On-Floor Production Leader - Manual Assembly & Process Improvement

Lifework Search; Texas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifework Search is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to lead a labor-intensive manual assembly operation. The role focuses on driving safety, quality, productivity, and schedule attainment on the production floor, overseeing 10–40 employees per line and coordinating with supervisors to balance labor and material needs.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in line balancing, time studies, standard work, and continuous improvement, with exposure to CAPA, SOPs, and quality systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on production leadership in a manual assembly environment.
• Experience balancing labor across multiple lines and shifts.
• Strong background in line balancing, time studies, and standard work.
• Exposure to audits, CAPA, SOPs, and quality systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production across multiple manual assembly and kitting lines, typically 10-40 employees per line.
• Spend ~90% of time on the production floor with supervisors and team members to drive safety, quality, productivity, and schedule attainment.
• Plan labor and balance lines based on volume, work content, staffing, and customer requirements.
• Review upcoming builds with supervisors and ensure lines, materials, and staffing are prepared in advance.
• Own production KPIs: output, efficiency, quality, labor utilization, waste, and safety.
• Use time studies, standard work, and line-balancing to identify bottlenecks and improve productivity.
• Evaluate line layouts and workstations to improve ergonomics, workflow, safety, and efficiency.
• Continuously review processes and implement practical improvements on the floor.
• Partner with Quality and other functions to support SOPs, audit readiness, CAPA, traceability, and food safety.

Skills

Production leadership

Line balancing

Labor planning

Time studies

Standard work

Continuous improvement

Ergonomics

Quality systems

CAPA

SOPs

Job description

Lifework Search is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to lead a labor-intensive manual assembly operation. The role focuses on driving safety, quality, productivity, and schedule attainment on the production floor, overseeing 10–40 employees per line and coordinating with supervisors to balance labor and material needs.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in line balancing, time studies, standard work, and continuous improvement, with exposure to CAPA, SOPs, and quality systems.