Production Manager

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**Purpose**

The Production Manager Level I role is responsible for overseeing all

aspects of manufacturing operations to ensure safety, quality,

productivity, and especially**on-time delivery**to customer commitments.

This role provides hands-on leadership to production teams, driving

performance through effective scheduling, resource planning, and process

optimization. The Production Manager ensures that all production

activities meet internal goals and external delivery requirements while

maintaining compliance with company and industry standards. The

Production Manager will oversee daily production schedules and ensure

that daily, weekly, monthly performance targets are achieved.

**Key Responsibilities**

• Directly accountable for the Delivery and Quality performance for

the division

• Plan, organize, and direct daily manufacturing operations to achieve

delivery schedules and customer deadlines

• Monitor production output against master schedules and proactively

address any risks to on-time delivery

• Drive schedule adherence and recovery actions when delivery

performance is at risk

• Maintain visibility of order status and communicate delivery impacts

to leadership and customer service teams

• Lead daily production meetings focused on delivery, quality, and

throughput metrics

• Oversee daily/weekly staffing and resource allocation to meet

fluctuating demand

• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks that affect production flow and

delivery performance

• Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs), including

on-time delivery (OTD), throughput, and cycle time

• Develop corrective action plans to address schedule misses or delays
• Use data and root cause analysis to identify recurring production

constraints

• Communicate delivery performance and improvement progress to

management in regular operations reviews

• Supervise, coach, and develop production supervisors, team leads,

and operators

• Promote accountability, teamwork, and problem-solving at all levels

of the production organization

• Reinforce a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement

**Tasks**

• Lead daily production meetings to review schedule status,

constraints, and delivery metrics

• Review production schedule and adjust priorities to meet customer

Requirements

• Coordinate with Supply Chain to resolve shortages or material delays
• Walk the production floor to verify schedule progress and remove

roadblock

• Communicate potential delivery risks to customer service and

leadership teams

• Monitor overtime, labor utilization, and equipment uptime to support

schedule performance

• Lead cross-functional reviews of delivery performance, identifying

trends and systemic issues

• Participate in customer or program reviews related to delivery

performance and readiness

• Support strategic improvement projects targeting lead-time reduction

and throughput increase