MSA, The Safety Company
Production Manager

US-OK-Ada

Requisition ID: 2026-9616
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Operations (MissionOPS)

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Now Hiring for a Production Manager at our MSA Safety Globe Manufacturing Ada, Oklahoma plant.

In this role you will be counted on to oversee and optimize the manufacturing operations of a textiles factory specializing in turnout gear production. You will ensure timely execution of high-quality products while maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork through a good work environment. Achieve production targets, uphold compliance with quality, industry and safety standards, and drive operational excellence through effective resource management, employee engagement, and process improvement initiatives.

Daily Execution

Monitors output performance to required daily rates (hour, week, month).

Works with support staff groups to address data reports they generate (safety, people, quality, delivery, cost, and CI).

Interact with production planning to understand both short- and long-term staffing needs. Initiates/facilitates those adjustments.

Works with departments to ensure their area(s) are aligned to meet customer needs.

Assigns owners for specific actions and target execution or completion dates.

Creates a reaction plan to recover missing targets or deadlines.

Communication

Gathers information, conveys results and motivates a large work group towards achieving multiple performance objectives.

Staff meetings / huddles / peer communication.

Employee communication sessions.

Project leader roles.

Daily unplanned interactions with production associates and a broad.

Variety of support staff for the plant and division.

Providing performance information and/or data along with commentary to the Plant Manager and other Management as needed.

Financial Responsibility

Regularly tracks operating financial performance / OEE.

Understands operating changes’ impacts on performance & communicates as required.

Summarizes and provides supporting commentary for financial performance of production operations.

Translates customer generated forecast data into staffing levels.

Provides input for capital and other discrete operating needs.

Develops non-staffing costs elements of manufacturing budgets.

Understands manufacturing budgets impact on product costs and presents information in that context.

People Development and Leadership

• PMP Process.
• Facilitates development plans.
• Looks for training opportunities to grow staff beyond the day-to-day assignment opportunities.
• Promotes development in regular interactions with production associates.
• Develops departmental standards and establish overall priorities.
• Responsible for performance and leadership of a department, accountable for performance management and hire/fire decisions.

Champion the MSA Business System / Operating System

Works with Continuous Improvement teams to identify & implement cost reduction initiatives, throughput gains, layout optimization, quality enhancements and customer upgrades.

Facilitates participation and interaction of self and staff with the Operating System and lean tools implementation.

Support New Product Development

Engages with NPD plans and understands their manufacturing ramifications.

Participates and/or has staff actively participate in appropriate NPD projects.

Supports and helps facilitate actual NPD launches; works with functional staff in that capacity.

Qualifications

Special knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• People-Focused
• Customer-Centric
• Coaching and Development
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Conflict Management
• Continuous Improvement Mindset

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a Related Field.
• 3+ years supervisory / managerial experience.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing environment.
• Strong technical capabilities, excellent communication skills, management knowledge / execution and solid financial / analytical skills.

Preferred:

Master's Degree

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