Area Mgr, Production

Worthington Enterprises is seeking an Area Manager, Production, to lead and improve production operations at our Columbus Cylinder facility.

The Area Manager is accountable for establishing safe, capable, and standardized manufacturing processes that perform consistently across all shifts. Success in this role means improving stability, reducing variation, and developing leaders who execute with discipline and transparency.

What You'll Do:

As an Area Manager, you will own the execution and continuous improvement of critical manufacturing processes and develop leaders and teams capable of delivering consistent results.

Process Ownership & Continuous Improvement

• Own process performance, stability, and standardization in designated area of operations
• Establish, maintain, and enforce standard work and operating parameters across all shifts
• Lead root cause analysis for defects, downtime, and process instability
• Partner with Engineering and Maintenance to improve equipment capability and reliability
• Drive sustainable improvements that eliminate variation and reduce reliance on short-term fixes

People & Leadership Development

• Develop Production Supervisors as strong process and people leaders
• Set clear expectations and hold leaders accountable for transparency, escalation, and follow-through
• Ensure consistent leadership behaviors and standards across all shifts
• Identify skill gaps and ensure training aligns with process needs
• Partner with HR on succession planning, workforce planning, and retention

Safety

• Own safe execution of processes in designated area
• Ensure safety standards are applied consistently across all shifts
• Ensure incidents, near misses, and hazards are reported, investigated, and escalated
• Lead corrective actions that address system-level safety risks
• Stop production when necessary to protect people and process integrity

Quality

• Own process-related quality performance
• Partner with Quality and Technical Services to reduce scrap, rework, and defects
• Ensure inspections and quality controls are applied consistently
• Lead corrective actions tied to process or execution gaps

Production & Delivery

• Ensure production targets are met through disciplined, standard execution
• Support schedule adherence by improving process reliability and throughput
• Hold teams accountable for management boards, metrics, and action items

What Success Looks Like:

• Stable, capable, and standardized processes across all shifts
• Reduced shift-to-shift variation in safety, quality, and throughput
• Sustained reductions in scrap, rework, and unplanned downtime
• Strong bench strength through developed supervisors
• Consistent, predictable operational performance

The Ideal Candidate Brings:

Required

• 3+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process control and execution
• Proven ability to identify and eliminate variation
• Strong root cause problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead through influence, discipline, and accountability

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience supporting Press, Weld, or Paint operations
• Familiarity with Lean, continuous improvement, or structured problem-solving methods