Hike Medical · 1 day ago
Production leader
Peoria, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$85K/yr - $115K/yr
5+ years expHike Medical is rapidly scaling its modern medical manufacturing operation designed for speed and quality. The Production Leader will own manufacturing execution, lead the production team, and ensure that manufacturing capacity supports aggressive revenue growth.
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Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop the production team with clear expectations and accountability
Own staffing, onboarding, training, and performance management
Build a culture that values urgency, quality, and continuous improvement
Act as the on-site operational leader at Soleforge
Own day-to-day production performance: throughput, quality, safety, and efficiency
Ensure manufacturing capacity and reliability support aggressive revenue growth
Translate demand signals into executable production plans
Identify constraints early and solve them before they impact customers
Define, implement, and own production KPIs tied directly to business outcomes
Build dashboards and reporting that drive action, not vanity metrics
Run daily and weekly operating cadences to review performance and resolve issues
Use data to prioritize work and hold teams accountable
Oversee implementation and adoption of automation on the manufacturing floor
Partner with engineering on AI-driven tools, process automation, and system upgrades
Ensure automation improves throughput, quality, and operator effectiveness
Help design manufacturing systems that scale cleanly as volume grows
Qualification
Required
5+ years in manufacturing or production leadership
Proven experience managing people in a production environment
Strong command of operational KPIs and execution discipline
Experience implementing or scaling automation in manufacturing
Comfortable operating in a fast-growth, high-accountability environment
Hands-on mindset — present on the floor, not just in meetings
Clear communicator who can drive performance without burning teams out
Preferred
Medical device or regulated manufacturing experience
Experience with AI-enabled manufacturing tools or advanced automation
Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement background
Experience scaling operations alongside rapid revenue growth
Company
Hike Medical
Building the world's vertically integrated, AI-native, DME provider.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$9M2025-07-07Seed· $9M
Leadership Team
Steven Chacko
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-07-07
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