PRODUCTION MANAGER - Chesterfield MI
About The Position
About this Role: Plan, organize, and oversee daily production activities across SMT, through-hole, conformal coating, final assembly, and test areas. Ensure production schedules are met to achieve on-time delivery and customer requirements. Monitor workflow, staffing, and production priorities to optimize throughput and efficiency. Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Materials to ensure smooth production flow. Manage production capacity and labor utilization to meet demand while controlling costs. Team Leadership and Supervision Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors and production personnel. Establish clear expectations and hold staff accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and attendance. Support hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management of production staff. Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement. Identify and implement process improvements to increase productivity, quality, and efficiency. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery, throughput, scrap, and labor efficiency Lead efforts to reduce waste, improve cycle times, and enhance operational performance.
Requirements
- 4+ years of production leadership experience required
- Experience supervising production teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to read and interpret production schedules, work instructions, and technical documentation.
- Must be US Person
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SMT, PCB assembly, and electronic manufacturing processes strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of circuit board assembly processes, including SMT, through-hole, and electronic assembly is a plus.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems preferred.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and oversee daily production activities across SMT, through-hole, conformal coating, final assembly, and test areas.
- Ensure production schedules are met to achieve on-time delivery and customer requirements.
- Monitor workflow, staffing, and production priorities to optimize throughput and efficiency.
- Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Materials to ensure smooth production flow.
- Manage production capacity and labor utilization to meet demand while controlling costs.
- Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors and production personnel.
- Establish clear expectations and hold staff accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and attendance.
- Support hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management of production staff.
- Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase productivity, quality, and efficiency.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery, throughput, scrap, and labor efficiency
- Lead efforts to reduce waste, improve cycle times, and enhance operational performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
