Machina Labs
Manufacturing
ProductionManager
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“Production Manager at Machina Labs. Skills: Production management, Manufacturing operations, Team leadership. Lead daily production activities. Manage production personnel”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver high-quality metal structures; Meet customer requirements; Improve flow; Reduce waste; Increase throughput; Meet drawing requirements; Meet inspection standards; Meet customer specifications; Meet internal acceptance criteria; Improve delivery; Improve quality; Improve productivity; Improve labor efficiency; Improve safety; Improve cost performance
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Corrective actions; Bottleneck identification
Available for 1st shift, Support extended hours, Support overtime, Support weekends, Work in manufacturing environment, Exposure to machinery, Exposure to tools, Exposure to noise, Exposure to dust, Exposure to coolants, Exposure to solvents, Exposure to cleaners, Exposure to shop chemicals, Stand for extended periods, Walk for extended periods, Bend for extended periods, Twist for extended periods, Climb for extended periods, Move throughout production floor, Lift up to 50 lbs, Climb ladders, Work in tight spaces, Work hands-on, U. S. Person status
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High school diploma or equivalency, 7+ years manufacturing experience, 3+ years managing production personnel, Experience managing production schedules, Experience with engineering drawings, Experience with manufacturing work instructions, Experience with process documentation, Experience with quality requirements, Demonstrated ability to lead teams, Experience using digital production systems, Experience using ERP/MRP systems, Experience using spreadsheets, Experience using dashboards, Experience using manufacturing execution tools
Nice to Have
Familiarity with GD&T, Experience implementing Lean manufacturing, Experience with 5S, Experience with standard work, Experience with visual management, Experience with root cause analysis, Experience with continuous improvement, Experience managing machine uptime, Experience with preventive maintenance coordination, Experience with equipment readiness, Experience with production capacity, Experience supporting customer-facing programs, Leadership presence, Comfortable operating in evolving processes, Forklift experience, Prior responsibility for shop floor equipment, Prior responsibility for tooling, Prior responsibility for fixtures, Prior responsibility for material handling
What You'll Do.
Lead daily production activities
Manage production personnel
Drive execution against schedule
Drive execution against quality commitments
Improve shop floor performance
Scale production capability
Oversee day-to-day production activities
Translate program requirements into plans
Translate engineering releases into plans
Translate customer needs into plans
Translate production schedules into plans
Partner with Manufacturing Engineering
Improve work instructions
Improve process documentation
Improve standard operating procedures
Ensure teams maintain accurate documentation
Document process settings
Document machine status
Document nonconformances
Document lessons learned
Drive production readiness for new parts
Drive production readiness for new programs
Transition builds to production
Identify production bottlenecks
Lead corrective actions
Ensure parts meet drawing requirements
Ensure parts meet inspection standards
Ensure parts meet customer specifications
Ensure parts meet internal acceptance criteria
Support root cause analysis
Support corrective actions
Support continuous improvement efforts
Coordinate with Supply Chain
Coordinate with Planning
Ensure materials availability
Ensure tooling availability
Ensure consumables availability
Ensure outside processing availability
Provide feedback on producibility
Provide feedback on lead time
Provide feedback on labor requirements
Provide feedback on cost drivers
Provide feedback on capacity
Provide feedback on manufacturability risks
Maintain a safe production environment
Maintain a clean production environment
Maintain a disciplined production environment
Maintain an organized production environment
Enforce safety practices
Enforce equipment care
Enforce shop floor standards
Develop production personnel
Coach production personnel
Train production personnel
Mentor production personnel
Improve technical capability
Improve accountability
Support workforce planning
Establish production KPIs
Track production KPIs
Build operating foundation
Scale Machina Labs production capability
Perform other duties as assigned
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Robotics; Software; Quality; Supply Chain; Program Management; Business Development; Production Supervisors; Production Leads; Production Technicians
Full Job Description
## Description About Machina Labs: Engineering moves at software speed. Manufacturing doesn't. Yet. Machina Labs is changing that. We build intelligent, software-defined factories that produce complex metal structures directly from digital design. By integrating advanced metal forming, robotics, and automated production inside a flexible factory architecture, we enable customers to move from prototype to production in weeks, not years. Backed by Lockheed Martin, Toyota, and NVIDIA, we're building the manufacturing infrastructure that defense, aerospace, and advanced mobility programs will run on. If you want to work on hard problems that matter and see them fly, drive, and defend, this is the place. ## Job Description Machina Labs is looking for a motivated, hands-on, and results-driven Production Manager to lead daily manufacturing operations for our robotic sheet metal forming and downstream production activities. This role is responsible for managing production personnel, driving execution against schedule and quality commitments, improving shop floor performance, and helping scale Machina Labs’ production capability as we transition advanced manufacturing processes from development into repeatable production. The Production Manager will oversee day-to-day production activities across robotic forming, trimming, deburring, grinding, finishing, inspection support, assembly, and other manufacturing operations required to deliver high-quality metal structures to customers. This role will work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Software, Quality, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Business Development to ensure customer requirements are translated into safe, executable, and repeatable production plans. Success in this role requires someone who can lead from the floor, establish operating discipline, build and develop teams, solve problems under pressure, and create structure in a fast-moving technical environment
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