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 Youll 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 Were 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.