Manufacturing Production Manager - 2nd shift

About the role

The 2nd Shift Production Manager will support operations at the Skid facility at our SieSAW Knightdale, NC location. This role is a key part of an expanding leadership team and is critical to ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production while fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day production operations to exceed safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer performance targets
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including 6S, waste elimination, cycle time reduction, and process optimization
• Plan and direct capital investments and resource allocation to improve productivity, optimize inventory, and align capacity with sales demand
• Develop and engage talent by building leadership capability, fostering accountability, and promoting a strong ownership culture
• Oversee production systems, data accuracy, and compliance across SAP, Salesforce, Dayforce, audits, and customer visits

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment or working knowledge of a manufacturing facility
• Managerial understanding of critical success factors in an assembly, manufacturing, or operations environment
• Strong process mindset demonstrated through process improvement roles; lean manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of MS Office suite; scheduling systems including SAP and Salesforce.com
• Ability to work swing shifts, including day and weekend shifts, as required for coverage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, typically in Business Administration, Management, Operations, Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or a similar field
• Familiarity with MV and LV switchgear, power transformers, protection and automation systems, PV, BESS inverters, and data center applications
• Experience with ATO, ETO, and CTO components in electrical products manufacturing
• Results- and solution-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated effective communication skills at all levels of the organization
• Ability to create accountability, lead by example, and manage manufacturing supervisors
• Strong team-building and people management skills, including succession planning and developing future leaders
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions independently
• Strong collaboration with Engineering, Scheduling, Purchasing, Logistics, Quality, Finance, and other functions
• Experience in a startup environment
• Licenses and certifications, such as Lean Six Sigma certification

Benefits

Details regarding our benefits can be found here.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $83,966 - $143,942 annually with a target incentive of 5% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

Schedule

This position will be based in Knightdale, NC and operates on a 2nd shift schedule.