Production Manager
$90k - $95k/yr+ Annual Bonus + Employee referral bonus
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
Brownsville, OR, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Production Operations
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Management or a related field is preferred.
- Three to five years of related supervisory experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Use a hands-on, analytical, forward-thinking approach and demonstrate resourcefulness, strategic thinking, leadership, and motivational skills.
- Have a medium degree of technical and analytical skills and be able to perform simple to complex math calculations.
- Immediately understand and react to verbal safety commands, audio alarms, and written hazard alerts in English in a manufacturing setting.
- Read, interpret, and execute equipment lock-out/tag-out protocols and machine operation manuals in English.
- Clearly and promptly report machine malfunctions, near-misses, or unsafe floor conditions to supervisors and team members in English.
- Communicate clearly in real time and adhere to English-language safety signage in the vicinity of fast-moving, heavy automated equipment.
- Be able to work in a high-temperature, high-humidity area.
Responsibilities
- Plan, direct, and coordinate the production department.
- Prioritize and prepare production schedules and communicate production goals to appropriate departments.
- Analyze equipment efficiency and materials supply, and coordinate manpower requirements.
- Maintain product quality control.
- Manage, train, and supervise department supervisors, shift leads, and production personnel.
- Collect, verify, and report daily, weekly, and monthly production data.
- Schedule production and indirect personnel as directed by the Plant Manager.
- Track and report vacations and attendance with the Operations Coordinator.
- Acquire and report daily, weekly, and monthly environmental data, including water and air quality.
- Create, maintain, and accurately convey production and inventory reports to appropriate members of management and the sales department on an ongoing basis.
- Oversee corrective action policies and procedures, employee performance evaluations, and training schedules as needed.
- Recruit and evaluate potential employees.
- Maintain plant-wide parts, equipment, and expendables inventory tracking and ensure appropriate inventory levels for efficient facility operation.
- Oversee implementation of quality-control standard operating procedure policies and procedures, including the PFI Standards Program.
- Ensure safe facility operations while coordinating the plant-level Lignetics Safety Program, including reporting required by Lignetics, OSHA, and state and federal regulations.
- Execute production programs under the Plant Manager's supervision to achieve operational excellence, maintain safety standards, and deliver high-quality products on time and within cost parameters.
- Comply with OSHA regulations and quality and customer requirements, promote company core values and continuous improvement, and manage production budgets effectively.
Desired Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Management or a related field is preferred.
- Supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
About the company
Lignetics converts wood waste into eco-friendly consumer products such as heating pellets, BBQ pellets, animal bedding, and fire logs. Its products are made by compressing wood waste into pellets and logs that people burn for heat, cooking, or other uses, produced at manufacturing plants across the US and Canada. The company differentiates itself by scaling through a strategic roll-up of competitors, becoming the largest residential wood pellet maker in the United States and building a nationwide, multi-plant footprint. Its goal is to grow the business through acquisitions and operational expansion to maintain market leadership in the fragmented wood-pellet industry.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$8M
Headquarters
Louisville, Colorado
Founded
1983
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- December 2025 PelletHeat.com builds direct consumer demand around pellet heating education.
- April 2025 NaturFil targets plastics fillers with patent-pending wood-flour technology.
- July 2024 Fiber Energy added Arkansas and Missouri capacity, expanding Midwest-South reach.
What critics are saying
- Oregon WARN notices cut Cascade Locks workers in April 2025 and June 2025.
- Headcount fell to 438 by March 2026, signaling operating leverage pressure.
- If pellet heating commoditizes and NaturFil stalls, EagleTree owns a low-margin mill network.
What makes Lignetics unique
- Lignetics runs 29 North American mills and 2 million-ton capacity, unmatched residential scale.
- It monetizes one waste stream across pellets, BBQ fuel, cat litter, and bedding.
- EagleTree's 2021 buyout backed management, preserving acquisition discipline under Brett Jordan.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours
- 401(k) Company Match
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Annual Bonus