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Production Manager — Site Leader

Job Overview

At Zero Zone, Inc., our focus is to protect and preserve the freshness of food and pharmaceuticals throughout the America’s. We are a leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial refrigeration systems in Minnesota and Iowa and glass door cases in Wisconsin. We serve the retail food industry (supermarkets, drug, dollar, and convenience stores) and industrial customers (cold storage, food processing, pharmaceutical/biomedical, and ice arenas).

This is us!

Our Zero Zone Systems Division has an exciting opportunity for a Production Manager – Site Leader in our NEW Dyersville, IA plant. We’ve exhibited significant growth in the last few years in both the Retail and Industrial markets, so this new Iowa facility is a long-term commitment to our future growth as we continue to support our valued and diverse customer base. We are committed to the highest levels of innovation, quality, and responsiveness, and we take pride in helping customers increase sales, reduce operating costs, and achieve their environmental impact goals.

Is this you?

Do you have a CEO mentality with a strong desire to build something from the ground up? Is controlling your destiny and where you want to go in life important to you? Are you a leader who makes decisions that are clear-cut, convictions that are strong and not easily compromised, and well-thought-out plans that respectfully push and challenge your team? If you’re nodding your head “yes,” then this is your job!

A few things you will do as a Production Manager – Site Leader:

• Lead with respect, honesty, and integrity
• Oversee a LEAN production team with desire to grow into a larger role
• Manage and maintain a tight production schedule with changing priorities
• Develop and drive a skilled and responsive workforce
• Make decisions on your own when required or when collaborating with others

The Production Manager – Site Leader is a mission-critical position. This means we need you to provide leadership to the division and work with the production staff to improve efficiency and create and enhance a LEAN production facility. You will lead with vision and drive positive morale through mutual respect and collaboration. With your skills, prior production experience, and the desire to jump-in and support wherever it’s needed, you will take Zero Zone to the next level.

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

• Daily hands-on management of production, flow and throughput working directly with production team members to ensure customer specifications and delivery dates are met
• Implement appropriate production floor strategies to improve profitability and enable growth
• Coach, train, develop and mentor production team to create a high-performance culture with a continuous improvement mindset
• Maintain a high level of presence and connectivity with employees at all levels of the organization
• Introduce, improve, and leverage key metrics to drive operational performance, a winning culture, and rapid profitable growth

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in an applicable field (Engineering or Operations preferred)
• 5-10 years of progressive, proven experience leading, directing and developing a production team in a complex manufacturing environment
• Lean manufacturing/continuous improvement knowledge, skills and experience is required
• Proficiency MS Office Suite
• Long-range strategic thinking capability and action oriented

To be considered, please cut and paste the following link into your browser and complete all the steps!

https://go.apply.ci/s/0FD0460000