Production Manager

Spang & Company•McKinney, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Spang Engineered Solutions, a division of Spang & Company, has an opening for a Production Manager based in McKinney, TX. This position will lead daily manufacturing and assembly operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost goals. Spang Engineered Solutions designs and manufactures custom inductive components for an array of industries. Our manufacturing locations include Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, and McKinney, TX in the U.S.A., and Xiamen, China. The role will support low-volume, new, and technically complex work; investigate process and employee errors; provide training and retraining; qualify technicians on specialized processes; and lead production meetings. Working closely with Engineering, this individual will address technical issues and nonconformances, improve processes, update tooling and documentation, and support new equipment. Additional responsibilities include maintaining accurate ERP production data, improving workflow and process control, managing critical fixture and hardware inventory, supporting equipment maintenance and installation, coordinating property and vendor matters, conducting safety walkthroughs, ensuring compliance with PPE and procedures, coordinating safety training and corrective actions, and meeting Quality Management System and AS9100 training requirements. The position requires flexibility to support staggered shifts, weekends, after-hours operations, and facility oversight when senior site leadership is unavailable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technical field.
At least five years of technical manufacturing experience.
Three years in a supervisory or management role within an ERP-supported production environment.
Strong working knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes, mechanical systems, production equipment, and technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with production scheduling.
Experience with employee development.
Experience with safety.
Experience with quality systems.
Experience with continuous improvement.
Experience with cross-functional problem-solving.

Responsibilities

Lead daily manufacturing and assembly operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost goals.
Manage the Production Supervisor and Maintenance Technician.
Provide direction to production technicians, set priorities, plan staffing and schedules, coordinate shop orders, monitor performance, and resolve production bottlenecks.
Support low-volume, new, and technically complex work.
Investigate process and employee errors.
Provide training and retraining.
Qualify technicians on specialized processes.
Lead production meetings.
Address technical issues and nonconformances with Engineering.
Improve processes.
Update tooling and documentation.
Support new equipment.
Maintain accurate ERP production data.
Improve workflow and process control.
Manage critical fixture and hardware inventory.
Support equipment maintenance and installation.
Coordinate property and vendor matters.
Conduct safety walkthroughs.
Ensure compliance with PPE and procedures.
Coordinate safety training and corrective actions.
Meet Quality Management System and AS9100 training requirements.
Support staggered shifts, weekends, after-hours operations, and facility oversight when senior site leadership is unavailable.