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IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!\nJob Description\n\nRole: Production Manager\nJob Summary: The Production Manager is a hands-on, leadership-driven role responsible for overseeing plant operations at the Kankakee facility. The role fosters cross-functional collaboration across Quality, Maintenance, HR, and Logistics, emphasizing Lean/continuous improvement, employee development, and operational excellence.\nSalary Range: $110,000 - $129,000 USD\nBenefits\nHealth Insurance (includes teledoc, virtual health, FSA, HCSA & other benefits)\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\nLife Insurance\nHealth Spending Account\nEmployee Support and Mental Wellness\nShort term disability\n401k Match\nPaid vacation\nFloating days\nEmployee Assistance Program\nEmployee Engagement Events\nAwards and Recognition\nTuition Reimbursement\nService Awards\nEmployee Perks & Discounts\nJob Responsibilities\nProviding leadership and coaching to production supervisors and employees to meet all safety, environmental, quality, cost and service goals and objectives.\nPartnering with the Quality Control Coordinator to ensure that finished product meet all customer requirements through continuous improvement and utilization of the plant quality management system.\nPartnering with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure equipment reliability at optimal efficiency and cost.\nProviding leadership and support to the overall reliability strategy including the involvement of production employees in TPM.\nA partner with the Shipping and Receiving Supervisor to assure that the manufacturing schedule is optimized and makes adjustments as necessary to provide required levels of service to our customers in the most cost effective manner.\nProviding the leadership to maintain a highly engaged workforce. Partners with HR in areas of performance management, employee involvement, organizational change, staffing and employee development.\nProviding leadership to drive continuous improvement through the application of Lean Manufacturing concepts such as Kaizen events working directly with the production and maintenance teams.\nAssuring employee training (quality, safety, process, etc.) is effective and completed.\nMentoring immediate direct reports and establishes an effective team that is accountable and capable to achieve all performance goals.\nAssuring plant housekeeping meets company standards and implements and maintains a 5S program to sustain improvements.\nQualifications\nTechnical four year degree\nMinimum of 5 years supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment\nSix Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification a plus\nExcellent interpersonal and leadership skills \nDemonstrated experience with continuous improvement initiatives including Lean\nProficient with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint\nProven track record of operational enhancement and improvements through employee engagement\nExcellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills\nDemonstrated team building talent and hands-on problem-solving skills\nAbility to achieve results individually and as a member of a team\nBenefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. 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