Night Shift Operations Manager

Lightera; Carrollton (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightera in Carrollton, GA is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to oversee cable production outputs and guide supervisors. You will ensure on-time shipments, optimize product flow, and steward workforce planning, discipline, and performance programs.

Responsibilities include managing production, maintenance, quality initiatives, and cross‑department information flow; driving continuous process improvements; and aligning policies with customer requirements and cost controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management or Engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Good time management and prioritization.
• Background in managing labor, materials and cost.

Responsibilities

• Managing the supervisor’s efforts on production, maintenance, quality, personnel, and raw materials, shipping and manufacturing processes.
• Managing the quality initiative, results, customer complaints, trouble shooting of the supervisors.
• Implementing continuous process improvement.
• Planning and planning flow of product.
• Managing information flow between departments and supervisors.
• Administration of company policies consistently.
• Meeting customer quality, delivery and special request requirements.
• Staffing and planning for current and future manpower needs.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office

Time management

Labor, materials and cost management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Management or Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

The basic purpose and function of this position is to manage the product output in the Cable manufacturing areas. Provide support and guidance for the supervisors. Ensure consistency in job delegation, job placement, hiring, performance and discipline. Implement programs that will reduce scrap and rework of materials and lead to the manufacturing of a quality product.

Job Summary

The basic purpose and function of this position is to manage the product output in the Cable manufacturing areas. Provide support and guidance for the supervisors. Ensure consistency in job delegation, job placement, hiring, performance and discipline. Implement programs that will reduce scrap and rework of materials and lead to the manufacturing of a quality product.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Managing the supervisor’ efforts on production, maintenance, quality, personnel, and raw materials, shipping and manufacturing processes.
• Managing the quality initiative, results, customer complaints, trouble shooting of the supervisors.
• Implementing continuous process improvement.
• Planning and planning flow of product.
• Managing information flow between departments and supervisors.
• Administration of company policies consistently.
• Meeting customer quality, delivery and special request requirements.
• Staffing and planning for current and future manpower needs.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management or Engineering.
• Previous manufacturing experience.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Applications.
• Good time management and setting priorities skills.
• Background in managing labor, materials and cost.

Decision Making Requirements

• Direction on how manufacturing areas will achieve goals of: on-time shipments, product flow, scheduling.
• Personnel administration decisions based on company policies.
• Product quality decisions.
• Staffing and manpower level.

Direction Given and/or Received

• Product scheduling and product mix.
• Human relations/personnel issues.
• Maintenance/project items.
• Housekeeping and storage instructions.
• Process improvement.