Production Manager

The role

You will build and run the fabrication floor at a new multi-building manufacturing site. You will manage daily execution across welding and process piping cells, including schedule, labor, throughput, quality, and floor safety.

What you will do

• Run the daily production schedule and a lean operating system
• Build and deploy the team including supervisors, leads, and operators
• Drive first-pass quality and 5S discipline in every cell
• Lead a strong floor safety culture with the site EHS function
• Escalate material, equipment, manpower and engineering constraints
• Run the floor through the MES and ERP/MRP system and the daily production tracker
• Own the production budget and report KPIs

Required qualifications

• Evidence of exceptional ability
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years in manufacturing production leadership
• 4+ years managing supervisors and multi-shift hourly teams
• Core strength in lean manufacturing
• Proven production management
• Experience in a regulated quality environment
• Hands-on use of an MES and ERP/MRP system
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
• Must be a U.S. person
• Able to obtain and maintain the site access authorization required for the role

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment
• Process piping or steel fabrication experience
• Hands-on welding background or direct leadership of welding crews
• Working knowledge of GTAW, GMAW, FCAW and SMAW processes, ASME B31 piping codes, welding procedure specifications, welder qualifications and NDE
• Experience in nuclear-industry fabrication or another NRC-regulated quality program
• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or familiarity with AWS D1.1
• Track record of standing up production in a start-up, greenfield or brownfield facility

Benefits

• Stock options
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person
• Able to obtain and maintain the site access authorization required for the role

About the company

General Matter is enriching uranium in America to design, build, and operate low-cost enrichment services. The company is mission-driven with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.