Senior Operations Manager-2nd shift

Freudenberg · Lebanon, IN

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Level: Manager
Team: Production
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 2 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Freudenberg (industrial) in Lebanon, IN.

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $140k–$193k.

Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 36 production engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 35 other live production postings in Indiana.

Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

Team leadership 42%
Lean 28%
Cost reduction 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

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