Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Own daily production line planning, sequencing, and execution across assembly, specialty assembly, and packaging to meet established production targets.
• Supervise, coach, and develop production employees, including Assemblers, Specialty Assemblers, and Production Associates – Packaging.
• Assign work and balance staffing across production stations based on daily priorities, employee qualifications, workload, and production requirements.
• Monitor production output and line performance throughout the day and take timely action to address bottlenecks, staffing gaps, material shortages, equipment issues, or other constraints.
• Ensure employees follow approved work instructions, production processes, ESD requirements, quality standards, and safety procedures.
• Track and communicate daily and weekly production performance against plan, including output, delays, constraints, and recovery actions.
• Coordinate with Production Planning and Supply Chain to ensure production priorities and material availability support the daily build schedule.
• Partner with the Manufacturing Process Engineer on work instructions, process changes, line layouts, tooling, equipment, and manufacturing improvements.
• Partner with the Quality Lead and Quality team to address defects, nonconformances, recurring quality issues, and corrective actions affecting production.
• Escalate significant production, material, quality, equipment, staffing, or safety risks to the Director of Manufacturing & Supply Chain.
• Support employee cross-training and skills development to improve production flexibility and coverage across manufacturing stations.
• Maintain an organized, safe, and efficient production floor and reinforce company expectations for housekeeping, PPE, ESD compliance, attendance, and workplace conduct.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree, technical training, or related coursework preferred.
• Previous experience in manufacturing, production, electronics assembly, or a related environment.
• Prior team lead, supervisory, or demonstrated production leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to plan and prioritize daily production work, allocate resources, and respond effectively to changing production requirements.
• Strong understanding of production workflow, quality expectations, safety requirements, and standard manufacturing practices.
• Ability to identify production constraints, troubleshoot operational issues, and coordinate timely resolution with support functions.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while maintaining accountability for production performance.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in electronics, automotive-related, or other quality-controlled manufacturing environments.
• Experience supervising or leading assembly, soldering, testing, calibration, repair, or packaging operations.
• Experience with ERP/MRP, production tracking, or manufacturing systems, including SAP.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, line balancing, or productivity improvement.

Key Competencies