Production Manager, Vonore, TN

Immediate Direct Hire opportunity to join the management team of an automotive employer in Vonore, TN! Responsible for leading a department of supervisors, technicians, and operators to hit performance targets and ensure customer satisfaction. You will drive operational excellence by managing budgets, supporting new program launches, and fostering a growth-oriented work culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Leadership: Direct manufacturing teams to meet shipment requirements and quality/cost objectives.

• Strategic Oversight: Develop unit budgets, performance targets, and cost-improvement strategies.

• Customer Liaison: Interface directly with customers regarding quality and delivery.

• Continuous Improvement: Champion lean production, inventory reduction, and shift-to-shift communication.

• Safety & Compliance: Ensure total adherence to health, safety, and environmental (HS&E) policies.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Lorgistics or a related field required.

• Experience: 5–7 years in automotive manufacturing

• Industry Knowledge: Proven experience with continuous flow and lean manufacturing in the automotive sector.

• Skills: strong interpersonal skills and the ability to promote a team-based system.

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salary: $90,000 - $110,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 7 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Guide supervisors, technicians, engineers and operators while shaping strategies that ensure exceptional quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Champion continuous improvement, support new program launches, strengthen communication across shifts
• Develop unit budgets and performance targets
• Directly interface with customers on all business-related issues, with specific attention to quality and delivery.
• Support inventory reduction and cost improvement strategies
• Build and support continuity and communications between shifts

Skills

• automotive manufacturing (3 years of experience is required)
• Business operations
• multi-dept. management
• Influencing

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 5 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.