Production Manager

Production Manager

The Production Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and deploying the resources necessary to ensure the manufacturing capabilities grow with the organization focusing on continuous improvement and ensuring that the team is supported to effectively build high-quality products for their customers.

• Sets clear, attainable production-level and cell-level production targets and direct the team to meet these objectives.
• Manage daily production activities for the assembly cells including scheduling, production quality, material shortages and nonconformance reporting.
• Manage the production employees, including performance management, health and safety, and individual training & development.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure effective production processes and align resources to meet both customer & business demands.
• Work directly with product management to ensure sustainable production for critical products while providing guidance to drive design for manufacturing/design for automation improvements. Facilitates new product integration and manages related engineering changes.
• Build a culture of continuous improvement to ensure effective labor and materials management are engrained in everyday activities. Support continuous improvement initiatives and implement and evaluate outcomes.
• Work directly with operational leadership to manage production requirements in alignment with business objectives & strategies and prepare monthly production reports.
• Maintain production standards to ensure accurate labor reporting and costing.
• Ensure compliance with local standards and maintains a safe working environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 5+ years of experience in a production environment holding positions of progressive responsibility
• 3+ years of experience in a direct leadership position
• Experience in electronics manufacturing or assembly is a plus
• Strong decision-making skills and results-driven approach
• Proficiency in Lean Principles a plus:
  Problem Solving, 5S, Flow, Standard Work, Kanban