Senior Production Leader — Lean Manufacturing & Electrical

Schneider Electric Corp; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations across mechanical assembly, electrical panel wiring, and system integration. You will own the production schedule, drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery, and mentor supervisors to achieve lean performance through Kaizen events.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years of production leadership, strong knowledge of ERP systems, and experience reading electrical schematics and blueprints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 5–7 years in industrial equipment, machinery, or manufacturing.
• At least 5 years of production leadership.
• Experience implementing Lean and Kaizen within Lean operating system.
• Proficiency with ERP and production-planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach production supervisors to safety, quality, teamwork, and continual improvement.
• Own daily and weekly production schedule execution, including labor allocation and priorities.
• Resolve labor, material, engineering, quality, equipment, and capacity constraints.
• Lead daily production and tiered accountability meetings on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and staffing.
• Oversee mechanical assembly, electrical panel wiring, system integration, inspection, testing, packaging, and shipment readiness.
• Ensure products are manufactured per drawings, schematics, BOMs, and work instructions.
• Manage production performance through schedule attainment, productivity, labor efficiency, and on-time delivery.
• Lead Lean and Kaizen events; optimize lines, staffing, equipment, and material flow.
• Coordinate with Inventory Control and Supply Chain for material availability and shortages.
• Ensure accurate ERP transactions for work orders, materials, labor, and inventory.

Skills

Production leadership

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen events

ERP systems

Electrical schematics

Mechanical assembly

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety compliance

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management / related field

Tools

ERP software

MRP systems

MS Office

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations across mechanical assembly, electrical panel wiring, and system integration. You will own the production schedule, drive safety, quality, and on-time delivery, and mentor supervisors to achieve lean performance through Kaizen events.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years of production leadership, strong knowledge of ERP systems, and experience reading electrical schematics and blueprints.