Job Description
What You Will Do:
As the Production Manager, you will lead all day‑to‑day manufacturing operations for a full business unit producing Aerospace products. You will own execution of the production plan across multiple work centers and value streams, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals are met.
In this role, you will manage and develop 1–2 Production Supervisors who lead the direct and indirect labor teams. You will set the strategy for your business unit, drive continuous improvement, and develop future people leaders while meeting daily, monthly, and annual performance expectations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Own production execution for an entire business unit and ensure On‑Time Delivery (OTD).
- Oversee Production Supervisors; provide coaching, direction, and performance management.
- Manage labor planning, capacity alignment, and workflow across multiple production areas.
- Drive resolution of material shortages, constraints, and issues impacting OTD.
- Measure, communicate, and improve business‑unit performance using KPIs.
- Think and act like an owner, making decisions that support business goals.
- Lead daily operations through tier meetings, SQDC boards, and continuous improvement activity.
- Drive efficiency, reduce operational cost, and eliminate waste using data‑driven problem solving.
- Support hiring, onboarding, training, and motivation of employees.
- Promote a collaborative team environment and develop future leaders within your organization.
- Strengthen operational discipline through standards, documentation, and consistent process execution.
- Partner cross‑functionally with Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to ensure operational readiness and problem resolution.
Preferred Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years progressive manufacturing experience.
- Experience managing teams of direct and indirect labor (10–30+ employees).
- Prior experience leading supervisors or leads strongly preferred.
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong problem‑solving capability with a growth mindset.
- Passion for developing and coaching people leaders.
- High personal accountability and standards for performance.
- Strong Excel and data‑analysis skills.
- Ability to maintain a positive and engaging work environment.
- Strategic thinker with disciplined tactical execution.
- Results‑oriented, able to deliver consistently in a dynamic environment.
- Comfort working in ambiguity and driving clarity.
- Experience in manufacturing or another highly regulated industry.
- ERP/MRP system experience.
Preferred Specialized Skills:
- Experience in aerospace, electronics manufacturing, or highly regulated environments.
- Advanced proficiency in ERP/MRP systems or Lean/CI certification.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequent use of personal computers, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and computer printers.
- Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, materials, and computer.
- The person in this position needs to frequently move inside the office.
- Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally use of steps, or ladder
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Seldom to occasionally position self to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Eligibility Requirements:
**Must be authorized to work in the U.S.**
**This position requires either a US Person (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non-US person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization**
Salary Range:
The typical hiring range for this role is:
Korry Electronics Competitive Benefits Package:
- 401(k) matching
- 12 paid holidays
- Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Short term and long term disability
- Life insurance
- Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Long-term care plan options
- Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
- Vanpool subsidy
- Recognition awards
- Employee referral bonuses
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status
