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Production Manager
Location: Timberlake, NC
Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt
About The Role
Voltage is seeking an experienced Production Manager. The Production Manager is accountable for all production output, quality, labor efficiency, and cost performance at a ramping wire harness manufacturing facility. This role manages Area Leads and production operators through startup, ramp-up, and full-capacity operations while ensuring production targets, quality standards, and operational KPIs are consistently achieved.
What You’ll Do
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. The Company will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa, including without limitation, H-1B, O-1, E-3, TN status, or I-485 job portability or similar immigration processes.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Voltage Energy Storage is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Production Manager
Location: Timberlake, NC
Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt
About The Role
Voltage is seeking an experienced Production Manager. The Production Manager is accountable for all production output, quality, labor efficiency, and cost performance at a ramping wire harness manufacturing facility. This role manages Area Leads and production operators through startup, ramp-up, and full-capacity operations while ensuring production targets, quality standards, and operational KPIs are consistently achieved.
What You’ll Do
- Lead daily production operations across assigned manufacturing lines and shifts
- Drive attainment of production schedules, labor efficiency, throughput, and scrap reduction targets
- Monitor KPIs including safety, productivity, downtime, first-pass yield, OEE, labor utilization, and on-time delivery
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, company safety procedures, and manufacturing best practices
- Supervise, coach, and develop production supervisors and hourly manufacturing employees
- Partner with Quality to improve first-pass yield, reduce defects, and implement corrective actions
- Coordinate with Supply Chain and Warehouse teams to maintain uninterrupted material flow to production
- Support implementation of lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Assist with hiring, onboarding, training, shift structuring, and workforce planning for manufacturing operations
- Collaborate with Engineering during new product introduction (NPI), process improvements, and line setup
- Ensure accurate production reporting and ERP/SAP transaction compliance
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and 10 years of relevant manufacturing leadership experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- 7 years of manufacturing or production leadership experience
- 3 years managing supervisors and/or large hourly production teams
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments
- Strong understanding of production scheduling, labor planning, and manufacturing KPIs
- Experience in wire harness, automotive, or electrical component manufacturing
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems; SAP experience strongly preferred
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop frontline leaders
- Ability to lead in a fast-paced, rapidly changing manufacturing environment
- Prior plant launch or ramp-up experience
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. The Company will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa, including without limitation, H-1B, O-1, E-3, TN status, or I-485 job portability or similar immigration processes.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Voltage Energy Storage is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.