Production Manager

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Build Your Career With a Company That Builds Things BigAt Hess Services Inc., we take pride in manufacturing high-quality equipment that keeps America’s energy industry moving. As our Production Manager, you’ll lead the heartbeat of our operation through guiding teams, improving processes, and ensuring every product leaving our facility meets the high standards of Hess Services reputation.If you’re a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a real impact, this is your opportunity.What You’ll DoLead Daily Production

Set priorities, coordinate schedules with supervisors and Quality Control, and keep workflow running smoothly from start to finish.Champion Safety & Compliance

Drive a strong safety culture across the shop. Ensure proper handling, labeling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials in accordance with KDHE regulations. Train and supervise employees on chemical handling, spill response, waste-manifest procedures, and solvent-reclaimer operation.Support Engineering & Quality

Implement engineering changes, answer blueprint and assembly questions, and provide real-time problem-solving support to supervisors and QC.Keep Materials Moving

Coordinate fabrication needs, ensure timely delivery of parts and kits from the warehouse, and maintain accurate labeling, storage, and inventory tracking.Maintain Equipment & Vendor Relationships

Schedule machinery repairs, meet with vendors, and help maintain a clean, organized, and compliant work environment.Drive Continuous Improvement

Perform daily quality checks, resolve production issues, and help elevate standards across the entire operation.Lead by Example

Secure tools and equipment at the end of each shift and take on additional responsibilities that support production goals and team success.Why Join Hess Services?You’ll lead a team that builds industry-critical equipment used across the country.You’ll have the authority to improve processes, strengthen safety, and shape production outcomes.You’ll work for a company that values hard work, craftsmanship, and people who take pride in what they do.You’ll be part of a growing operation with opportunities to advance.Ideal CandidateYou bring leadership, communication skills, production experience, and a commitment to safety. You’re comfortable with blueprints, problem-solving, and keeping teams aligned in a busy industrial environment.Requirements: Qualifications and Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. High school diploma or equivalent and technical college or college degree. Forklift experience and have good problem solving and organization skills along with the ability to read a tape measure. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate detailed information to customers, coworkers, and management. Ability to read and interpret documents such as invoices, procedure manuals and job instructions and possess basic problem-solving skills. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and multi-task effectively. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Ability to operate computer and computer software, to include Microsoft Office products. Ability to use department equipment. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, bend, kneel, climb stairs and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds for men and 30 pounds for women. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.The work environment is usually an indoor setting with infrequent exposure to outside elements. The noise level in the work environment is frequently high.Must abide by PPE requirements.