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Crawford Thomas Recruiting · 1 week ago

Production Manager - Low Volume Assembly

Buford, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Crawford Thomas Recruiting is representing a rapidly growing automotive manufacturer in the US. They are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead disassembly and final assembly operations, grow the team, and drive throughput, quality, and efficiency in a high-growth environment.

Human ResourcesRecruitingStaffing Agency

Growth Opportunities

Hiring Manager

Racheal Cecil

Responsibilities

Lead all disassembly and final assembly activities

Manage schedules, capacity planning, and resource allocation

Maintain ERP/MRP systems and production control processes

Improve cycle times, line balance, throughput, and WIP flow

Track KPIs: OEE, FPY, DPM, schedule adherence

Ensure safety and compliance (OSHA, EPA)

Partner with Quality, Engineering, and CI teams

Enforce SOPs, quality standards, and corrective actions

Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement

Drive first-pass yield and production discipline

Build and lead a team scaling from 40 to 100+

Develop team leads and supervisors

Oversee training, performance management, and daily meetings

Manage hiring, onboarding, and retention

Develop production strategies for 5x capacity growth

Implement lean systems and preventive maintenance programs

Support new model introduction

Work closely with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, CI, and Finance

Qualification

Lean manufacturingAssembly line systemsERP/MRP toolsProduction managementQuality systems knowledgeLow-volume manufacturingTeam-buildingEffective communicatorData-driven decision-makingCoaching