IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Production Manager. This role is based at our Chesterfield, MI, plant and reports to the Plant Manager.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders, and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit, and status quo-fighters!
Are you a collaborative and results-driven leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? As our Production Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our plant while fostering a culture of safety, respect, and continuous improvement. You’ll lead a diverse team, champion operational excellence, and help shape a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Create and maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive work environment by enforcing Health, Safety, and Environmental policies.
Ensure all team members receive appropriate training and support to perform their roles safely and confidently.
Actively participate in Joint Health & Safety Committee activities, including inspections and recommendations.
Inclusive Leadership
Promote a culture of respect, equity, and inclusion through open communication and consistent application of company policies.
Lead with empathy and accountability, supporting team members’ growth and development.
Production & Quality
Oversee daily production activities, ensuring products meet quality standards and budget targets.
Identify and address performance or quality issues proactively, implementing solutions that support team success.
Prepare and analyze production reports, including downtime and variance metrics, to inform continuous improvement.
Operational Excellence
Facilitate daily meetings focused on SQDCME (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale, Environment) to align team efforts.
Maintain accurate production records, including daily backflushing.
Support plant housekeeping and 5S initiatives to ensure a clean and organized workspace.
Talent & Collaboration
Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract and hire top talent, leading interviews and selection processes.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to meet business objectives and drive performance.
Perform administrative tasks and support cross-functional initiatives as needed.
Post-secondary education in a technical or business-related field, or equivalent experience.
5–7 years of leadership experience in manufacturing, ideally with exposure to multiple functional areas.
Experience mentoring and developing team leaders, with a focus on performance and engagement.
Skills & Knowledge
Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental practices in a manufacturing setting.
Familiarity with manufacturing equipment and processes, especially in plastic production.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com
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Honesty, fairness, integrity, the golden rule: a customer-first culture. Customers want it- even demand it. And it’s so easy to promise.
This is ‘distance race’ thinking, and building a business on it is harder than you might think. It requires you to sacrifice many short-term opportunities for gain. It means spending whatever time it takes to help a client solve a problem on deadline. It means resisting the urge to cut corners on materials that, once in place, no one will ever see.
It means innovation: going beyond what your customers want or expect, and working restlessly to create new products and ideas to fill unmet needs. It means keeping your word, even when it’s inconvenient, and honouring relationships over transactions, even when it costs. And it means building a team with people who believe it, live it, and stand by it.
At IPEX we’ve long-since made a decision to embrace this long-term thinking, not just when it’s easy, but every day, in everything we do, for every customer and every employee. We don’t do it because we’re nice people, though we like to think we are. We do it because it’s good business, and that the reputation we’ve built over time, job by job, one customer at a time, pays the best dividends.
Alex Mestres
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
