Production Manager

Brief Description

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.

Essential Job Functions

OPERATIONAL AND EFFICIENCY LEADERSHIP

• 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.
  
  

TIME MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

• 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.
  
  

QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE

• 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.
  
  

SAFETY, MAINTENANCE AND COST CONTROL

• 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.
  
  

Responsibilities Of All Envases Employees

• Commit to ensuring the health/wellness of our employees and product.
• Ensure the jobs/operations are completely safe 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.
  
  

MANAGER ROLE (Inclusive Of All Upper Management Positions)

• 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 reputation for ethical conduct, focus on building individuals so they can arrive at
  
  

their maximum potential, inspires commitment and loyalty; generates trust and respect; accountable for

one’s own actions and flaws.

• Entrepreneur sense of determination, desire to continuously improve; identifies and seizes new
  
  

opportunities; resilient.

Requirements

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing) or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations, with at least 3 years in a production leadership or management role.
• Proven experience in a high-volume, continuous process manufacturing environment, preferably in metal forming, packaging, or an aluminum can plant.
• Strong knowledge of safety protocols (OSHA) and quality management systems.
• Willingness and proven ability to be critically available (on-call/after-hours) to respond to urgent plant-level operational issues.
  
  

Preferred

• Advanced degree or certifications (e.g., Lean Six Sigma Black Belt).
• Experience with automated manufacturing systems, robotics, and advanced controls.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and manufacturing execution systems (MES).
  
  

General Skills/Experience

• Understanding manufacturing processes.
• Prefer data collection and analysis experience in a high-volume automated manufacturing environment.
• Understanding engineering, scientific and other technical information.
• Experience of New Product Introduction, reworking design changes and upgrades through to production.
• Ability to understand and interpret technical manuals, 2D drawings, P&IDs, fluid and electrical
  
  

schematics and other engineering documentation.

• Proven understanding of BOMs, manufacturability, process design, process validation, assembly
  
  

methods, design reviews and cost reduction methodologies.

• Innovative leader with the ability to identify opportunities and influence organizations to gain support and
  
  

overcome resistance with data and persuasion.

• Ability to develop manufacturing documentation.
• Capable of identifying critical process parameters and applying statistics to process measurement and
  
  

control.

• Development and qualification of tooling/equipment skills.
• Strong organizational skills and proven ability to maintain accurate, detailed records that will be audited
  
  

periodically.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other
  
  

employees and clients.

• Ability to work on multiple projects at once with tight deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to identify and execute improvement opportunities through both process improvements and
  
  

system improvements.

• Ability to take ownership and responsibility with little direction.
• Ability to be pragmatic in decision making; requires high integrity.
• Ability to effectively train people inside and outside their work group.
• Preference will be given to qualified local candidates.
  
  

Software/Computer Skills & Experience

• Intermediate level of knowledge in basic hardware and software using of a variety of different computer
  
  

operating systems such as Microsoft Office Work, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Visio, Google

• Workspace, Outlook/Gmail and web-site software required
• Has the ability to learn new software systems and data management systems quickly
• Proficient keyboarding and typing skills
  
  

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Management maintains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Environmental & Physical Factors

The physical demands and work environment described below represent the activities and surroundings of the position(s). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Works primarily in a warehouse/manufacturing facility. Daily contact with other departmental personnel. Occasionally works in all weather conditions, extreme temperatures, around chemicals and chemical fumes/emissions, dusty & clean environments. Frequently works with electrical and mechanical hazards. When working with surplus and scrap materials, will frequently be required to work outside and/or in an unaired conditioned warehouse. Continuous use of vision, hearing and speech. Frequent sitting, standing, walking and occasional bending. Will lift, carry, pull / push, and reach for supplies and on occasion lifting (up to 50 lbs.) while performing various aspects of the job. Will need to climb stairs, climb ladders, lift and move objects, requires manual dexterity and repetitive use of keyboard/computer devices/power tools/machining equipment; Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes.

Hours / Special Conditions

This position is primarily day shift, Monday through Friday. Must be present to fulfill job duties and meet operational demands/support. Schedules may vary depending on plant operational needs; flexibility is required, which may include long days, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.

Envases Commerce, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.