Production Manager

AC Photonics, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AC Photonics, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Production Manager to oversee the Production Department, ensuring efficient and timely production and delivery of goods for customers.

The role includes forecasting workflow based on inventory, customer needs, and personnel availability, and maintaining high quality finished products while guiding staff to optimal capacity. The successful candidate will report to the Chief Operating Officer and drive adherence to health, safety, and quality standards,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 10 years of high-tech manufacturing experience.
• Proven history of continual improvement methodologies and process innovations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and math skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize time-sensitive projects across manufacturing, packaging, and shipping.

Responsibilities

• Champion the ACP brand and its mission, contributing to reputation and impact.
• Lead day-to-day production oversight and ensure schedules are met.
• Plan and organize production schedules, maintain processes, and comply with health, safety, and quality standards.
• Oversee inventory management and ensure timely production and delivery to customers.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information.
• Hire and develop staff, manage supervisors and supported team members to meet workloads.
• Drive performance metrics and value drivers to achieve company targets.
• Organize relevant training sessions.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Process improvement

Communication

Math skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Our rapidly expanding advanced photonics design and manufacturing company needs the skills and drive of a seasoned Production Manager who is looking to further their career at one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting companies to work at. The successful candidate will be The Production Manager position is responsible for the oversight and total operation of the Production Department by ensuring efficient and timely production and delivery of goods for our valued customers. This position forecasts workflow according to existing inventory, customer needs and availability of personnel. Manager is also responsible for overseeing inventory management, delivering high quality finished products, and keeping staff working at capacity.

The candidate will report to, and work closely with the of Chief Operating Officer to achieve the company’s desired metrics.

Major responsibilities:

• Champion the ACP brand and its mission. Contribute positively to the company’s reputation and impact.
• Bring your best each day as a member of the company, contribute insights and challenge ideas in ways that move the team forward.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and colleagues.
• Guard ACP by maintaining the confidentiality of information.
• Drive results, focusing on accountability to performance metrics, and value drivers.
• Provide oversight of day-to-day tasks including supervisors all supported team members while ensuring that all required work is completed according to established schedules.
• Plan and organize production schedules while ensuring all production processes are maintained and in accordance with all relevant health & safety and quality standards.
• Ensure that the facility is in accordance with all required standards as well as organizing the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
• Organize relevant training sessions

Be a champion of diversity. Hold yourself & others accountable for creating an inclusive culture.

Our requirements (to be considered you must have):

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited organization, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 10 years of high-tech manufacturing experience, ideally within the Telecom, Semiconductor, or Contract Manufacturing spaces.
• Be a true proponent of continual improvement methodologies and be able to show a history or process innovations.
• Exceptional written/verbal communication and math skills necessary.
• Must be able to multitask effectively and prioritize time-sensitive projects in order to coordinate the workload for manufacturing, packaging and shipping groups.

Critical success factors (we’ll give strong preference to those who have):

• An advanced degree in engineering or a production based discipline.
• Direct experience in Telecom, automotive, industrial, or medical vertical production.
• In market verticals heavily driven by industry quality programs: ISO, TS, etc.
• A past history of success:
  • Managing complex projects with aggressive deadlines and completing them on-time and on budget.