Production Manager, Las Vegas Manufacturing

Sitreps • Las Vegas, NV

8d • $125,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

A founder-led defense technology company building deployable position, navigation, and timing (PNT) hardware for the U.S. Army is seeking a Production Manager for its new manufacturing facility in Las Vegas. This role is crucial for transitioning three product lines from prototype to production. The company is looking for an individual to lead the manufacturing floor, manage the workforce, schedule, quality, and culture, and build a production team from the ground up. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a build-up environment rather than managing a mature production line.

Requirements

• Substantial progressive experience managing electronics or precision hardware production, with direct supervisory responsibility for a production workforce.
• Demonstrated experience hiring and training a production team from a standing start, or scaling one materially.
• Command of production scheduling and work order management systems (ERP and MES), labor planning, and daily production metrics.
• Quality management fluency, covering inspection regimes, nonconformance and material review board processes, and corrective action.
• Direct experience taking a facility from outfitting to certified production operations.
• U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• 20 or more years of experience (as specified by contract labor category).
• May require an advanced degree.

Nice To Haves

• Defense or aerospace production management under AS9100.
• Low-rate initial production experience, with comfort around the volumes, variability, and change traffic of an immature line.
• Prior military maintenance or production leadership.
• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma implementation on a live floor.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage the production management framework, including production scheduling, work order management, labor assignment, shift planning, daily production reporting, and performance metrics against Year 1 LRIP targets for three product lines.
• Hire, onboard, and train the production technician team, ensuring all technicians are qualified against documented assembly procedures before working on live production lots.
• Collaborate with the Manufacturing Engineer and QA technicians to define inspection points, acceptance criteria, and nonconformance management, and consistently enforce them.
• Manage the sequencing of tooling delivery, workstation installation, utility connections, and safety compliance to ensure the facility is operational and certified for LRIP production on schedule.
• Formulate and enforce work standards, assign schedules, review work discrepancies, supervise production personnel, and communicate company policies and goals to the floor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior