Production Manager
AAON · Parkville, MO
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at AAON (industrial) in Parkville, MO. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at a time with or without notice.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $118k–$161k.
Median of the low and high ends of 279 live postings that list pay, out of 924 production engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Missouri plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 17 other live production postings in Missouri.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (8+ vs 10+)
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 61%
- ✓ Lean 56%
- EHS / safety 44%
- Tooling 22%
- FDA / GMP 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at AAON
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Bring proof to the interview
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Essential Responsibilities/Activities
- ◆Leads strategic initiatives and vision for a high-performing department to enhance performance and productivity.
- ◆Drives the development and implementation of improvements in production methods for increased efficiency.
- ◆Contributes to budget preparation for production expenses and capital investment requests.
- ◆Administers and enforce company policies within the assigned area.
- ◆Monitors operations and trigger corrective actions
- ◆Commitment to plant safety procedures
- ◆Stays up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts
Requirements
- ✓BS degree in Production Management, Operations, or related field OR 6 to 8 years’ experience in manufacturing, production, supply chain, or related area.
- ✓Prior work experience with Lean Manufacturing processes
responsibilities
that are required of the employee for this job. Duties,
responsibilities
and activities may change at a time with or without notice. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.
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Job Description
Job Summary: The Production Manager handles strategic activities and vision of a high functioning area in terms of performance and productivity. Develop and implements improvements in production methods. Participates in budget preparation for production expenses and capital investment requests. Administers company policies in assigned department.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- •Proven work experience as a plant manager, or equivalent
- •Proven managerial experience
- •Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)
- •Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
- •Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
- •Computer literacy
- •Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
- •Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job the employee will work in a manufacturing facility and regularly be exposed to:
- •Humidity, loud noises, dirt
- •Varying temperatures
- •Sheet Metal
- •Forklift traffic
- •Lift up to 50 lbs.
- •Ability to stand comfortably for prolonged periods of time, as much as 95% of the workday.
- •Climbing
- •Stooping
- •Ability for occasional travel as the job may require visiting customers and project sites.