Production Manager
GPAC · Batesville, AR
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at GPAC (industrial) in Batesville, AR.
- They ask for
- degree required
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $116k–$161k.
Median of the low and high ends of 293 live postings that list pay, out of 962 production engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arkansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live production postings in Arkansas.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 50%
- SAP 29%
- FDA / GMP 21%
- EHS / safety 21%
✓ = 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 GPAC
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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 did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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Qualifications
- ✓Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Business, or related field
- ✓Experience in with the hydraulics industry strongly preferred
- ✓Successful track record of leading teams and executing business initiatives
- ✓Ability to develop relationships, and foster a team environment
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A top-tier, employee owned, family first organization is looking for an experienced Production Manager.
The Production Manager will work closely with the Director of Operations.
- •Supervise the timely completion of all projects, create and implement process improvements, and coordinate projects in a manner that maximizes efficiency and profitability.
- •Achieves manufacturing results by communicating job expectations to hourly and salary employees. Plans, monitors, and appraises production results
- •They will work with all employees using coaching, counseling, discipline, and mediation skills
- •Needs to be a driver, maintaining workflow by monitoring steps of the process using process monitors; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources reporting on daily results, and making corrections to achieve targets
- •Assigns personnel to accomplish work results; establishes priorities; monitors progress; resolves problems; evaluates employees, and conducts orientation and training of personnel
- •Responsible for the safety of all employees and ensures they know and acknowledge all safety rules, policies, and necessary PPE for each position
- •Accountable for compliance with established quality policies and procedures
- •Responsible for communication on all equipment and machines. Maintains a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel
Benefits
- •Competitive pay
- •Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- •401(k) with company contribution
- •PTO
Please reach out with any questions guy.gniotczynski@gogpac.com 262-450-8028