Production Manager- Test

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets across assigned production areas.
• Implement and maintain visual KPI reporting to drive accountability and high-performing teams.
• Evaluate personnel requirements based on production demands and workforce planning needs.
• Recommend equipment, tooling, and process improvements to support current and future business objectives.
• Identify training needs and ensure appropriate training plans are implemented for production teams and leaders.
• Conduct departmental and tier meetings to ensure communication, alignment, and execution of priorities.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping and workplace organization.
• Develop and coach supervisors and direct reports through structured skill development and performance planning.
• Plan and schedule production activities while overseeing daily execution across production lines.
• Sure effective utilization of labor, materials, and equipment to meet production schedules.
• Ensure quality systems are in place, followed, and effective to guarantee product integrity.
• Own accurate costing for assigned work centers and actively identify cost improvement opportunities.
• Monitor production practices, adjust schedules, and address issues to minimize downtime or delays.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and other departments to prevent production disruptions.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of production or manufacturing management experience.
• Strong leadership, communication (oral and written), and coaching skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to lead, develop, and coach a diverse workforce.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• Knowledge of ISO standards and Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma methodologies.
• 10+ years of experience in production management, scheduling, and assembly operations.
• Proven experience driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Physical & Environmental Demands

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Light to moderate manufacturing environment.

Travel Requirements

Less than 10%

About Vertiv

Virtiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

About The Team

This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.