Production Manager (Electrical)

Job Description

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

What You Will Do

• Build it from the ground up: Design processes, write SOPs, and create a production environment that runs smoothly and safely.

• Guide your team with vision: Hire, coach, and develop a brand-new production team, shaping the culture and performance standards from day one.

• Drive results: Oversee daily operations, production scheduling, and workforce management to deliver on-time, high-quality electrical control panels.

• Champion quality & compliance: Ensure every panel meets electrical codes, UL standards, safety requirements, and internal specifications.

• Problem-solve in real time: Partner with Engineering, Purchasing, and Quality to resolve issues quickly and keep production moving.

• Improve continuously: Implement lean practices, 5S, and layout optimization to boost efficiency and reduce waste.

• Coach and inspire: Develop team members' skills, provide constructive feedback, and create a culture of safety, accountability, and high performance.

• Be the go-to leader on the floor: Stay close to the action, guiding your team through tight deadlines, custom builds, and evolving customer needs.

• Prepare for the future: Maintain equipment readiness and contribute to capital planning to improve safety and operational efficiencies.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Be present on the floor: You'll spend your time side by side with your team, setting the pace and showing what great leadership looks like.

• Guide through challenges: Lead your team confidently through tight deadlines, evolving customer needs, and custom job variability.

• Grow your people: Invest in professional development, coaching, and feedback to help each team member reach their full potential.

• Build culture: Create an inclusive, supportive environment where collaboration, respect, and diverse perspectives drive performance.

• Inspire excellence: Set clear expectations, hold the team accountable, and celebrate wins along the way.

What You Bring

• Leadership experience - 2+ years leading people in a production or manufacturing environment, with the ability to coach, motivate, and develop a team.

• Electrical know-how - Strong understanding of electrical panel assembly, with the ability to read and interpret schematics, layouts, and BOMs.

• Standards & quality focus - Familiarity with UL standards, panel testing, and regulatory compliance.

• Process mindset - Experience with lean manufacturing, 5S, or continuous improvement initiatives; you see inefficiencies and fix them.

• Tools of the trade - Comfortable with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Office, and ideally exposure to AutoCAD, EPLAN, or SolidWorks Electrical.

• Education - An associate or bachelor's degree in Electrical Technology, Industrial Management, or a related field preferred.

• Hands-on approach - You're not a desk-only manager; you thrive on being on the production floor, solving problems alongside your team.

• Preferred - 5+ years in electrical panel assembly or industrial electrical manufacturing, with a track record of success in custom or high-mix/low-volume environments.

Physical Demands

This role is primarily performed in an office environment where a computer, telephone and other office equipment are used as needed to perform the duties of the role. As part of the essential functions of this role, the individual will need to access a factory and be exposed to temperature changes. This may will result in being exposed to noise, vibration, chemicals/fumes and navigate around factory machines.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Time for what matters: Generous Paid Time Off, 13 annual holidays, and volunteer time off so you can recharge and give back.

• Day-one coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans that start your first day on the job.

• Family friendly benefits: Paid Parental Leave, Paid Caregiver Leave, and Adoption Reimbursement to support you and your family.
• Rewards for impact : Performance/Incentive bonuses

• Growth & development: Career advancement, training opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and employee resource groups to help you thrive.

• Future-focused: 401(k) match, profit sharing, and fully paid short and long-term disability and life insurance.

• Flexibility with pay - Access to earned wages anytime with myFlexPay.

MiTek is a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building solutions. In 1955, MiTek transformed residential construction with the invention of the Gang-Nail plate and a digital platform that provided an affordable and scalable way to manufacture wood trusses. Today, MiTek delivers software, services, engineered products, and automated solutions that enable the building industry toimprove efficiencies by optimizingthe balance between off-site and on-site. With nearly 5,600 team members worldwide, MiTek collaborates across the building industry to enable and accelerate transformational breakthroughs in design and construction to transform the way the industry designs, makes, and builds. As a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, NYSE: BRK-B) company since 2001, MiTek has a record of continuous growth and innovation.

MiTek is an E-Verify and Drug and Tobacco-Free Workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer; and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or transgender status), age (40 and over), genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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