Production Manager at Regal Rexnord in New Hartford, CT

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office. ____________________ Position Overview The Production Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for assigned production operations supporting the manufacture of electromechanical clutch and brake products for industrial, aerospace, and defense applications. This role is accountable for safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, inventory, and associate development, while translating business priorities into operating plans, capacity and staffing strategies, and measurable performance objectives. The Production Manager leads through frontline leaders, builds organizational capability, advances continuous improvement and daily management disciplines, and partners across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, Customer Service, Finance, and Human Resources to resolve constraints and achieve customer, financial, and business commitments. Key Responsibilities Provide strategic and operational leadership for assigned production areas, translating business objectives into priorities and establishing accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and inventory performance. Build a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Establish and sustain a continuous improvement operating system using Lean manufacturing practices, standard work, visual management, and disciplined problem-solving routines across assigned production areas. Develop and execute multi-year improvement plans that increase operational capability, strengthen workplace organization, and deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and inventory. Establish performance management routines, analyze operational and financial results, identify underlying trends and risks, and hold leaders accountable for timely corrective actions and sustained improvement. Lead, coach, and develop frontline leaders and production associates; build organizational capability through performance management, workforce development, succession planning, and a strong pipeline of leadership talent. Own the development and execution of annual operating plans, budgets, staffing strategies, capacity plans, and resource requirements for assigned production operations, ensuring alignment with business priorities and financial commitments. Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System and ISO 9001 requirements. Lead cross-functional planning and decision-making with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Sales, Finance, and Human Resources to resolve constraints, balance priorities, and deliver customer and business commitments. Provide leadership for the resolution of significant customer delivery and quality issues, ensuring effective containment, root-cause correction, clear communication, and sustained preventive action. Lead business unit and enterprise initiatives that improve operational capability, standardize best practices, and advance strategic business priorities. Required Skills and Qualifications 5+ years of supervisory or production leadership experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Demonstrated experience applying Lean manufacturing, Toyota Production System, Six Sigma, or comparable continuous improvement methods to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, or inventory performance. Demonstrated ability to lead through frontline leaders, build team capability, manage performance, develop successors, and establish accountability for business results. Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and influencing skills, with demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and aligning stakeholders around operational priorities and business objectives. Demonstrated ability to interpret operational and financial data, identify performance trends and root causes, prioritize corrective ac