Production Shift Manager

The role

The General Assembly Production Shift Manager leads shift-based production operations within the GA shop. This person manages production supervisors and shop floor teams to ensure daily delivery of volume, safety, and quality targets.

What you will do

• Lead daily production operations to achieve planned volume targets.
• Ensure consistent delivery of Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery objectives.
• Monitor shift performance and address deviations from plan.
• Ensure production processes follow defined standards and work instructions.
• Lead and manage Production Supervisors and shop floor personnel.
• Ensure proper staffing, skill coverage, and shift resource allocation.
• Ensure strict adherence to all safety standards, policies, and procedures.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure production output meets defined quality standards.
• Lead immediate response to production issues like line stoppages and bottlenecks.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in automotive production operations or manufacturing leadership roles
• Proven experience managing supervisors and leading large production teams
• Strong background in high-volume manufacturing environments
• Experience delivering production KPIs including safety, quality, and output
• Strong understanding of automotive assembly operations and production processes
• Knowledge of production planning, line balancing, and throughput optimization
• Familiarity with manufacturing KPIs and performance management systems
• Understanding of quality systems and defect prevention practices
• Strong leadership and team management capability
• Ability to make decisions quickly in a fast-paced production environment
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict management skills

Nice to have

• Experience in new product launches and production ramp-up preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off
• Salaried/exempt employee accrue up to 160 hours paid time off
• Equity program
• Discretionary annual cash incentive program

About the company

Lucid creates mobility experiences through innovation and proprietary technology. The company uses deep vertical integration with design, engineering, and production happening in-house.