Production Manager

Job Description Details Production Manager Production Manager Department Manufacturing Reports To Plant Manager Location Jonesville, North Carolina, USA (On-site) Work Schedule Full-time; flexibility to support multiple shifts, non-standard hours, and urgent production needs Position Summary Lead manufacturing operations for e-cigarette and related consumer electronic products at SRHC's U.S. facility, from production readiness and ramp-up through stable mass production. Lead a multi-shift workforce and own safety, quality, compliance, delivery, cost, and people performance. Key Responsibilities 1. Build daily, weekly, and monthly production plans. Translate delivery targets into shift, work-order, and line plans; allocate capacity and labor; and manage work-in-process, changeovers, and overtime. 2. Lead plant launch and capacity ramp-up, including line layout, equipment introduction, FAT/SAT, pilot builds, capacity validation, SOPs, training, and production-readiness reviews. 3. Direct applicable operations such as electronic, mechanical, battery, and final product assembly, as well as sealing tests, functional tests, aging, and final inspection, to meet the production plan. 4. Run shift meetings, tiered reviews, and issue escalation covering safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people. Ensure timely and accurate production data in ERP/MRP/MES systems. 5. Own shop-floor 5S/6S and EHS management. Control risks from e-liquid exposure, lithium-ion battery thermal runaway, chemicals, ESD, machine guarding, lockout/tagout, and hazardous waste, and close training, hazard, and near-miss actions. 6. Ensure products are built to approved BOMs, specifications, processes, labeling, and packaging requirements. Maintain traceability for lots, materials, equipment, operators, and inspections, and close nonconformances and CAPAs. 7. Establish equipment-response procedures and work with Maintenance and Engineering on preventive maintenance, failure analysis, post-repair verification, and elimination of repeat failures. 8. Control labor, material, energy, consumable, scrap, rework, and overtime costs, and analyze standard cost and production variances with Finance. 9. Apply Lean thinking and relevant methods from TPS or an equivalent operating system, including Kaizen, standard work, visual management, quick changeover, TPM, and Six Sigma, to solve shop-floor problems and drive continuous improvement. 10. Lead supervisors, team leads, and hourly employees. Own staffing, hiring, training, skill matrices, performance, attendance, discipline, employee relations, and succession development. 11. Partner with Regulatory and Quality to provide necessary manufacturing records and data in support of applicable product business licensing requirements. 12. Coordinate with Planning, Materials, Quality, Regulatory, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Warehouse, EHS, HR, and Finance. Support audits, change reviews, and capacity decisions, and escalate significant operational risks to the Plant Manager. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, automation, manufacturing, or a related field, or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience. Seven or more years of manufacturing experience, including at least three years as a Production Manager, Senior Production Supervisor, or equivalent leader of multi-shift hourly teams. Experience in high-volume consumer electronics, small electronic assembly, automated assembly, or battery-powered products. Working knowledge of production planning, shop-floor management, Lean, TPM/OEE, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement. Ability to lead supervisors, team leads, technicians, and operators and manage performance, conflict, and cross-functional coordination. Proficiency with ERP/MRP/MES systems, Excel, and manufacturing data analysis. Professional English proficiency for safety communication, employee leadership, written records, and cross-functional work. Ability to work on-site, support var…

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