Production Manager - 2nd Shift

Key Responsibilities

• Own the 2nd shift production plan: scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, and reporting shift production summaries against throughput, quality/yield, on-time delivery, and scrap targets.
• Directly supervise 2nd shift Team Leads and technicians; hire, train, and develop staff; ensure clean handoffs with 1st shift leadership on WIP, quality holds, and priority changes.
• Maintain workflow by monitoring process steps and control points, implementing cost reductions, and driving continuous improvement on the floor.
• Lead department goals for safety, quality, and operations while maximizing 2nd shift output; own shift-level safety compliance, incident response, and environmental/health regulation adherence.
• Partner with Quality to sustain calibration and inspection standards and drive non-conformance/corrective action closure on shift.
• Ensure equipment uptime by coordinating repairs and evaluating new equipment and techniques with Engineering; maintain working relationships across departments to keep them informed of manufacturing issues.
• Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, and recommending action; manage staffing, scheduling, and overtime for 2nd shift in partnership with HR.
• Serve as a key point of contact for 2nd shift operations.
• Coach and develop Team Leads, with direct input into their performance management and growth.

Growth Opportunities

• Build relationships with other Luna manufacturing locations and business unit leadership as the role develops.
• Contribute to site leadership planning and P&L reporting (pricing, gross margin, manufacturing variances, OpEx), staffing ratios, and capacity planning for 2nd shift, depending on evolving site needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, engineering, or business, or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience.
• 5–7 years in manufacturing supervision/management, in electronics, optical, or similarly regulated/high-mix precision manufacturing.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, fabrication methods, and tool design; familiarity with optical and electronics manufacturing equipment and quality assurance techniques.
• Proven experience leading through Team Leads/supervisors, not just individual technicians; strong interpersonal communication and teamwork skills.
• Track record with lean/continuous improvement methodology and project management in a growth or high-mix production environment.
• Familiarity with quality systems in a precision manufacturing setting (calibration, inspection, non-conformance processes).
• Commitment to health and safety standards and environmental regulations.
• Experience with NetSuite and/or Salesforce a plus.
• Strong self-starter with problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work a later-hours shift (approximately 11:00 AM–8:00 PM) consistently, with periodic overlap into 1st shift/site leadership hours as needed.

Physical / Work Environment

This is an office-based role supporting manufacturing operations, requiring regular, recurring presence on the production floor to oversee 2nd shift activity, monitor operations, and engage directly with Team Leads and technicians.