{"id":4290491,"url":"https://alion.io/job/flex-production-manager-9","title":"Production Manager","company":{"id":1845316,"name":"Flex","domain":"flex.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/flex-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":170,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.624,"repost_share":0.024,"time_to_fill_p50_days":26,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Buffalo Grove, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":87300,"max":120100,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":120100},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T23:10:39Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-13","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T23:10:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.Job Summary\n\nGeneral Purpose:\nGuides 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.\nPrinciple Accountabilities:\nGuides department activities to hold up design of new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and helps on test procedures.\nExplores technology trends and market demand to plan projects.\nContributes with management, production, and marketing staff to resolve manufacturing feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.\nForecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.\nPartners with team and management in the development of the strategic plan and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the function.\nReviews and establishes material, equipment, and manpower resource requirements.\nPrioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply in order to meet customer requirements.\nCoordinates production activities with other functional groups such as planning and distribution.\nSelects and develops personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function.\nAccountable for controlling manufacturing operation and ensuring that production quality and cost targets are met.\nWorking in extremely complex problems where the research of situations or data from an evaluation of intangible factors.\nReviews budgets and schedules required by management\nRegulate relations with the executives and/or major customers to maintain relationships with them.\nResolve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading management levels for the achievements of the plant.\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience\n3 years of operations experience.\nDemonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas\nUnderstands the strategic impact of the function across sites.\nDemonstrates advanced people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills. \nDemonstrates knowledge of multiple functional technologies/processes, industries or functions and understanding of interdependencies of such processes at the site.\nMF15\nWhat you'll receive for the great work you provide:\nFull range of medical, dental, and vision plans\nLife Insurance\nShort-term and Long-term Disability\nMatching 401(k) Contributions\nVacation and Paid Sick Time\nTuition Reimbursement\n\nApplication Deadline:\nApplications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.\nJob Posting Start Date 11-13-2026 Job Posting End Date 11-22-2026\n\nThe base pay range for this position is provided below. The final base rate offered will be determined using job-related, non-discriminatory criteria, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, geographic location, education, external market data, and internal equity.\n$87,300.00 USD - $120,100.00 USD AnnualJob Category\nOperationsIs Sponsorship Available?\nNoFlex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email  and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).","description_format":"text","description_chars":4577,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electronics Manufacturing","Power Supplies & Power Electronics","Contract Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T23:10:39Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 25 · green card filings: 3","filings_12m":25,"filings_prev_12m":18,"green_card_filings_12m":3,"median_offered_wage_usd":127321,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-12T07:36:15+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-14T00:19:28Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":120100,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/flex-production-manager-9","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/flex-production-manager-9.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-14T00:19:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":693,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1845316},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1845316"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fflex-production-manager-9"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fflex-production-manager-9"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fflex-production-manager-9"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/flex-production-manager-9\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fflex-production-manager-9"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4290491}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"flex.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4290491},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}