Production Manager

Production Manager

Onsite: Warrior, AL

Position Overview

The Production Manager leads shop-floor execution for Louis Allis' low-volume, high-mix motor and generator manufacturing, repair, rewind, and service-support operations. The role owns safety, labor deployment, schedule execution, WIP flow, throughput and on-time delivery across machining, mechanical/repair, winding, naval/generator, field service and support functions.

Reporting to the President, Louis Allis, this is a hands-on operations leadership role and peer to Technical, Quality, Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving and other staff functions. The Production Manager keeps work moving by coordinating constraints, escalating risks and building a disciplined daily operating rhythm while leaving engineering design, drawing release and technical quoting decisions with the Technical Manager.

Key Responsibilities

1. Shop-Floor Leadership & Execution

• Lead daily execution across machining, mechanical/repair, winding, naval/generator, field service and production support teams.
• Set priorities, assign labor, maintain floor presence, remove barriers and hold leads, operators and technicians accountable for safe, disciplined execution.

2. Scheduling, Labor & Throughput

• Convert demand, project priorities, material status and technical release dates into daily/weekly schedules, staffing plans and recovery actions.
• Manage WIP, bottlenecks, overtime, attendance, cross-training, resource utilization, schedule attainment and escalation of delivery risks.

3. Safety, Quality & Process Discipline

• Own shop-floor safety expectations, PPE compliance, housekeeping, hazard recognition, OSHA requirements, company policy and safe-work practices.
• Partner with Quality and Technical to contain issues, reduce rework/scrap, improve first-pass quality and strengthen travelers, work instructions, inspection points and corrective-action follow-through.

4. Cross-Functional Delivery

• Coordinate daily with Technical, Quality, Purchasing, Project Management, Sales, Shipping/Receiving and Field Service to keep jobs moving from release through shipment.
• Provide clear status, constraint, recovery and risk updates to the LA President and peers; make fact-based tradeoffs when safety, quality, cost and delivery pressures conflict.

5. People Leadership & Capability Building

• Hire, coach, develop and performance-manage leads, supervisors, operators, technicians and other production talent.
• Build bench strength through cross-training, succession planning, practical coaching, timely feedback and respect for skilled craft knowledge.

6. Operating Rhythm & Continuous Improvement

• Use ERP/MRP discipline, production boards, daily management routines, KPI tracking and post-job reviews to drive action rather than reporting for its own sake.
• Improve schedule reliability, labor productivity, throughput, overtime control, 5S/organization and repeatability in a custom, repair-oriented manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 8 years of manufacturing, repair, service-center or industrial operations leadership experience with direct ownership of shop-floor labor, schedule, safety, quality and delivery performance.
• Proven success leading multiple departments, cells, crews, supervisors or leads in a low-volume, high-mix, engineered-to-order, repair/remanufacturing or custom industrial environment.
• Experience with electromechanical equipment, motors/generators, rotating equipment, machining, mechanical repair, winding, heavy assembly, field service or similarly complex industrial products strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of production scheduling, labor planning, ERP/MRP discipline, WIP management, visual management, KPI reporting and constraint escalation.
• Demonstrated ability to improve safety, schedule attainment, labor productivity, throughput, rework, housekeeping and operating discipline through practical daily management.
• Strong people leadership skills: coaching, accountability, performance management, hiring/onboarding, cross-training, conflict resolution and communication with skilled hourly teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Business or a related field preferred; equivalent hands-on manufacturing leadership experience will be considered.
• Preferred: Lean, Six Sigma, root-cause problem solving, daily management or continuous-improvement training; experience with naval/marine, utility, defense or critical industrial service work; practical use of digital/AI-enabled tools for planning, reporting, analytics, documentation or productivity.

Work Environment & Expectations

• Primarily on-site in Warrior, Alabama, with significant daily shop-floor presence and required PPE in production, test, shipment, field, or customer environments.
• Must make timely operating decisions under changing priorities while protecting safety, quality, customer commitments, and team credibility; occasional customer, supplier, field service, or business travel may be required.

Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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