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Celestix Industries is looking for a hands-on Production Manager to lead our wiring harness manufacturing and cable assembly production operations.
This is not a desk-only production planning position.
The candidate should understand the actual manufacturing process and be capable of managing production from raw wire and components through cutting, stripping, crimping, splicing, assembly, testing, inspection and final dispatch.
We are looking for someone who can combine strong shop floor management, production planning, manpower planning, quality control, lean manufacturing and continuous improvement to achieve production targets and ensure on-time customer delivery.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in:
Production may include:
This requires strong production planning, production scheduling, resource allocation and production control to maintain output and meet customer delivery commitments.
The Production Manager should understand the complete wiring harness manufacturing flow, including:
Hands-on knowledge of several of these processes is expected.
The role requires practical understanding of wire harness assembly, electrical harness manufacturing, production operations and harness testing.
Strong knowledge of wire processing is particularly valuable.
The candidate should understand:
The Production Manager should be able to identify when a crimping process is not producing acceptable results and coordinate corrective action quickly.
The role will work closely with PPC, Procurement, Stores and Planning.
Responsibilities include:
The objective is simple:
Production problems should be identified before they become delivery problems.
Effective production planning and control, capacity planning, material coordination and production scheduling are essential for ensuring that production runs according to customer requirements.
Lead and develop a manufacturing team including:
Responsibilities include:
The candidate must be comfortable spending significant time on the production floor.
Strong manpower planning, workforce management, operator allocation, shift planning and shop floor management skills are important for maintaining consistent production performance.
Continuously improve manufacturing output through:
Track output in measurable terms rather than only relying on general observations.
The Production Manager should actively drive productivity improvement, manufacturing efficiency, line balancing and cycle-time reduction to improve shop-floor performance.
Work closely with Quality to maintain strong process discipline.
The candidate should understand:
Support implementation of:
The role requires practical understanding of quality control, production quality and manufacturing process control to maintain consistent wiring harness quality.
The Production Manager will actively monitor:
Typical defects may include:
Corrective actions should address root causes rather than repeatedly sorting defective product.
Reducing rework, rejection and scrap is an important part of continuous improvement, production productivity and manufacturing cost control.
Work closely with Purchase and Stores to ensure material availability.
Monitor:
Prevent production loss caused by missing materials through effective planning and escalation.
The Production Manager should coordinate material planning, shortage management and material availability to support uninterrupted wiring harness manufacturing operations.
Monitor production equipment including, where applicable:
Coordinate with Maintenance to reduce downtime and improve equipment availability.
Strong focus on machine utilization, equipment availability, downtime reduction and capacity utilization is required to maintain manufacturing productivity.
Drive practical improvement activities including:
We are looking for someone who actively improves processes rather than simply maintaining the existing system.
The candidate should be able to apply lean manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, waste reduction and continuous improvement principles in a practical production environment.
The Production Manager should regularly track and review metrics including:
Management should be able to understand the health of production from measurable data.
Accurate tracking of production KPIs, manufacturing productivity, machine utilization, production efficiency and on-time delivery is essential.
Identify and execute improvements that reduce manufacturing cost without reducing quality.
Focus areas may include:
The role requires a continuous focus on production cost control, cost reduction and manufacturing efficiency while maintaining customer quality and delivery requirements.
Support Engineering and NPD with new customer programs.
Responsibilities may include:
Ensure new products transition smoothly into regular production.
Support:
The candidate should be comfortable explaining production controls, process capability and corrective actions to customers and auditors.
We prefer candidates with 6–12 years of manufacturing experience, including meaningful responsibility for production teams.
Direct wiring harness experience is strongly preferred.
Relevant backgrounds include:
Candidates with practical experience in production management, production planning, manpower management, shop floor operations and lean manufacturing will be particularly relevant.
We should not unnecessarily restrict the search only to someone whose current title is "Production Manager."
Candidates currently working as:
may apply if they have managed meaningful production responsibility.
Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in:
Relevant wiring-harness production experience will receive greater weight than the exact engineering discipline.
Experience with the following is valuable:
Additional relevant competencies include production scheduling, production control, capacity planning, line balancing, material planning, manpower planning, machine utilization, quality control and continuous improvement.
A strong candidate should be able to walk onto a wiring harness production floor and quickly answer questions such as:
We are looking for someone who takes ownership of production results rather than simply reporting them.
The ideal Production Manager understands the relationship between production planning, manpower allocation, material availability, shop-floor execution, quality, productivity and on-time delivery.
Success in this role means:
We are looking for a Production Manager who combines hands-on wiring harness manufacturing experience with strong production planning, shop floor management, manpower planning, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement capabilities.
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