Production Manager

At Winchester Interconnect, we always do the right thing, the right way. We foster a dynamic, inclusive environment that thrives on collaboration and continuous growth. We hire exceptional people, celebrate wins, empower employee growth, and provide opportunities to thrive. Winchester is where potential transforms into purpose, and every team member plays a vital role in shaping our shared success.

About the Role

As our Production Manager, you will supervise the assembly workforce and related activities associated with production and manufacturing. A key responsibility is improving quality and developing assemblers’ capabilities. Our core values—Accountability, Collaboration, and Empowerment (ACE)—are the foundation of how we operate and drive success. You will take ownership of your contributions, collaborate with a team that gets stuff done, and be empowered to innovate and pursue bold initiatives that drive our business forward.

Responsibilities

• Supervise assembly processes, including the assembly supervisor and assembly team.
• Actively improve processes, develop successful workflows, adapt to changing conditions, and develop new equipment, procedures, and policies to increase efficiency in all operations.
• Develop best practices, routines, and innovative solutions to improve production rates and quality of output.
• Actively participate in the Material Review Board, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective action on the assembly process.
• Develop capabilities of the assembly staff to ensure any job has multiple staff members who can perform the build.
• Actively participate in NPI and collaborate with engineering to ensure first-time builds are delivered on time with repeatable process capability.
• Analyze business methods and deliver recommendations on how to maintain staff levels while meeting all quality standards set by the company and government regulations.
• Work side-by-side with management to discover inefficiencies in business processes and determine the best ways to align business methods with financial goals.
• Utilize business unit resources to meet customer delivery and quality commitments by identifying key issues and implementing change.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement and customer centricity.
• Identify and implement initiatives to improve processes and reduce costs.
• Identify resources and capex investments to support growth and improve throughput.
• Oversee first-time build execution and successful transition to production.
• Establish and communicate clear goals/expectations, be transparent with results, and hold your team accountable through recurring reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or 5+ years of experience directly supervising a team.
• Business process engineering experience strongly desired.
• Proven history in improving quality.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Solid organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, continuous improvement, Six Sigma, and lean manufacturing skills.
• Analytical thinker with demonstrated technical ability to perform root cause analysis, prepare and implement action plans, lead improvement initiatives, and interface with customer’s technical resources.
• Data-driven leadership. Ability to use ERP data (Infor Visual) to track schedule adherence and labor efficiency in real-time.
• Proven success in translating the assembly production schedule into realized revenue by effectively managing labor, materials, and workflow.

Systems You’ll Use

• Experience with effective ERP utilization (Infor Visual Manufacturing a plus).
• Google Workspace.
• ADP.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $95,000–$110,000 per year, plus incentive compensation. Exact salary will be contingent upon your experience, education, skills, and other relevant factors.