Lead Production Technician

Analogic • Vista, CA

4h

About The Position

The Lead Production Technician is a senior-level, hands-on manufacturing position responsible for supporting daily production operations, coordinating floor activities, and providing advanced technical troubleshooting and repair support. The role works closely with Production Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and other supporting departments to meet production schedules while maintaining safety, quality, and operational efficiency.

The position combines advanced technical capability with practical production leadership and Lean manufacturing responsibilities. The technician identifies and helps eliminate process inefficiencies, reduce downtime and waste, improve workflow, and support continuous improvement. The role requires flexibility to work outdoors and extended hours when necessary to meet production commitments and operational needs.

The Lead Production Technician supports complex mechanical, electrical, and system-level troubleshooting and repairs; helps ensure products meet engineering, safety, and quality requirements; and serves as a technical resource and escalation point for production employees and less-experienced technicians. Repairs and corrective actions must be verified using approved test procedures, with results documented as required. Issues requiring engineering disposition, design changes, or work outside the role’s authorization are coordinated with Engineering or other authorized technical personnel.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Demonstrated experience in advanced electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and repair.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, bills of material (BOMs), wirelists, and manufacturing work instructions.
• Experience using multimeters, test equipment, and other diagnostic tools.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex system-level issues and support technical repairs.
• Previous experience providing technical guidance, training, mentoring, or coordinating work for other employees.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet outdoor work and extended-hours requirements, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Technical education, vocational training, or relevant certifications.
• Five or more years of manufacturing, production, or electro-mechanical technical experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support daily production-floor activities to help achieve manufacturing schedules, delivery commitments, and operational priorities.
• Provide hands-on technical support for complex mechanical, electrical, and system-level troubleshooting and repairs.
• Diagnose production, product, and equipment issues; identify root causes; and implement or recommend corrective actions within authorized technical responsibilities.
• Assist technicians and production personnel with difficult assembly, configuration, testing, and repair issues.
• Support system-level troubleshooting, testing, and verification to ensure products meet engineering, safety, and quality requirements.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to resolve technical issues, address recurring failures, and improve manufacturing processes.
• Identify production bottlenecks, unnecessary process steps, material-flow issues, rework, and other sources of waste.
• Monitor production progress and communicate schedule risks, constraints, or resource needs before they affect delivery commitments.
• Train, mentor, and cross-train employees to strengthen technical capability, consistency, and production flexibility.
• Serve as a technical resource and escalation point for production employees and less-experienced technicians.
• Promote compliance with safety procedures, quality standards, approved work instructions, and manufacturing requirements.
• Use diagnostic tools, test equipment, schematics, and technical documentation to isolate faults.
• Coordinate with Engineering or other authorized technical personnel when failures require engineering disposition, design changes, or work outside the position’s authorization.
• Verify completed repairs and corrective actions using approved test procedures and document results as required.
• Adapt to changing priorities and provide hands-on support where production needs are greatest, following applicable safety requirements.
• Support outdoor production activities and work extended or adjusted hours when required to meet production schedules and commitments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED