Production Manager: Lead Lean Ops & Quality

Kinetico Incorporated; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid vacation and holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Kinetico Incorporated in Suwanee, GA is seeking a Production Manager to coordinate activities across supply chain, quality, engineering, and maintenance to deliver quality parts on time.

You will lead, mentor, and coach the production team, drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma, monitor KPIs, and ensure adherence to QMS and ERP data accuracy. This role reports to the Director of Manufacturing Engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of industry-relevant production experience, including 5 years in management.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of human resource principles and practices.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing tools (value stream mapping, 5S, takt time, spaghetti diagrams).
• Six Sigma desired.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, training, mentoring, coaching, and performance management for the supervisors and the entire production team.
• Builds and maintains a culture of collaboration across teams and leadership levels.
• Delegates production tasks, trains employees on assembly procedures, and oversees time transactions and performance evaluations.
• Drives employee engagement to support a high-performance, quality-driven workforce.
• Coordinates and monitors production team activities and measures KPIs to meet goals.
• Ensures adherence to QMS; implements quality improvements and manages operational plans.
• Maintains ERP data accuracy and real-time data entry; anticipates inventory needs.
• Develops long-term operational plans and drives process improvements across product lines.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Lean manufacturing tools

Six Sigma

Job description

Kinetico Incorporated in Suwanee, GA is seeking a Production Manager to coordinate activities across supply chain, quality, engineering, and maintenance to deliver quality parts on time.

You will lead, mentor, and coach the production team, drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma, monitor KPIs, and ensure adherence to QMS and ERP data accuracy. This role reports to the Director of Manufacturing Engineering.