Production Manager: Lean Manufacturing & Team Leadership

Trillium Staffing; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Staffing is seeking a Production Manager in Tucson, AZ to lead manufacturing teams and drive safe, efficient, on-schedule operations. The role emphasizes daily production execution, team leadership, quality, and productivity while supporting continuous improvement across the operation.

The successful candidate will have 3+ years in manufacturing leadership, strong leadership and communication skills, and a solid understanding of lean principles and KPIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of manufacturing or production leadership experience.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• Working knowledge of production processes, safety and quality standards.
• Ability to manage priorities, solve problems and communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of lean principles, production metrics, KPI establishment and process improvement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities to meet schedule, quality and output targets.
• Manage supervisors, team leaders, and production associates.
• Develop and monitor production performance metrics and drive corrective actions.
• Coach and develop supervisors and team members to build performance culture.
• Coordinate labor, materials and workflow for efficient operations.
• Track production performance and address safety, quality, delivery or cost impacts.
• Partner with Quality and Supply Chain to support business objectives.
• Support standard work, lean practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with maintenance, quality and planning to resolve issues.

Skills

Leadership

Lean principles

KPI / metrics

5S

Process improvement

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Trillium Staffing is seeking a Production Manager in Tucson, AZ to lead manufacturing teams and drive safe, efficient, on-schedule operations. The role emphasizes daily production execution, team leadership, quality, and productivity while supporting continuous improvement across the operation.

The successful candidate will have 3+ years in manufacturing leadership, strong leadership and communication skills, and a solid understanding of lean principles and KPIs.