Production Manager

Production ManagerUnirac has been helping installers and developers bring solar projects to life for more than 25 years, providing reliable racking and mounting solutions across residential, commercial, and utility markets. With more than 2.5 million completed installations and 25+ gigawatts of supported solar capacity across North America, Unirac partners with customers from project design through completion with engineering, technical support, and supply-chain expertise. Terrasmart is now a division of Unirac, bringing together two established leaders in solar mounting solutions.We're looking for a hands-on, results-driven Production Manager to lead our production, maintenance, and inventory operations. You'll drive safety, quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery while developing a strong team and continuously improving manufacturing processes. Partnering across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Logistics, and other teams, you'll ensure we have the people, materials, and processes needed to meet production goals.Lead daily production, maintenance, and inventory operations across all shifts to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.Develop production schedules based on capacity, staffing, and material availability.Drive continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and process optimization to maximize productivity and minimize downtime.Identify production challenges and implement timely solutions.Ensure product quality, regulatory compliance, and adherence to standard operating procedures.Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, leads, and production associates.Manage staffing plans, workforce capacity, and employee training to meet business needs.Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with Supply Chain, Shipping, and Logistics to maintain production flow and meet delivery deadlines.Track production metrics, analyze performance, and report on progress and improvement opportunities.Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and customers to support operational goals and on-time delivery.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience.5+ years of manufacturing operations experience, including 3+ years of team management experience.Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and production planning.Familiarity with Epicor or a similar ERP system.Strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.Work EnvironmentCombination of office and warehouse environments, including non-climate-controlled areas.Ability to sit, stand, walk, see, and hear for up to 10 hours.Travel: Less than 5%.Unirac is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.