Production & Delivery Manager

Lightspeed•Northbrook, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

LightSpeed Build Technologies is moving from proven pilots into its first production runs and is seeking a Production & Delivery Manager to oversee manufacturing and delivery. This hands-on, on-the-floor leadership role runs factory operations across multiple jobs, from incoming materials through finished panels being shipped. The manager leads factory laborers and temporary crews and works daily with engineering and the robotics technician to keep production running, resolve issues, and make processes repeatable.

Requirements

At least 5 years running production, manufacturing, or construction logistics, including at least 2 years leading crews or team leads.
A track record of meeting output targets while maintaining safety and quality.
Experience managing multiple projects at once, including production scheduling, materials, inventory, and inbound and outbound logistics.
Comfort with data, including setting targets, tracking results, and taking action based on them.
Comfort coordinating temporary labor, trucking, and equipment vendors.
Ability to thrive amid early-stage ambiguity and build structure while running the work.
Ability to work onsite in Northbrook, Illinois, five days a week.

Nice To Haves

Prefab, panelized, or modular construction experience.
Hardware, automation, or robotics manufacturing experience.
Lean or continuous-improvement training, such as kaizen events or standard work.
Forklift or crane coordination and rigging awareness; OSHA 30.
Experience launching a new line or facility.

Responsibilities

Plan and run daily and weekly production schedules across multiple jobs, balancing labor, equipment, and materials.
Lead, train, and schedule factory laborers and temporary crews, and coordinate with staffing agencies.
Own factory-floor operations and safety, including material handling, machine moves, and crane lifts.
Conduct quality checks, keep rework low, and escalate issues to engineering with a proposed fix.
Maintain a production scoreboard tracking throughput, schedule attainment, rework hours, downtime, quality issues, and safety.
Report results weekly and lead discussions about improvement priorities.
Identify bottlenecks, document effective processes as written work instructions, and build cross-training so production does not depend on one person.
Coordinate preventive maintenance with the robotics technician between production runs.
Order, receive, and track materials against each job's bill of materials, using the buyout established by the Preconstruction & Procurement Manager.
Manage inventory and critical spares, and stage materials to prevent production delays.
Help establish purchase-order and receiving processes for repeat orders.
Plan outbound loads, loading sequence, and near-site storage, and deliver products to job sites on time.
Coordinate deliveries with site teams and ensure shipments match commitments.