Production Operations Lead: Lean, Safety & Delivery

CHL Systems; Souderton (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

PTO and paid holidays

Job summary

CHL Systems is seeking a Manager of Production to lead daily manufacturing operations across fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly. This hands-on leadership role drives safe, efficient production and on-time delivery of custom equipment.

The ideal candidate will supervise through supervisors, coordinate across departments, and develop a strong, accountable production team in a hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience leading production operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience coordinating multiple production areas (fabrication, machining, welding, assembly).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production flow, labor planning, and performance.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and production docs.
• Experience using production metrics to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and rework/scrap.
• Strong leadership to coach and develop supervisors and team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily manufacturing operations across fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly.
• Ensure production schedules are executed safely, efficiently, and on time.
• Coordinate with Production Planning to align capacity, labor, priorities, and flow.
• Partner with Engineering to resolve manufacturability and production challenges.
• Drive safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost control.
• Identify bottlenecks, improve workflow, and optimize equipment and staffing.
• Lead Lean, 5S, standard work, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Quality to address non-conformances and customer expectations.
• Lead, coach, develop, and evaluate production supervisors and team members.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing operations

Lean manufacturing

ERP/MRP

Reading drawings

Problem-solving

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

ISO quality systems

Lean Certification

Job description

CHL Systems is seeking a Manager of Production to lead daily manufacturing operations across fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly. This hands-on leadership role drives safe, efficient production and on-time delivery of custom equipment.

The ideal candidate will supervise through supervisors, coordinate across departments, and develop a strong, accountable production team in a hands-on environment.