Production Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Escondido, CA is seeking a Production Manager to lead daily manufacturing activities on the shop floor. You will ensure tools, parts, and materials are ready, coordinate with leadership, and drive quality control and continuous improvement across production lines.

The role requires strong organizational skills, hands-on leadership, and the ability to manage multiple production jobs with a focus on safety, accuracy, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Prior experience in production or manufacturing assembly required.
• 6–10 years of relevant manufacturing, production, operations, or plant floor experience preferred.
• Exposure to quality control, inspection processes, or production support activities.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify defects, inconsistencies, missed specifications, or process issues.
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and support multiple production jobs at once.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to work effectively with assembly associates, shop leadership, production management, and operations leadership.
• Proactive, dependable, and able to work independently while keeping leadership informed.
• Commitment to safe work practices, clean work areas, reliable attendance, and consistent work quality.

Responsibilities

• Check in daily with Production Assembly Associates to confirm tools, parts, and supplies are available for assigned jobs, resolving or escalating shortages as needed.
• Coordinate with production leadership to stage tools, parts, and materials ahead of scheduled work to help prevent delays.
• Perform quality control inspections on completed jobs, verifying work against build specifications and quality standards before sign-off.
• Document QC results and communicate defects, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities to Operations Leadership.
• Support daily production coordination by relaying priorities, schedule changes, and process updates to the production floor.
• Assist with receiving, inventory organization, stock monitoring, assembly, packaging, shipping, and general production support as needed.

Skills

Production coordination

QA inspection

Materials tracking

Communication with leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Production Manager for a direct hire opportunity in Escondido, CA within the automotive and parts manufacturing industry. This role is ideal for a hands-on manufacturing professional who enjoys keeping production moving, supporting assembly teams, improving quality, and helping ensure tools, parts, and materials are ready when needed.

The Production Manager will play a key role on the production floor, working closely with the Shop Foreman, Production Manager, Production Assembly Associates, and Operations Leadership. This is a strong opportunity for someone who values teamwork, clear communication, dependable leadership, and a well-organized manufacturing environment. The company offers a supportive leadership structure, a collaborative team culture, and the opportunity to contribute directly to production quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Check in daily with Production Assembly Associates to confirm tools, parts, and supplies are available for assigned jobs, resolving or escalating shortages as needed.
• Coordinate with production leadership to stage tools, parts, and materials ahead of scheduled work to help prevent delays.
• Perform quality control inspections on completed jobs, verifying work against build specifications and quality standards before sign-off.
• Document QC results and communicate defects, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities to Operations Leadership.
• Support daily production coordination by relaying priorities, schedule changes, and process updates to the production floor.
• Assist with receiving, inventory organization, stock monitoring, assembly, packaging, shipping, and general production support as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $65,000 to $75,000 per year.
• Job type: Direct hire.
• Location: Escondido, CA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Support daily production floor coordination across assembly, quality control, inventory, and job readiness.
• Inspect completed production work to confirm accuracy, quality, and compliance with build specifications.
• Track tools, parts, materials, and supply needs across multiple active jobs.
• Communicate production priorities, shortages, QC findings, and process concerns to leadership.

High school diploma or GED required.

Prior experience in production or manufacturing assembly required.

6 to 10 years of relevant manufacturing, production, operations, or plant floor experience preferred based on the level of the role.

Exposure to quality control, inspection processes, or production support activities.

Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify defects, inconsistencies, missed specifications, or process issues.

Solid organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and support multiple production jobs at once.

Clear communication skills with the ability to work effectively with assembly associates, shop leadership, production management, and operations leadership.

Proactive, dependable, and able to work independently while keeping leadership informed.

Commitment to safe work practices, clean work areas, reliable attendance, and consistent work quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in quality control, inspection, or a similar production support role.
• Experience in automotive, parts manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, or a related manufacturing environment.
• Ability to support onboarding by reinforcing tool locations, supply processes, safety expectations, and quality standards.
• Experience assisting with receiving, inventory control, packaging, shipping, or materials organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.