Senior Production Manager

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Active - Regular full-time Arlington, TX, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $ Annually

SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER

GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS, INC.

At Gatekeeper Systems, we’re revolutionizing retail loss prevention and customer safety through a powerful combination of physical deterrents and cutting‑edge technology—including AI, computer vision, and facial recognition. As a global leader with over 25 years of industry excellence and a growing, diverse team of 500 employees across offices in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, we’re driven by innovation, integrity, and impact.

Join us and be part of a mission‑focused team that’s making a real difference in the future of retail, providing innovative solutions and services that redefine industry standards.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Production Manager – Manufacturing & Warehouse Operations is responsible for leading all production and warehouse activities within a high‑growth, technology‑driven environment.

This role drives operational excellence through data‑driven decision‑making, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and disciplined execution across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance (SQDCP).

The Production Manager owns throughput optimization, process stability, inventory accuracy, and labor efficiency while building scalable systems to support rapid business growth. This position partners cross‑functionally with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to reduce variation, improve product quality, and enhance customer outcomes.

Success in this role requires strong analytical capability, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to translate operational data into actionable strategies while developing high‑performing teams.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Lead and own end‑to‑end production and configuration operations, ensuring alignment to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people (SQDCP) performance targets
• Establish, calculate, and manage key operational KPIs including efficiency, First Pass Yield (FPY), Defects per Unit (DPU), On‑Time In Full (OTIF), inventory turns, and labor utilization
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and daily visibility of all operational performance data; drive accountability through disciplined KPI review cadence
• Analyze KPI trends and performance data to identify gaps, prioritize improvement activities, and drive measurable operational outcomes
• Conduct time studies and cycle time analysis to establish accurate labor standards, validate efficiencies, and identify capacity opportunities
• Continuously evaluate and improve cycle times, line balance, and throughput performance to optimize productivity and meet customer demand
• Assess and redesign manufacturing layouts, workstations, and material flow paths to improve efficiency, eliminate waste, and support scalable growth
• Align production operations to takt time and demand signals, ensuring balanced flow and minimal overproduction or waiting
• Lead structured root‑cause analysis using methodologies such as 5‑Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), A3, and DMAIC to resolve operational and quality issues
• Identify process variation, system constraints, and inefficiencies; implement corrective and preventive actions that drive sustainable performance improvements
• Drive waste elimination across all areas of production and warehouse operations, including motion, waiting, defects, inventory, overproduction, and over‑processing
• Own inventory reduction initiatives through improved demand alignment, Kanban systems, and material flow optimization
• Monitor and improve inventory performance including days on hand,…