Shop Floor Manager - OEM

Cates Control Systems, Inc.•Plano, TX

10d•$70,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Shop Floor Manager is responsible for managing shop labor and execution capacity to meet customer demand safely, efficiently, and predictably. This role owns people leadership, staffing, workflow, and daily execution across the shop floor. OEM Shop Floor Management is about maximizing flow and minimizing variation. The Shop Floor Manager does not own job scope, material strategy, or purchasing decisions. Instead, this role partners closely with the Production Control Manager, who owns job execution planning, and with Customer Service, who owns the sales order lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience preferred
5+ years experience in manufacturing leadership
Strong people leadership and coaching ability
Clear, direct, and consistent communicator
Decisive and calm under pressure
Highly organized with strong prioritization skills
Aligns with company culture and continuous improvement mindset
ERP and production scheduling systems (Epicor preferred)
Labor planning and capacity management
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel required)

Nice To Haves

Experience in industrial fabrication or control panel manufacturing preferred
Lean manufacturing principles a plus
OSHA and UL 508A familiarity preferred

Responsibilities

Throughput, consistency, and predictability
Staffing to takt and batch flow
Minimizing labor variance across repeat builds
Optimize labor deployment for batch production
Balance staffing levels with forecasted demand
Enforce standard work rigorously to reduce variation
Maintain stable staffing plans to support predictable output
Drive consistency across shifts and teams
Directly lead and manage Team Leads and Technicians.
Set expectations for safety, quality, productivity, and teamwork.
Evaluate performance and provide coaching, feedback, and development.
Make staffing adjustments based on demand, skill requirements, and capacity needs.
Prioritize and sequence work to meet delivery commitments.
Assign labor based on skill, complexity, and job requirements.
Adjust daily and short-term schedules in response to changing conditions.
Ensure production work is released and executed according to defined priorities.
Evaluate available labor capacity and constraints.
Communicate accurate capacity data to Production Control and leadership.
Identify risks related to staffing levels, skill gaps, or execution constraints.
Participate in planning discussions by providing execution reality.
Enforce adherence to drawings, work instructions, and QMS requirements.
Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA and internal standards.
Monitor quality performance and drive corrective actions.
Reinforce standard work and consistency across teams.
Execute work within defined material constraints.
Escalate material shortages, BOM concerns, or execution blockers to Production Control.
Collaborate with Materials and Production Control to minimize schedule disruption.
Identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and execution challenges.
Drive improvements in labor utilization, workflow, and shop organization.
Support lean initiatives and standardization efforts.