Electro-Mechanical Production Manager
18 days ago
Albuquerque
Job Description Electro-Mechanical Production Manager This individual oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of custom manufacturing contracts, ensuring products are built to exact customer specifications while meeting quality, cost, and delivery goals. This role bridges engineering design and production, providing leadership to a cross-functional team that supports complex, small-batch, and prototype builds for government and private-sector clients. This individual has direct oversight and supervisory actions with the entire manufacturing team (machinists, technicians, quality technicians, and procurement specialists). This role is based on business need, so the responsibilities outlined below can fluctuate. Required Experience & Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in manufacturing and ops, • 7+ years in leadership and team-building experience in manufacturing and ops, • Experience in Project Management and operational execution preferably in custom, low-volume, or contract manufacturing, • Proven track record managing complex builds with multiple stakeholders, • Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints., • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to manage up, down, and across., • Ability to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and remain flexible in a dynamic environment., • Understanding of ISO9001 compliance and audit preparation., • ERP system proficiency (experience with Global Shop Solutions preferred)., • U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain Security Clearance., • Leadership & Oversight, • Lead, coach and develop twelve dedicated production team members who are machinists, technicians, quality control, and procurement staff., • Direct Production Leads and delegate assignments to ensure adherence to production schedules., • Manage the full lifecycle of custom manufacturing jobs, from design handoff to final delivery. Coordinate between engineering, procurement, quality, and, • Scheduling & Resource Planning:, • Develop and maintain production schedules that align with project milestones and capacity. Balance workloads across multiple custom jobs., • Plan and facilitate operational meetings to coordinate priorities and resolve bottlenecks., • Customer Liaison:, • Serve as the primary internal point of contact for customer-specific builds, ensuring requirements, changes, and approvals are documented and communicated clearly., • Process & Quality Management, • Identify and implement improvements in manufacturing workflows, tooling, and documentation to enhance efficiency and reduce lead time on custom orders., • Monitor non-conformances and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions., • Ensure operations comply with ISO9001-certified Quality Management System (QMS) and customer-specified quality requirements., • Support and participate in annual ISO and industry-specific audits., • Systems & Data, • Oversee use of ERP systems (e.g., Global Shop Solutions) to track production metrics and work orders., • Leverage data to drive decisions that improve KPIs such as On-Time Delivery, Quality, Safety, and Throughput., • Track project costs, labor, and materials to meet financial targets. Provide input on cost estimates for new custom projects., • Cross-functional Collaboration, • Support engineering team with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input and process planning., • Act as liaison between departments to resolve conflicts, align priorities, and maintain operational flow. Required Experience & Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in manufacturing and ops, • 7+ years in leadership and team-building experience in manufacturing and ops, • Experience in Project Management and operational execution preferably in custom, low-volume, or contract manufacturing, • Proven track record managing complex builds with multiple stakeholders, • Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints., • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to manage up, down, and across., • Ability to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and remain flexible in a dynamic environment., • Understanding of ISO9001 compliance and audit preparation., • ERP system proficiency (experience with Global Shop Solutions preferred)., • U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain Security Clearance., • Must be drug-free. Sierra Peaks Values: We Trust each other. We Care about each other’s success. We have Fun together. Sierra Peaks works to create peaceful, prosperous communities. We offer a stable work-life balance, small business atmosphere, competitive pay and benefits, and a great work culture. We desire to find good jobs for the right people and are always looking for highly motivated individuals to be a part of our incredible team. Benefits: We empower our employees to take care of themselves with benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible schedules, paid parental leave, generous personal time off, paid sabbaticals, retirement plans with company match, 10 paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement. Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.