) to develop technical expertise and internal succession planning.
• Foster a positive safety and performance‑driven culture across all shifts.

• Ensure strict adherence to all quality standards, including critical score specifications, compound cure, and packaging integrity.
• Lead the production response to customer quality complaints and non‑conforming product investigations.
• Manage the implementation and effectiveness of Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems on the production floor.

• Champion the plant safety program, ensuring strict compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and machine guarding procedures across all shifts.
• Collaborate closely with Maintenance and Tool Room to prioritize preventative maintenance (PM) schedules and major machine overhaul projects to minimize strategic downtime.
• Manage the departmental operating budget, including labor, consumable supplies, and waste disposal costs, constantly seeking efficiency and cost‑saving opportunities.

• Commit to ensuring the health/wellness of our employees and product.
• Ensure the jobs/operations are completely safely to protect employees and to ensure the sustainability of company equipment/machinery.
• Ensure the security of the workforce and sustain any client confidentiality requests.
• Deliver timely and efficiently without hindering quality of services and work to ensure the team’s success in meeting our client delivery schedules.
• Team centered to perform your job successfully while identifying ways to help others be successful too; willingness to learn; works at a fast pace, actively pursues tasks or direction; willing to work extended hours and adapt to changing work schedules as well as assignments; determines what work needs to be done without instruction; takes action to complete additional work that is beneficial to the team without being instructed.

• Visionary – identify new paths, adopt new strategies, identify growth potential; conceptualize large scale projects, large operations and produce results by leading the team to reach performance indicators; committed to finding the way through action and at appropriate times experimentation.
• Strategic Thinking & Execution – ability to have the foresight and planning to provide integrative leadership and the business direction for the organization; make deliberate choices about which opportunities to pursue that are value added or production enhancing.
• Integrity – establish a…