Production Manager 2nd Shift

Job Posting Start Date 05-19-2026 Job Posting End Date 07-19-2026

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Production Manager 2nd Shift located in Columbia, SC.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Production Manager guides and coordinates activities of employees engaged in the following areas of a manufacturing department; multi-level assembly, electronic card/system testing and quality assurance to attain production goals consistent with cost, quality, and delivery requirements.

Shift: 2nd: 3:30pm - 12:00am Monday-Friday

What a typical day looks like:

• Manage appropriate staffing and inventory levels.
• Oversee the assembly operations to meet corporate KPIs.
• Supervise production staff on work methods and quality checkpoints.
• Coordinate with other departments and other Flex sites to drive excellence.
• Coordinate efforts of operations team by establishing procurement, production and engineering services policies and practices.
• Ensure ISO and safety standards are adhered to.
• Report to leadership team in weekly operations reviews.
• Coach and mentor Operations leadership.
• Experience and broad understanding of safety systems and implementation of safety rules and policies.
• Leverage industry practices and apply to internal systems and processes.
• Implement appropriate HR strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce.
• Experience multiple functional technologies/processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.
• Strong planning and organizational, interpersonal communication, analytical and decision-making skills.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 5+ years Management Supervisory Team Building
• 5 years of manufacturing production and operations
• Six Sigma, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, and Transactional Lean to drive improvement.
• Experience in Electrical Manufacturing Technology in a high volume highly automated setting.
• Detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites.
• Expert skills in Kronos MRP time keeping systems Raptor (preferred)
• Advanced people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint spreadsheet (PC), presentation and database software.
• Experience and strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with basic understanding of financial accounting practices is highly desirable.

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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Job Category
Operations

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?
No

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