PRODUCTION MANAGER
Livingston & Haven is seeking an experienced Production Manager to provide hands-on leadership across multiple assembly shops. This is a critical operational role responsible for driving throughput, coordinating production schedules, working with the project management team and shop supervisors to efficiently assemble and ship systems. The right candidate brings deep familiarity with industrial or heavy equipment manufacturing environments and knows how to translate business priorities into shop-floor execution.
Key Responsibilities
Operations & Production
- Oversee day-to-day operations across multiple assembly shops, ensuring production targets, quality standards, and delivery commitments are met
- Drive continuous improvement in workflow, floor layout, and assembly processes to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime
- Monitor production KPIs and report regularly to senior leadership on output, capacity utilization, and operational risks
- Plans manufacturing execution
- Ensures shop supply inventories are managed and maintained
- Control costs
Scheduling & Capacity Planning
- Develops, owns and manages master production schedules aligned with sales forecasts and customer order requirements
- Anticipate capacity constraints and proactively evaluate staffing, sequencing, and resource allocation to meet demand
- Coordinate closely with procurement, engineering, and sales to align material availability with production timelines
- Owns shop capacity decisions
- Determines production priorities
People Leadership
- Department leader
- Final performance accountability
- Compensation and staffing decisions for shop staff
- Directly lead production team providing coaching, performance feedback, and development support
- Partner with HR on hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning for production staff
- Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and craftsmanship on the shop floor
