Production Manager

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Date: Jun 22, 2026

Location: Lake City, MN, US

Company: Tenneco

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

 

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

 

How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

 

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.


Want to learn more about who we are? Check out our website to discover the Tenneco Way

BASIC FUNCTION: Direct the manufacturing operations involved in the production of cylinder liners. Incorporate customer purchase orders into a realistic manufacturing plan that will insure delivery of product on a timely basis. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Supervise employees and assign work to meet production schedules; provide shift-to-shift continuity.
  2. Enforce plant rules covered by labor contract; resolve labor problems.
  3. Maintain two-way communications between management and hourly employees.
  4. Enforce safety rules and oversee housekeeping. 
  5. Meet predetermined annual goals in the area of labor efficiency, productivity improvement, cost reduction, scrap reduction, safety performance, and absenteeism.
  6. Schedule and acknowledge delivery dates on customer purchase orders while striving to meet customer requirements
  7. Monitor production capacities on a regular basis and communicate with management as required to insure sufficient capacities                                       are available to manufacture scheduled product.
  8. Coordinate manning and overtime requirements to insure a flow of product to meet forecasts and customer delivery dates.
  9. Meet plant objectives for stock investment of work in process and finished goods.
  10. Participate in the progressive system improvement activities relative to production planning, and stock investment control.
  11. Coordinate the logistics and transportation of finished goods to meet customer delivery dates.
  12. Communicate with Federal Mogul Departments to establish shipping and packaging needs to meet customer requirements.
  13. Other duties as assigned.
  14. The person assigned to this job has the authority and responsibility for the tasked designated in the EMS (Environmental Management System) procedures and for the tasks described below.
      • Understanding and assuring conformance with the plant’s Environmental Policy as it relates to their job responsibilities.

 

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities