Senior Production Manager - Lean Six Sigma & Ops Leader

Jobtailor

Santa Ana (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor in Santa Ana, CA seeks a seasoned Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead production and assembly teams, drive KPI targets, and deliver safe, high-quality products on schedule. You will coordinate with Safety, Engineering, and Supply Chain, develop schedules, manage resources, and mentor staff while fostering Lean Six Sigma and Kaizen practices.

A Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in manufacturing with 5+ years in leadership are required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating requisite knowledge, skills and abilities.
Minimum ten years’ experience in manufacturing operations in an industrial equipment manufacturing environment.
Minimum five years of management experience.
Understanding of and familiarity with marine class societies is a plus.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, MRP/ERP software, and Project Management software.
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, work independently, be detail-oriented and thorough.
Knowledge of raw materials, manufacturing processes, quality control, costs, and techniques for manufacturing and distributing pumps and turbo expander products.

Responsibilities

Manage production and assembly teams and activities.
Plan, direct, and monitor production groups to meet safety, quality, schedule, volume, cost, and loss targets.
Liaise with Safety, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and other support groups.
Develop production schedules, manage change, and allocate labor and capital resources.
Drive KPIs across production and assembly areas.
Ensure projects are delivered safely, to high quality standards, within budget and deadlines.
Provide team leadership during change and production ramp-up.
Optimize efficiency, resource utilization, cost performance, working capital, and waste.
Develop a continuous-improvement culture using Lean Six Sigma, GMP, 5S, and Kaizen principles.
Build and mentor production teams through strategic, tactical, and operational leadership.
Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Work with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Facilities, EHS, QC, and other departments.
Communicate technological changes and supply impacts, and recommend solutions.
Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and communicate manufacturing impacts.
Oversee precision manufacturing and assembly, production control, material management, manufacturing engineering, tools and equipment maintenance, workplace 5S and lean practices, training, mentoring, quality, and workmanship.