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Thorlabs · 2 days ago

Production Manager

Sterling, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$112K/yr - $155K/yr

7+ years exp

Thorlabs is a company committed to advancing science through innovative photonics technologies. The Production Manager is responsible for optimizing production operations within the Imaging Systems Business Unit, ensuring resource availability, and leading production teams to meet operational goals.

Health CareManufacturing

Responsibilities

Reviews all open sales orders, back orders, zero stock and open production orders on a periodic basis

Makes decisions to release, firm, cancel, or defer work based upon current inventory, demand, capacity, and material availability

Analyzes and maintains optimal inventory levels to meet production demand while minimizing excess stock

Plans engineering changes to ensure Engineering Change Notice (ECN) instructions are clear and complied with; works with production and purchasing to stop procurement of material affected by change, keeps designated engineers informed of ECN implementation status; coordinates proper rotation of inventory to minimize scrap/reworked parts at incorporation time

Recommends engineering changes (ECRs) to the Engineering Manager to minimize waste and increase manufacturability

Conducts capacity analyses by specific work center/machine to determine the need for additional tools/capital equipment

Ensures capacity plan is followed

Troubleshoots potential capacity issues on an ongoing basis

Implements flow manufacturing techniques into production

Understands and facilitates the use of KANBANs, wait/work boards, and method sheets to ensure the highest quality and linearity are attainable to production in a flow manufacturing environment

Supervises the material/ finished products shipping and receiving

Ensures team members are properly trained and implements cross-training to build workforce flexibility and skill development

Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Work to continuously improve in all areas

Manage departmental performance measures, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports to manager

Advise planners of potential missed dates

Participate in interviews as needed

Monitor attendance, performance, training; complete performance assessments; make termination recommendations as necessary

Manage department priorities

Perform accident investigations

Ensures compliance with all safety protocols and regulatory requirements. Promotes a strong safety culture across production teams

Qualification

ERP system expertiseProduction managementProcess improvementMachining knowledgeCAD/CAM familiarityInterpersonal skillsSafety complianceTeam leadershipOrganizational skills