Production manager - Lowell
Walker Lovell · Ocala, FL
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Walker Lovell (industrial) in Ocala, FL.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $104k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 31 production engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 30 other live production postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $89k–$130k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 42%
- Root cause 39%
- New product launch 29%
- Lean 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Walker Lovell
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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Full description from Walker LovellAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Travel: Occasional travel may be required
Lead the Team. Improve Plant Performance.
Take a broad plant leadership role with direct influence over safety, output, quality and costs. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll lead approximately 10 employees and bring production, maintenance and mining activities together to deliver reliable results.
Experience needed
- ✓At least five years’ leadership experience in heavy manufacturing, construction or mining, ideally within cement or minerals processing.
- ✓Experience managing operational teams and improving safety, production, maintenance or quality performance.
- ✓Strong understanding of budgets and cost control, with cost accounting and profit and loss exposure particularly valued.
- ✓A degree in Engineering, Business or Finance, or equivalent relevant leadership experience, is desirable. Flexibility to support shifts, on-call duties and weekend working when required is essential.
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Production Manager
Location: Ocala , Florida
Package & Benefits
- •Salary package reflecting your leadership experience and the scope of the role
- •Responsibility across multiple areas of plant operations
- •Opportunity to build on your leadership experience through team development and operational improvement
Why This Business
Our client is an established North American producer of industrial minerals, supplying essential materials to manufacturing, construction, infrastructure and environmental markets. Its network of production facilities and mineral resources offers exposure to substantial industrial operations where plant performance directly supports customer demand.
What you’ll be doing
- •Lead safe, efficient plant operations, balancing production targets with maintenance needs and available resources.
- •Improve performance across output, quality, equipment utilisation and operating costs.
- •Develop and coach the plant team, setting clear priorities and building collaboration across operational functions.
- •Support budgets, capital investment requests and compliance with safety, environmental and food safety requirements.