Production Manager

Vishay manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world’s most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it.

Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). Learn more at

Do you want to help us build the DNA of tech? Vishay Barry is currently seeking applicants for a Production Manager.

Job Location:

Attleboro, MA

The Production Manager organizes, implements, optimizes, and monitors production operations to ensure that deadlines, cost objectives, and quality standards are consistently achieved.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Operations, this role manages the human, material, and technical resources within the production department. The Production Manager supervises production supervisors ensuring disciplined execution of the production plan and alignment with site priorities.

The role is focused on daily execution, workforce leadership, productivity optimization, and structured escalation within the framework defined by Operations leadership. Pay is $90k-$110k

• Production Operations Execution
• Organize, implement, and monitor product manufacturing activities within production departments.
• Supervise production progress and ensure adherence to the daily and weekly production schedule.
• Organize production priorities based on planning requirements.
• Implement actions to achieve production objectives and anticipate short-term production needs in line with the schedule.
• Monitor delays, productivity, yields, and scrap; analyze variances and initiate corrective actions.
• Manage material, technical, and human resources to adapt capacity to workload.
• Optimize organization and productivity of the production process to improve throughput and efficiency.
• Define and coordinate necessary external interventions (maintenance, infrastructure, IT support, etc.) impacting production flow.
• Escalate systemic constraints, risks, or performance gaps to the Senior Manager of Operations.
• Resource & Capacity Management
• Align labor allocation with workload fluctuations.
• Coordinate overtime and staffing adjustments as needed.
• Ensure proper material flow and readiness within production areas.
• Participate in equipment specification discussions and provide production input on capital or process investments.
• Support installation, qualification, and ramp-up of new equipment.
• Continuous Improvement & Industrial Organization
• Implement and support new industrial organization methods within production.
• Drive improvements in workflow, setup efficiency, and floor organization.
• Conduct workstation and 6S audits: planning, execution, and follow-up of corrective actions.
• Contribute to updating and maintaining technical documentation and work instructions.
• Support Lean initiatives deployed by Operations leadership.
• Make structured improvement suggestions and participate in implementation.
• New Product & Equipment Launch Support
• Support production launch of new products and new equipment.
• Ensure production readiness and workforce preparedness for process changes.
• Team Leadership & Development
• Supervise production supervisors and some lead operators.
• Conduct interviews, performance reviews, and administrative follow-up.
• Lead team meetings and reinforce production priorities.
• Communicate company strategy and policies, both individually and collectively.
• Develop employee skills and promote workforce versatility.
• Provide direct…