Hiring: Production Manager Company: Slip Robotics Location: Norcross, GA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 18:04:09 Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, Chai, PATs About the job Experience: •5+ years in production, assembly, or manufacturing operations, including 2+ years directly managing hourly technicians or assemblers Required Skills: •Own the Build •Own the daily and weekly production schedule and hit committed build and ship dates •Run the floor day to day: line balancing, work assignment, station staffing, and Finished Goods handoffs •Track and drive the numbers that matter — units built, on-time completion, first-pass yield, labor hours per unit, and rework •Escalate part shortages, tooling gaps, and engineering blockers early enough to protect the schedule •Establish a daily production cadence — shift start-up, a stand-up on the floor, and an end-of-day status the business can rely on •Lead the Team •Lead, schedule, and develop a team of assembly technicians, with clear performance expectations for each station •Own hiring, onboarding, and cross-training as the floor scales; build a skills matrix so no build depends on one person •Certify technicians against documented work instructions and hold the line on build standards •Own safety on the floor: enforce PPE and lockout/tagout, run safety walks, and investigate incidents and near misses •Build Quality and Repeatability •Own in-process and end-of-line quality — build sign-offs, functional test completion, and containment when something escapes •Drive root cause and corrective action on build defects with Manufacturing Engineering and Service Engineering •Partner with Manufacturing Engineering on work instructions, station layout, tooling, and fixturing; you are the voice of the floor in those decisions Qualifications: •5+ years in production, assembly, or manufacturing operations, including 2+ years directly managing hourly technicians or assemblers •Hands-on experience running a mechanical or electro-mechanical assembly line — you can pick up a torque wrench and work a station when the schedule demands it •Demonstrated ownership of a production schedule and the metrics behind it (throughput, yield, on-time delivery, labor efficiency) •Experience creating shift structure, work assignments, and training or certification programs from scratch or near it •Working knowledge of an ERP or MES for work orders and inventory transac Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!