Production Manager - Weekend Shift

Leidos LLC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos in Colorado Springs is seeking a Production Manager to lead a machinist team on the weekend shift, coordinating with quality, engineering, and manufacturing to ensure on-time delivery. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, production flow optimization, and strict adherence to processes.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing with supervisory exposure, experience with GD&T and MRP/ERP systems, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years manufacturing experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Prior Supervisory experience.
• Prior exposure to precision machining and assembly processes.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems.
• Understanding of GD&T.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of machinists and production technician, and provide leadership to 2nd shift support staff including quality and engineering.
• Maintain shop organization and 5S, performing weekly 5S audits.
• Provide effective passdown status between shifts.
• Work with production control team to understand deliverables and deploy resources effectively to support on time delivery.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to continuously improve production flow.
• Work with quality to understand status of nonconformities and support closure to move forward to the next step.
• Identify production roadblocks and escalate to appropriate teams.
• Hold team accountable to adhering to the written production processes.
• Identify and support execution of continuous improvement projects.
• Identify and elevate risks in the production processes.
• Maintain department performance metrics.

Skills

Team leadership

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing experience

GD&T understanding

MRP/ERP proficiency

MS Office proficiency

Education

BS degree in engineering, logistics, or business

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of machinists and production technician, and provide leadership to 2nd shift support staff including quality and engineering
• Maintain shop organization and 5S, performing weekly 5S audits
• Provide effective passdown status between shifts
• Work with production control team to understand deliverables and deploy resources effectively to support on time delivery
• Work with manufacturing engineering to continuously improve production flow
• Work with quality to understand status of nonconformities and support closure to move forward to the next step
• Identify production roadblocks and escalate to appropriate teams
• Hold team accountable to adhering to the written production processes
• Identify and support execution of continuous improvement projects
• Identify and elevate risks in the production processes
• Maintain department performance metrics

Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess or be able to obtain Secret Clearance.

Work schedule will be Friday-Sunday 6am-6pm, Monday 7am-9am for pass down and catch up with leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate least 5+ years manufacturing experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Prior supervisory experience
• Prior exposure to precision machining and assembly processes
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems
• Understanding of GD&T
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering, logistics, or business
• Lean manufacturing experience with Six Sigma certification.
• Prior experience in Deltek Costpoint Secret Security Clearance

Pay Range

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

More details are available here.

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Location

This position will be located in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Company Culture

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Your greatest work is ahead! Leidos’ Defense Systems Colorado Manufacturing Facility is seeking a Production Manager Weekend Shift to join our team supporting a stand-alone manufacturing facility performing work on a hypersonic weapon system as well as other DOD and aerospace applications. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling.

For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].