Production Manager

Production Manager
Location: 365 Haacke Drive, Chestertown, MD 21620 
Shift Hours: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Pay Range: $70,000 - $100,000/Annually

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The Dixon Group is looking for a Production Manager to join our team! In this role, you will lead daily manufacturing operations, turning business demand into structured production schedules while ensuring excellence in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Culture (SQDCC). You will oversee production planning, staffing, training, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering with maintenance, engineering, supply chain, EHS, and HR teams to achieve operational goals and deliver outstanding customer satisfaction. 

At The Dixon Group, we value the contributions of our Military Veterans and proudly employ our nation’s heroes. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do:

• Lead daily manufacturing floor operations and execution of the Dixon Production System (DPS).
• Develop production schedules, assign work, and hold supervisors accountable for meeting production targets safely and efficiently.
• Manage staffing levels, labor allocation, attendance, and workforce performance.
• Maintain production boards and monitor production status, capacity, and order flow.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Purchasing, Maintenance, Engineering, and EHS to ensure smooth operations and minimize downtime.
• Lead daily tier meetings and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.​
• Monitor key performance indicators including throughput, schedule adherence, labor efficiency, scrap rates, and safety metrics.
• Support employee development through onboarding, training, cross-training, coaching, and performance management.
• Drive problem-solving efforts and implement corrective actions to remove operational bottlenecks.
• Participate in recruiting, employee relations, and succession planning efforts.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered
• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in a production, operations, or plant management environment.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing and production.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, and workforce management.
• Experience leading supervisors and production teams in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with production metrics, KPIs, and performance management systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple departments and levels of the organization.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement, or similar operational systems preferred.

The Dixon Group is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy and practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as to administer all personnel actions, compensation, and benefits, without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry or national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, veteran status, military service, or any other factors protected by applicable law. This policy extends to all employees and applicants and to all aspects of the employment relationship. 

The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties, and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena; mandatory tax reporting; etc.)