Production Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• College degree or equivalent required; bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 4 to 6 years of production, manufacturing, or operations experience.
• Prior lead or supervisory experience in a production or operations environment preferred.
• Experience with production schedules, labor planning, quality standards, safety procedures, and operational metrics.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on production and business needs.
• Knowledge of production operations, workflow coordination, safety practices, and quality standards.
• Ability to lead teams, prioritize work, and monitor productivity and service levels.
• Strong analytical problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Lean background preferred.
• Ability to interpret production reports, operational metrics, and inventory or material information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, production systems, ERP/MRP tools, or related business systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing daily production activities, staffing, work assignments, and schedule execution.
• Monitor workflow, productivity, quality, safety, and output against operational goals.
• Supervise, coach, and support production team members and leads.
• Coordinate with Planning, Warehouse, Maintenance, Quality, and Operations partners to resolve issues.
• Promote safe work practices and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Review production data and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and throughput.
• Support training, performance feedback, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working within Microsoft Office, production systems, ERP/MRP, or related business systems. This includes assisting with year-end headcount and Capex planning for the following year. Presenting justifications for requests.
• Coordinate and run the daily production meetings with planning/leadership team as well as leading meetings with product team members on the floor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Direct supervision and development of all Service + Leads, Operators, and Material Handlers.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to ensure productivity, quality, safety, and operational goals are achieved.
• Assigning and monitoring work, coaching and developing employees, conducting performance evaluations, addressing employee relations matters, managing attendance and scheduling, and supporting training efforts.