Production Manager

The Production Manager leads shop-floor execution for Louis Allis' low-volume, high-mix motor and generator manufacturing, repair, rewind, and service-support operations. The role owns safety, labor deployment, schedule execution, WIP flow, throughput and on-time delivery across machining, mechanical/repair, winding, naval/generator, field service and support functions.

Reporting to the President, Louis Allis, this is a hands-on operations leadership role and peer to Technical, Quality, Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving and other staff functions. The Production Manager keeps work moving by coordinating constraints, escalating risks and building a disciplined daily operating rhythm while leaving engineering design, drawing release and technical quoting decisions with the Technical Manager.

• Lead daily execution across machining, mechanical/repair, winding, naval/generator, field service and production support teams.
• Set priorities, assign labor, maintain floor presence, remove barriers and hold leads, operators and technicians accountable for safe, disciplined execution.

• Convert demand, project priorities, material status and technical release dates into daily/weekly schedules, staffing plans and recovery actions.
• Manage WIP, bottlenecks, overtime, attendance, cross‑training, resource utilization, schedule attainment and escalation of delivery risks.

• Own shop‑floor safety expectations, PPE compliance, housekeeping, hazard recognition, OSHA requirements, company policy and safe‑work practices.
• Partner with Quality and Technical to contain issues, reduce rework/scrap, improve first‑pass quality and strengthen travelers, work instructions, inspection points and corrective‑action follow‑through.

• Coordinate daily with Technical, Quality, Purchasing, Project Management, Sales, Shipping/Receiving and Field Service to keep jobs moving from release through shipment.
• Provide clear status, constraint, recovery and risk updates to the LA President and peers; make fact‑based tradeoffs when safety, quality, cost and delivery pressures conflict.

• Hire, coach, develop and performance‑manage leads, supervisors, operators, technicians and other production talent.
• Build bench strength through cross‑training, succession planning, practical coaching, timely feedback and respect for skilled craft knowledge.
• Use ERP/MRP discipline, production boards, daily management routines, KPI tracking and post‑job reviews to drive action rather than reporting for its own sake.
• Improve schedule reliability, labor productivity, throughput, overtime control, 5S/organization and repeatability in a custom, repair‑oriented manufacturing environment.

• 8+ years of manufacturing, repair, service‑center or industrial operations leadership experience with direct ownership of shop‑floor labor, schedule, safety, quality and delivery performance.
• Proven success leading multiple departments, cells, crews, supervisors or leads in a low‑volume, high‑mix, engineered‑to‑order, repair/remanufacturing or custom industrial environment.
• Experience with electromechanical equipment, motors/generators, rotating equipment
  , machining, mechanical repair, winding, heavy assembly, field service or similarly complex industrial products strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of production scheduling, labor planning, ERP/MRP discipline, WIP management, visual management, KPI reporting and constraint escalation.
• Demonstrated ability to improve safety, schedule attainment, labor productivity, throughput, rework, housekeeping and operating discipline through practical daily management.
• Strong people leadership skills: coaching, accountability, performance management, hiring/onboarding, cross‑training, conflict resolution and communication with skilled hourly teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering
  , Business or a related field preferred; equivalent hands‑on manufacturing leadership experience will be considered.
• Preferred:
  Lean, Six Sigma, root‑cause problem solving, daily…