Production Manager

ALTEN Technology USA•Conklin, NY

21d•$90,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Requirements

5+ years in Production Management or Manufacturing Operations within high-volume or regulated manufacturing environments.
Strong familiarity with electronic subassemblies, shop-floor management, and data automation.
BSc/MSc in Engineering.
Proven expertise in Lean Manufacturing and Project Management.
Strong assertiveness and stakeholder management skills; ability to comfortably navigate and drive accountability within a third-party supplier's facility.
Excellent communication skills are key.
Ability to work 100% full-time on-site at the supplier's facility immediately.

Nice To Haves

Experience within the aerospace sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintain a permanent physical presence on the production floor at the supplier’s sub-tier facility in Conklin, NY, to monitor processes, ensuring the production line adheres to agreed-upon operational and quality standards (e.g., 5S principles).
Actively support the supplier and sub-tier Project Managers to enforce schedule adherence and immediately address deviations.
Validate timelines to account for realistic yield, machine downtime, and material availability to prevent schedule slippage.
Flag workforce conflicts that may impact progress on all agreed activities, including production.
Ensure the production schedule is up to date with the latest run-at-rate data and that action plans for capacity expansion and continuous improvement are followed up.
Drive critical internal coordination and bridge communication gaps between teams to correct alignment failures.
Create and maintain weekly operational dashboards to report performance metrics, deviations, and remediation status directly to management.