Production Manager (TOP Innovative Automotive Manufacturing Company

Production Manager

Full-Time Position | TOP Innovative Automotive Manufacturing Company

We are seeking an exceptional Production Manager to lead our manufacturing operations and drive excellence in one of the most dynamic sectors of the automotive industry.

We are seeking an experienced Production Manager with a strong manufacturing background and a comprehensive understanding of production operations, purchasing, supply chain, inventory management, and operational efficiency
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The Production Manager will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day manufacturing activities while ensuring production schedules, quality standards, costs, inventory levels, and customer requirements are consistently achieved. This role requires a hands-on operational leader who understands the entire flow of a manufacturing business—from purchasing raw materials and managing suppliers through production, inventory control, and finished-goods delivery
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The ideal candidate combines strong leadership skills with practical manufacturing experience, analytical thinking, and the ability to identify and resolve operational issues quickly.

• Manage daily manufacturing operations to ensure production schedules, quality standards, and customer requirements are met.
• Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand, capacity, labor availability, material availability, and delivery requirements.
• Monitor production performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions to improve throughput and efficiency.
• Ensure effective utilization of labor, machinery, equipment, materials, and production capacity.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including productivity, on-time delivery, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, and overall production performance.
• Work closely with supervisors and production teams to maintain a safe, organized, efficient, and productive manufacturing environment.
• Troubleshoot operational issues and drive timely resolution of production constraints.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, 5S, standard work, and other process-improvement initiatives where appropriate.

• Oversee purchasing activities to ensure materials, components, supplies, and services are available when needed.
• Develop purchasing strategies that balance cost, quality, lead time, inventory levels, and supplier reliability
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• Manage supplier relationships and work with vendors to improve pricing, quality, lead times, and delivery performance.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, and other commercial requirements as appropriate.
• Monitor supplier performance and proactively address shortages, delays, quality issues, and other supply risks.
• Identify and develop alternative suppliers when necessary to reduce supply-chain risk.

• Manage the flow of materials from suppliers through production and ultimately to finished goods and customers.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels while minimizing excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
• Coordinate purchasing and production planning to ensure materials are available without unnecessarily increasing working capital.
• Monitor material requirements, lead times, demand fluctuations, and potential supply disruptions.
• Establish effective inventory-control processes and ensure accurate inventory records.
• Partner with sales, customer service, purchasing, and finance to align demand, inventory, and production requirements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce material costs, inventory carrying costs, freight costs, and operational waste.

• Translate customer demand and business requirements into practical production and purchasing plans.
• Collaborate with leadership to establish capacity plans, production priorities, staffing requirements, and operational objectives.
• Analyze operational data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain reporting for production, purchasing, inventory, supplier performance, and operational KPIs.
• Support budgeting, cost-control initiatives, capital equipment planning, and operational forecasting.
• Ensure manufacturing processes support company growth while maintaining quality, cost, and delivery objectives.

• Maintain high standards for product quality and manufacturing consistency.
• Partner with quality personnel to investigate root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure employees follow established manufacturing procedures, safety requirements, and company policies.
• Promote a strong culture of accountability, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, procedures, and controls are maintained across manufacturing and supply-chain activities.

• Lead, coach, and develop…