Production Manager - 2nd Shift

Regal Rexnord•Simi Valley, CA

6d•$100,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager provides leadership for assigned manufacturing value streams, functional machining areas, supervisors, leads, and production associates on second shift. The role is accountable for executing Strategy Deployment and Daily Management objectives across safety, quality, delivery, cost, innovation support, inventory, and associate engagement. The manager directs manufacturing activities to meet operational goals while maintaining compliance with company, customer, regulatory, and safety requirements. The position establishes priorities, aligns staffing and capacity with production demand, and partners with Supply Chain, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Human Resources, and other support functions. The manager leads Daily Management, Tier reviews, and Gemba activities, monitors performance, addresses gaps through structured action plans, and communicates operational conditions, trends, risks, and results. The Production Manager develops supervisors and associates through training, coaching, performance feedback, and succession planning, and leads continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, efficiency, quality, and profitability. This is a fully onsite position located in Simi Valley, California.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
Seven to ten years of experience in lean manufacturing or operations, with progressive responsibility.
At least five years of leadership experience in a machining or manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, inventory, and associate engagement performance.
Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Daily Management, Gemba, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement principles.
Proven ability to develop talent, coach leaders, manage performance, and build effective teams across shifts and functions.
Strong planning, capacity management, project management, and execution skills, with demonstrated results.
Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information, exercise independent judgment, set priorities, and make timely decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams and work effectively with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Human Resources, and leadership.
Commitment to safety, quality, customer service, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Must be a U.S. Person as defined in the posting or otherwise qualify for a license permitting employment in the position, due to potential federal export control restrictions.

Nice To Haves

MBA or technical master's degree.
Experience in an aerospace manufacturing or precision machine shop environment.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned manufacturing value streams, functional machining areas, supervisors, leads, and production associates on second shift.
Ensure attainment of safety, quality, yield, delivery, productivity, cost, and inventory objectives.
Translate strategic objectives into measurable improvement targets and develop, execute, and monitor action plans to close performance gaps.
Lead Daily Management, Tier reviews, and Gemba walks; provide timely feedback, remove barriers, and reinforce accountability.
Plan production priorities and optimize personnel, machine, tooling, and capacity utilization based on demand and operational requirements.
Partner with Supply Chain, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality to improve capacity, equipment reliability, process capability, efficiency, and profitability.
Drive cost reduction, operating efficiency, yield improvement, productivity, and waste elimination initiatives.
Plan and lead continuous improvement and Regal Business System events, including structured problem solving and corrective-action follow-through.
Communicate daily results, production priorities, quality concerns, safety issues, staffing needs, business conditions, and other critical information to associates and leadership.
Gather, maintain, analyze, and report daily, weekly, and monthly operating information to document results and support fact-based decisions.
Ensure assigned areas are staffed with competent personnel and develop supervisory and technical talent and successors for key positions.
Provide training, coaching, feedback, and development opportunities to improve associate capability and productivity.
Complete performance reviews and partner with Human Resources on associate relations, attendance, performance, and corrective actions.
Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, quality, export control, company, and customer requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.