Manager, Production

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily production and rework operations to achieve production, quality, safety, and cost targets
• Maintain a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment while promoting a strong safety culture
• Conduct daily production meetings to review Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), production output, yield performance, quality concerns, inventory status, staffing, and company updates with production teams and leadership
• Monitor daily staffing levels, manage attendance coverage, and develop contingency plans to support operational continuity
• Cook up and communicate effectively with off-shift leadership teams to ensure smooth operational transitions
• Manage incident investigations, safety alerts, corrective actions, and safety training for employees, contractors, and visitors
• Prepare and present department performance updates during monthly meetings with leadership and team members
• Support workforce management activities, including hiring, onboarding, retention, performance evaluations, promotions, corrective actions, and terminations for hourly team members
• Coach, mentor, and develop supervisors, crew leaders, and operators to support career growth and succession planning
• Conduct regular 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports to provide performance feedback, development support, and accountability
• Maintain positive employee relations and promote a collaborative, team-oriented work environment
• Ensure department procedures, work instructions, and compliance documentation are maintained through the internal document control system
• Monitor production specifications, quality samples, and process controls to ensure compliance with customer and engineering requirements
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions for quality and production issues
• Track, maintain, and communicate departmental KPIs and operational performance metrics
• Support production planning activities to align staffing, materials, and operational priorities with production schedules
• Submit and manage Electronic Approvals (EAs) related to invoices, materials, equipment, organizational updates, and operational needs
• Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits (LPA) within assigned production areas
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve operational efficiency, productivity, quality, and employee engagement
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or MS preferred, or equivalent, relevant experience
• 7 to 10+ years of experience in complex mechanical assembly, tooling, and manufacturing in a highly automated setting
• 3 to 6+ years of experience leading and managing multiple processes
• Experience with large production lines and floor management
• Experience implementing 5S principles preferred
• Supervisor experience in LGESMI preferred