Weekend Production Manager – Precision Manufacturing Leader

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

Job summary

Leidos Defense Systems Colorado Manufacturing Facility seeks a Production Manager for the weekend shift to lead machinists and production staff in supporting hypersonic weapon system work and other DoD/aerospace applications.

Primary responsibilities include leading a 2nd shift, maintaining 5S, coordinating with production control and engineering, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring on-time delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of 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

• Lead a team of machinists and production technicians; provide leadership to 2nd shift support staff including quality and engineering.
• Maintain shop organization and 5S; perform weekly 5S audits.
• Provide effective pass-down status between shifts.
• Work with production control to understand deliverables and deploy resources for on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to improve production flow.
• Coordinate with quality to address nonconformities and enable progress to next steps.
• Identify production roadblocks and escalate to relevant teams.
• Ensure adherence to written production processes and procedures.
• Identify and support continuous improvement projects and risk mitigation.
• Maintain department performance metrics.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Secret Clearance.
• Work schedule: Fri-Sun 6am-6pm; Mon 7am-9am for pass-down.

Skills

manufacturing experience

supervisory experience

precision machining

assembly processes

MRP/ERP systems

GD&T

Microsoft Office

Education

BS degree in engineering, logistics, or business

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

Leidos Defense Systems Colorado Manufacturing Facility seeks a Production Manager for the weekend shift to lead machinists and production staff in supporting hypersonic weapon system work and other DoD/aerospace applications.

Primary responsibilities include leading a 2nd shift, maintaining 5S, coordinating with production control and engineering, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring on-time delivery and quality.