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Production Manager

Optima Organizational Solutions
  • Tijuana, California
    21 days ago

    Job Description

    ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
    Our client is a well-established global manufacturer of consumer products seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations at its Tijuana facility. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing leader who is passionate about operational excellence, employee development, continuous improvement, and delivering world-class performance in a fast-paced production environment.

    The Production Manager will be responsible for overseeing daily manufacturing operations, ensuring the achievement of safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

    Key Responsibilities:
    • Lead all day-to-day production activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing operations.
    • Drive operational excellence by improving productivity, quality, efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
    • Ensure production schedules are executed on time while meeting customer expectations.
    • Develop and mentor production supervisors and frontline leaders to build high-performing teams.
    • Promote a culture of safety and ensure compliance with all environmental, health, and safety regulations.
    • Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics, including productivity, scrap, labor efficiency, downtime, inventory accuracy, and on-time delivery.
    • Champion Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives throughout the operation.
    • Collaborate closely with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Planning, Human Resources, and Finance to optimize plant performance.
    • Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production, quality, and operational issues.
    • Manage labor planning, staffing requirements, and workforce development initiatives.
    • Support new product introductions and manufacturing process improvements.
    • Develop and manage departmental budgets while controlling manufacturing costs.
    • Foster employee engagement and maintain positive employee relations.
    • Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, and operational procedures.

    Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
    • 7+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
    • Minimum 3 years leading production operations in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
    • Experience managing multiple production supervisors and large hourly workforces.
    • Strong background in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, and problem-solving methodologies.
    • Demonstrated ability to improve KPIs through data-driven decision making.
    • Experience working within ERP/MRP systems.
    • Strong planning, organizational, and analytical skills.
    • Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
    • Bilingual English and Spanish preferred.
    • Availability to work in Tijuana, Baja California.

    Target Salary: Around $3,300 Pesos/Daily + Benefits
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTijuana, California

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corporate Policiesunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • Employee Relationsunmatched
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    • Environmental Complianceunmatched
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    • Human Resources Planningunmatched
    • Improvement Metricsunmatched
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    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
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    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
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    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
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    • Product Supportunmatched
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    • Production Managementunmatched
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    • Production Systemsunmatched
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    • Quality Engineeringunmatched
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    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Safety Complianceunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Six Sigmaunmatched
    • Spanish Languageunmatched
    • Staff Developmentunmatched
    • Staff Requirementsunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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