ISC Operations Manager

Honeywell · Freeport, IL

Level: Manager
Team: Production
Base pay: $110k–$137k
Degree: Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked: 2+ years
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 8 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Honeywell (industrial) in Freeport, IL. In this role, you will serve as a key member of the site leadership team, ensuring alignment between business objectives, customer commitments, operational capability and financial goals.

They ask for: 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names: Lean, Automation
Base pay: $110k–$137k
Day to day: some off-shift / weekend coverage

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

Production Engineer roles in Illinois: typical posted base $107k–$152k. This one lists $110k–$137k.

Median of the low and high ends of 25 live postings that list pay, out of 45 production engineer openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Illinois plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 44 other live production postings in Illinois.

Base pay: In line with similar roles
Experience asked: Less than usual (2+ vs 7+)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Lean 49%
✓ Team leadership 31%
EHS / safety 29%
Six Sigma 27%
Root cause 24%
New product launch 22%

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

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Off-shift / weekend coverage

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This plant: Honeywell in Freeport

2 other open roles at this site.

Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Automation · Controls · Senior
Maintenance Engineer I · Reliability

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Key responsibilities

◆Site Operations Leadership - Lead production teams across multiple departments and shifts to ensure achievement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity, and Cost objectives.
◆Drive operational rigor and team accountability through Daily Management Operating System (MOS) processes and tiered accountability.
◆Ensure production plans are executed to meet customer

requirements

and revenue commitments.

✓Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the integrated supply chain.
✓Implement lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
✓Collaborate with engineering and quality assurance teams to uphold established quality standards and drive yield improvements.

You must have

✓2+ years of people leadership experience managing supervisors and/or cross functional teams in production, engineering, logistics or supply chain
✓5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations
✓Must be a US Person due to export compliance restrictions

responsibilities

of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Posting Date 10/27/2026

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As an ISC Operations Manager at Honeywell Technologies, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our end-to-end supply chain processes. You will be responsible for driving operational excellence throughout the manufacturing teams.

You will report directly to our Senior Plant Director and you’ll work out of our Freeport, IL location on an On-site work schedule.

In this role, you will serve as a key member of the site leadership team, ensuring alignment between business objectives, customer commitments, operational capability and financial goals. This role requires strong leadership capabilities, strategic thinking, and a continuous improvement mindset to support growth, productivity, quality, and workforce engagement.

We value

•Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
•Analytical and problem-solving skills with experience providing guidance and coaching to direct and/or indirect reports.
•Strong strategic leadership skills and the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
•Familiarity with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and other relevant software to manage supply chain functions effectively.
•Proven track record of driving operational excellence and success in improving productivity and customer delivery metrics
•Continuous improvement mindset and a passion for driving change.
•Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Operational Excellence methodologies
•Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment

About honeywell technologies

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our

global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)

The business unit

Honeywell Industrial Automation enables process industry operations, creates world-class sensor technologies, automates supply chains, makes warehouses smarter, and improves worker safety. This combination builds on our core strengths in controls and automation technologies which in turn allows us to deliver better commercial outcomes for our customers. We enable customers to enhance the safety, sustainability, resiliency and productivity of their people, plants and assets.

Benefits of working for honeywell

With In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell https://benefits.honeywell.com