Assistant Production Manager

PROMAN Staffing is honored to source and hire an Assistant Production Manager for our manufacturing client located in Romeoville, IL.

This DIRECT HIRE opportunity is ideal for a proven manufacturing leader who excels at driving production performance, safety, quality, and operational efficiency in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily production operations by monitoring schedules, staffing, workflow, materials, and production performance to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, scheduling, and inventory teams to resolve operational issues and maintain efficient workflow.
• Track key performance metrics including productivity, downtime, labor utilization, quality, and schedule attainment while assisting with corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Conduct regular floor audits to ensure compliance with safety, quality, housekeeping, and 5S standards.
• Support inventory accuracy, material availability, production reporting, and timely completion of production orders.
• Assist supervisors in achieving operational goals and maintaining consistent execution across shifts.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a manufacturing, printing, packaging, document production, or related production environment.
• Working knowledge of production scheduling, labor planning, workflow management, quality systems, inventory control, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience tracking KPIs, productivity, downtime, quality, and operational performance metrics.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and production reporting or ERP systems.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.