Production Lead - Jewelry: R2Net Inc.

• Production Lead
  - Jewelry: R2
  
  Net Inc. in New York

R2

Net Inc. New York, NY Start Date
09/02/2026

68500 Full-Time

Production Lead
- Jewelry is a full-time manufacturing leadership position with R2

Net Inc. in New York, New York . The base salary is $65,000 to $72,000, with the final rate based on experience and qualifications. The role directs jewelry-department workflow , supports technical decisions on individual jobs, and keeps production priorities aligned with factory needs. Five or more years of production-jeweler bench experience is required.

R2

Net operates e-commerce and supply-chain platforms that connect diamond-industry manufacturers, retailers, and consumers. The position requires deep knowledge of cast cleaning, assembly, soldering, laser welding, and jewelry repair. Spanish bilingual ability, basic computer skills, and a record of strong quality, communication, and attendance are also required.

Candidates applying for the position have a current resume ready and can describe production-jeweler bench experience, leadership or mentoring work, and the jewelry techniques used in prior factory or repair settings. The application also needs to reflect Spanish language ability and comfort with Word, email, Excel, Slack, and daily production documentation.

Job orders and production lead times are tracked from assignment through completion. The lead prioritizes work, moves jobs when conditions change, answers questions from the jewelry team, and identifies bottlenecks before they interrupt the planned flow. Individual metalsmithing problems receive hands-on technical attention rather than remaining as open items in the queue.

Assigning, QA, and Production share status information through the lead's coordination work. Each job's status and root cause are documented, while critical concerns are escalated to the appropriate leadership level. A written record gives the department a usable history of recurring defects, delays, and fixes.

The production lead guides jewelers through surface preparation, assembly technique, tool conditioning, and finish optimization. The technical scope includes cast cleaning, soldering, laser welding, repairs, and the judgment required to decide whether a piece meets its defined finish. Strong bench experience makes those instructions specific to the metalwork in front of the team.

Hands-on jewelry training commonly covers soldering, forming, finishing, metallurgy, repair, safe tool operation, and manufacturing-defect analysis. The GIA Graduate Jeweler program describes those technical areas through bench and classroom projects, including laser-welding work and quality evaluation.

Jewelers receive day-to-day guidance from the lead, who also mentors team members and helps new employees enter the department. Skills gaps are identified and matched with training, while requests for staffing, tools, procedures, and additional instruction are carried to the people who can address them. Department updates move across the factory so changes do not stop at one work area.

The role also helps team members work with R2

Net requirements, events, training, and Workday. Clear verbal and written communication matters because production instructions, coaching notes, and escalation records must remain understandable after a shift changes. Jewelry operations use production scheduling, efficiency metrics, supply-chain knowledge, and continued workplace learning, all covered by the Jewelers of America Skills Spotlight .

Cast-cleaning and assembly specifications are defined alongside inspection criteria for finished work. The lead monitors throughput, defects, rework, and finish quality, then turns those measures into progress updates for factory leadership. The lead also identifies whether a recurring problem comes from a process, a tool, a training gap, or a staffing constraint.

The position connects individual bench decisions with the wider production system. A change to surface preparation can affect finishing time, while a recurring assembly defect can create rework in QA and delay the next department. The lead's documentation and escalation work keeps those effects visible without separating technical judgment from department performance.

Word, email, Excel, Slack, and daily computer tools are part of the working…