Production Lead: Hands-On Operations & Scheduling

Paylocity; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 24,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Paylocity is seeking a Production Lead in Houston to coordinate day-to-day production, maintain schedules, and support a hands-on team. You will lead hydraulic/fluid power assembly efforts, read drawings, and troubleshoot issues to ensure customer orders are completed accurately and on time.

You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, Customer Service, Sales, and Warehouse while driving continuous improvement, coaching operators, and ensuring a safe, compliant work environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years experience in hydraulic, pneumatic, fluid power, manufacturing, or related production environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the daily production schedule and board based on customer requirements, due dates, and available resources.
• Coordinate the flow of work from order receipt through completion.
• Monitor job progress and follow up on outstanding work to keep production on schedule.
• Identify delays, material shortages, or technical issues and take action to keep work moving.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Customer Service, Sales, and Warehouse as needed to resolve issues.
• Manage multiple jobs and adjust priorities as business needs change.
• Drive production jobs and projects through completion.
• Provide hands-on training and guidance on assembly processes, equipment, quality, and standard work.
• Communicate production priorities, schedule changes, and job requirements clearly.
• Provide the Production Manager with updates on production progress, issues, and resource needs.

Skills

Hydraulic hose

Fluid power

Read drawings

Project coordination

Troubleshooting

Quality focus

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Paylocity is seeking a Production Lead in Houston to coordinate day-to-day production, maintain schedules, and support a hands-on team. You will lead hydraulic/fluid power assembly efforts, read drawings, and troubleshoot issues to ensure customer orders are completed accurately and on time.

You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, Customer Service, Sales, and Warehouse while driving continuous improvement, coaching operators, and ensuring a safe, compliant work environment.