Production Manager

Lifework Search; Texas; Sur place; USD 80 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Production leadership

Line balancing

Labor planning

Time studies

Standard work

Continuous improvement

Ergonomics

Quality systems

CAPA

SOPs

Description du poste

We are currently working with a growing organization that has recently added several new customers and is expanding its production operation. As they continue to grow, they are looking for a hands-on Production Manager to lead a labor-intensive, manual assembly environment and drive productivity, continuous improvement, and team development.

Position Description:

• Lead day-to-day production across multiple manual assembly and kitting lines, typically ranging from 10-40 employees per line.
• Spend approximately 90% of the day on the production floor, working with supervisors and team members to drive safety, quality, productivity, and schedule attainment.
• Plan labor and balance production lines based on volume, work content, staffing levels, and customer requirements.
• Review upcoming builds with supervisors and ensure lines, materials, and staffing are properly prepared in advance.
• Own production KPIs, including output, efficiency, quality, labor utilization, waste, and safety.
• Use time studies, standard work, and line-balancing techniques to identify bottlenecks and improve productivity.
• Evaluate line layouts and workstations to improve ergonomics, workflow, safety, and efficiency.
• Continuously review processes, identify improvement opportunities, and implement practical changes on the floor.
• Partner with Quality and other functions to support SOPs, audit readiness, CAPA, traceability, food safety, and customer requirements.
• Highly energetic, self-motivated production leader with significant experience in manufacturing, assembly, packaging, kitting, or another labor-intensive production environment.
• Strong experience leading manual assembly operations where people and process drive throughput rather than highly automated equipment.
• Demonstrated understanding of line balancing, labor planning, time studies, standard work, production flow, and ergonomic line setup.
• Strong continuous improvement mindset and the ability to pivot quickly as production priorities change.
• Experience with audits, CAPA, SOPs, quality systems, and regulated production environments preferred.
• Confident leader with a strong sense of urgency who can communicate expectations and effectively lead long-tenured employees.
• Ability to spend the majority of the workday on the production floor and overlap with second shift as needed.
• Candidates whose experience is primarily in distribution, warehousing, e-commerce fulfillment, or parcel operations without direct production or assembly leadership will not be the best fit.