Automotive Plant & Production Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Health insurance

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Plant & Production Manager to lead the day-to-day manufacturing and production operations of our Dallas facility specializing in the modification and custom-armoring of SUVs, sedans, trucks.

This is a key operational leadership position responsible for transforming customer orders and engineering/production requirements into consistently high-quality, on-time completed vehicles.

The successful candidate will have substantial experience managing a complex, hands-on manufacturing operation and a production workforce. Experience with armored vehicles, specialty vehicle manufacturing, vehicle upfitting/conversion, defense vehicles, tactical vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, or other low-volume/high-complexity vehicle manufacturing is strongly preferred.

This position requires a leader who is equally comfortable managing people, production schedules, quality, inventory and costs as well as spending significant time on the plant floor identifying and resolving problems.

The successful candidate should possess:

• 7+ years of progressively responsible manufacturing, production or plant-management experience , with significant responsibility for people and production operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing a manufacturing or vehicle-production environment.
• Experience supervising skilled technicians, fabricators, mechanics, welders, body/paint personnel, assemblers or comparable skilled production employees.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/orders simultaneously in a low-volume or highly customized production environment.
• Strong understanding of production planning, scheduling, workflow management and capacity planning.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and enforcing quality-control procedures.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
• Experience managing production KPIs, labor productivity, overtime, scrap/rework and on-time delivery.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to work effectively with ERP/MRP, production scheduling, inventory or related manufacturing systems.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to work hands-on in a demanding manufacturing environment.
• Ability to establish accountability while maintaining a productive, respectful and professional workplace.
• Ability to pass any applicable employment, background, security or other screening requirements associated with the position.

Highly Preferred Experience

Preference will be given to candidates with one or more of the following:

Armored Vehicle Experience

• Direct experience manufacturing, assembling, modifying or managing production of armored SUVs, sedans, trucks or other protected vehicles.
• Experience with ballistic protection systems and vehicle armoring processes.
• Familiarity with the unique production, quality and integration challenges associated with armored vehicles.
• Experience managing vehicle disassembly, structural modification, armor installation, reassembly, electrical/mechanical integration and final inspection.

Specialty Vehicle Manufacturing

• Specialty automotive manufacturing.
• Low-volume/high-mix vehicle production.
• Vehicle conversion or upfitting.
• Fleet or commercial vehicle modification.
• Custom vehicle manufacturing.
• Emergency, tactical, security or government vehicle production.

Defense & Related Manufacturing

• Defense vehicle manufacturing.
• Military/tactical vehicle production.
• Aerospace/defense manufacturing.
• Heavy-duty truck or specialty truck manufacturing.
• Fabrication, welding or complex mechanical assembly operations.