About the role

As a Production Manager, you will be responsible for:

Direct Production Oversight & Floor Control: Maintain a permanent physical presence on the production floor at the supplier’s sub-tier facility in Conklin, NY, to monitor processes, ensuring the production line adheres to agreed-upon operational and quality standards (e.g., 5S principles). Actively support the supplier and sub-tier Project Managers to enforce schedule adherence and immediately address deviations.
Schedule & Resource Management: Validate timelines to account for realistic yield, machine downtime, and material availability to prevent schedule slippage. Flag workforce conflicts that may impact progress on all agreed activities, including production.
Production Line Capacity & Continuous Improvement: Ensure the production schedule is up to date with the latest run-at-rate data and that action plans for capacity expansion and continuous improvement are followed up.
Supplier PM Support & Cross-Functional Coordination: Drive critical internal coordination and bridge communication gaps between teams to correct alignment failures.
Transparent Reporting: Create and maintain weekly operational dashboards to report performance metrics, deviations, and remediation status directly to management.

5+ years in Production Management or Manufacturing Operations within high-volume or regulated manufacturing environments.
Strong familiarity with electronic subassemblies, shop-floor management, and data automation. BSc/MSc in Engineering. Experience within the aerospace sector is a plus.
Skills: Proven expertise in Lean Manufacturing and Project Management.
Soft Skills: Strong assertiveness and stakeholder management skills; ability to comfortably navigate and drive accountability within a third-party supplier's facility. Excellent communication skills are key.
Availability: Ability to work 100% full-time on-site at the supplier's facility immediately.