Hiring: Production Manager Company: Motion Location: Portland, OR Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:57:07 Employment Type: Contract About the job Required Skills: •Provides leadership to production operations to build a high performing culture, and to identify and advance operations and strategic initiatives. •Implements lean initiatives and quality processes for measurable improvement. •Troubleshoots issues, identifies inefficiencies and implements process improvements. •Plans and executes facilities planning to maximize revenue per square foot. •Ensures standards for product quality, equipment, and operator performance are maintained and that cost effective technology is used to maximize production. Ensures fixed assets are preserved. Provides recommendations on purchases of new equipment and improvements to production and property. •Drives innovation solutions that streamline processes, increase capacity, maximize fabrication throughput and optimize asset utilization through lean, demand flow, and other tools. •Creates, adjusts and communicates production schedules that results in on-time delivery to customers. •Manages overall work force planning, screening, selection and terminations, as well as the temporary labor function for the facility. Qualifications: •Excellence verbal and written communication •Strong leadership, management, and interpersonal skills. •Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills. •Strong organization and project oversight. •Demonstrated capacity to learn, discern, and explain technical product specifications. •Demonstrated capacity to negotiate and manage conflict. •Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and ten (10) or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination. 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!