Focus Factory Manager

Johnson Controls; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

On-the-job training

Collaborative team environment

Zero Harm policy

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Focus Factory Manager in Texas to lead the production line and supervise Production Supervisors, ensuring safety, quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery. You will drive continuous improvement, lean initiatives, and 5S, while coordinating staffing and overtime.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years’ supervisory manufacturing experience (or an Associate degree with 8+ years). MS Office proficiency and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of six years of experience as a Production Supervisor in a manufacturing environment OR an Associate degree and a minimum of eight years of experience as a Production Supervisor in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement.
• Proficiency using MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Direct Production Supervisors in the plant and coordinate production work through familiarity with all manufacturing processes.
• Maintain safety, quality, efficiency, scrap and production schedules.
• Motivate and direct the training of Production Supervisors and evaluate progress.
• Analyze staffing requirements and study daily operating results to resolve production problems.
• Ensure OSHA compliance and provide safety training on an ongoing basis.
• Lead 5S activities and Lean training for hourly production personnel.
• Drive continuous improvement and quality, controlling scrap and rework.
• Monitor KPI-based financial reporting and coordinate overtime as needed.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

MS Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About Us

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission‑critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

About Us

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission‑critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry‑leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real‑world results and help move society forward.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and bonus

Paid vacation - 15 days with additional paid holidays and sick time

Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care – available day one

On the job/cross training opportunities

Encouraging and collaborative team environment

Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What You Will Do

The Focus Factory Manager manages the operations of a manufacturing line or department and is responsible for ensuring that the assigned production area is operated in the most profitable and efficient basis and with the correct level of quality. Duties will include directly supervising Production Supervisors, maintaining the safety of the area, scheduling assignments, line balancing, evaluation and control of build, monitoring of fulfillment of customer production and quality requirements, control of scrap and rework, efficiency, application of overtime as well as documentation of these activities and acting as the primary contact for in-house departments for production related issues in assigned area.

THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP.

How You Will Do It

• Direct Production Supervisors in the plant and coordinate production work through familiarity with all manufacturing processes. Maintain a continual awareness of safety, quality, efficiency, scrap and production schedules.
• Motivate and direct the training of Production Supervisors. Train and develop individuals, instill in them a sense of responsibility and evaluate them on their progress.
• Analyze and determine staffing requirements. Study daily operating results, meet daily with subordinates and consult with Supervisors on solutions to production problems. Ensure that problems have been corrected. Maintain cooperation between departments.
• Ensure safe work practices are followed by all manufacturing team members. Inform employees of deficiencies and violations and take corrective action, if necessary, to ensure that procedures and practices are being followed. Assist in maintaining OSHA compliance on the plant floor. Provide Safety training on a continuous basis.
• Ensure correct distribution of staff and assist with training for all new or transferred employees. Coordinate temporary staff requirements.
• Work with leadership and CI/Mfg. Engineering to develop a roadmap for Continuous Improvement in the assigned area for processes and productivity.
• Drive the JCMS - Johnson Controls Manufacturing System - throughout the plant, implements and sustains this culture with continuous training and development of hourly production personnel in the manufacturing principles and governing behaviors.
• Support and lead 5S activities throughout the manufacturing facility to continuously improve the 5S Score.
• Lead Kaizen Events and perform Lean training for the production personnel in the assigned area.
• Drive formal problem solving methods in the production floor with production employees to drive a culture of continuous improvement and quality, control scrap and rework and provide quality products to the customer.
• Monitor financial reporting and drive improvements based on KPI goals.
• Support the High Performance Teams of the assigned area.
• Authorize and evaluate the overtime requirement for Production employees.
• Assist in mediation of employee issues and conduct disciplinary action when required.
• Monitor customer production requirements and coordinate schedule adjustments when required.
• Monitor and ensure documentation of employee attendance records.

Required

What we look for

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of six (6) years of experience working as a Production Supervisor in a manufacturing environment OR an Associate degree and a minimum of eight (8) years of experience working as a Production Supervisor in a manufacturing environment OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement.
• Proficiency using MS Office Suite.

Preferred

• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement certification.

Hiring Salary Range

$100,100.00 - 167,100.00 USD Annuall (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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