Production Manager, Assembly Solutions

The Production Manager, Assembly Solutions is a leadership role responsible for the end-to-end execution of Swagelok Southeast Texas’s (SSET) fabrication and assembly operations. This position owns on-time delivery, quality, continuous improvement, scheduling, and technician supervision across the shop floor. The Production Manager brings a process-engineering mindset to deliver quality outcomes, meet schedule, optimize resources and improve safety while scaling up the production system
. This role works closely with several functions such as sales, engineering, project management and warehousing and reports to the Director of Operations.

• Own daily production scheduling and prioritization to optimize delivery schedule, quality, and floor operations
• Meet and effectively communicate with sales to translate booked orders into a production schedule and production plan
• Supervise technicians and production staff to maintain quality, schedule and safety
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks using structured manufacturing process improvement methods (value stream mapping, 5S, kaizen, root cause analysis)
• Supervise technicians and project managers to troubleshoot and resolve product, process, and equipment issues; lead corrective action as needed
• Develop structured processes and conduct regular meetings with sales, engineering, and project management to streamline order-to-production translation work streams
• Maintain safe work environment; lead ISO/SQS compliance Review drawings and production orders prior to shop floor use to ensure shop and quality has resources, equipment, tools and test connections to complete work

• Develop and maintain a staffing model to handle existing workload and grow with sales

Manage weekly production schedule to ensure peak utilization of technicians while maintaining quality, safety, and meeting deadlines

• Collaborate with senior management to forecast and implement capital equipment, facility improvements, and hiring to support SSET growth targets
• Review and provide feedback to engineering, project management and warehousing to ensure that assembled solutions operations are world class
• Lead daily PVD board meetings

• Ensure all quality and OSHA certifications are current — orbital welding, tube fitting installation, tube bending, leak testing, and others as required
• Lead or participate in internal and external quality and safety audits, serve as point-person for complex quality issues
• Monitor quality metrics and hold team accountable for them
• Adopt and implement manufacturer led improvements and processes related to quality, cycle time reduction, safety, and other technological improvements (e.g., incorporate AI in production planning)
• Hold technicians accountable for quality, on-time production, safety and mutual respect on a sustained basis
• Work with HR and Director of Operations to hire technicians, conduct performance reviews, develop and execute career pathways, and other actions such as PDPs and disciplinary issues
• Create and execute training and coaching to ensure technicians have the right mix of skills and certifications
• Work Develop team members for broader responsibility; identify high-potential associates for growth paths
• Participate in cross-functional meetings and initiatives as needed

Develop and deliver comprehensive onboarding training plans for each tech level

• Maintain accurate records (e.g., timesheets, certifications, and quality documentation)
• Provide data to produce key metrics: OTD, quality rate, throughput, capacity utilization;
  Monitor key metrics, and use them for continuous improvement

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or related technical field preferred; equivalent experience considered

• 5+ years of experience in an industrial assembly unit, manufacturing plant, fabrication shop or other related environment preferred
• 3+ years in a supervisory or management role with direct reports in an assembly, production, fabrication, or manufacturing environment preferred
• PMP or…