Production Operations Lead

Häfele America Co.; Archdale (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Häfele America Co. is seeking an Assistant Production Manager to coordinate daily production operations, staffing, and safety while driving continuous improvement on the floor. You will work with planning, warehouse, maintenance, and quality teams to meet goals and ensure efficient, accurate output.

The role requires supervisory experience, a relevant degree, and the ability to manage schedules and production data in ERP/MRP and MS Office. Some weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 4–6 years of production, manufacturing, or operations experience.
• Prior lead or supervisory experience in a production or operations environment preferred.
• Experience with production schedules, labor planning, quality standards, safety procedures, and operational metrics.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on production and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing daily production activities, staffing, work assignments, and schedule execution.
• Monitor workflow, productivity, quality, safety, and output against operational goals.
• Supervise, coach, and support production team members and leads.
• Coordinate with Planning, Warehouse, Maintenance, Quality, and Operations partners to resolve issues.
• Promote safe work practices and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Review production data and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and throughput.
• Support training, performance feedback, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working within Microsoft Office, production systems, ERP/MRP, or related business systems.
• Coordinate and run the daily production meetings with planning/leadership team as well as leading meetings with product team members on the floor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/Manufacturing

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Häfele America Co. is seeking an Assistant Production Manager to coordinate daily production operations, staffing, and safety while driving continuous improvement on the floor. You will work with planning, warehouse, maintenance, and quality teams to meet goals and ensure efficient, accurate output.

The role requires supervisory experience, a relevant degree, and the ability to manage schedules and production data in ERP/MRP and MS Office. Some weekend work may be required.