Production Manager - Server
About The Role
The Production Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of production employees, ensuring that production delivery, quality, and cost metrics are met. The Production Manager will focus on employee productivity, quality, safety, and training, typically supervising a team of 4+ Supervisors and 100+ production Talents.
What You’ll Do
- Provide Work Direction to the Extended Team
- Communicate overall priorities for the extended team to Team Leads based on: Ship date (day/week/month), Quantity of units, Aged units, Capacity, Efficiency, Quality issues from Assembly and/or vendors, Safety & 6S’s in place, Lean tools, Problem-solving tools and Action plan (PDCA).
- Personnel Supervision
- Attendance / OT / PTO Execution
- Training Execution
- Staffing Execution
- Workload Balance
- Performance feedback to Manager
- Issue Resolution
- Manage/escalate issues impacting the extended team and communicate to:
- Peer Manager(s)
- Manager
- Customer PM(s)
- NPI PM(s)
- Process Improvement / 5S Leadership
- Work with extended team to identify and execute process/tool improvements:
- Manager
- Manufacturing Engineering / Development Engineering
- Maintenance Team
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, related discipline, and/or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience
- 6+ years of experience in high complexity technology manufacturing environment with experience in project management, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and new product introduction
- 0-3+ years of leading and mentoring technical and non-technical teams
- Leverage of lean manufacturing hands-on experience
- Possess a prominent level of integrity and strong work ethic
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams
- Ability to simplify issues/direction and communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of employees
- Possess the ability to pull information together from numerous sources and consolidate it into a plan/direction for the organization
About ZT Systems
At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.
A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.
Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
- Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
- Parental leave and family care support programs
- Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
- Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about