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Our customers are some of the largest shippers and 3PLs in the industry, and we're scaling fast. We build the robots, we deploy them, and we keep them running.\nWe are hiring a Production Manager to own the assembly floor. You will run the daily build - the production schedule, the technicians who execute it, the quality of what leaves the dock, and the throughput we can promise the business. Today production runs on a small team and a lot of individual know-how. Your job is to turn that into a floor that can scale in volume with a takt time, a shift structure, a first-pass yield number, and technicians who can build to a documented standard.\nThis is a hands-on role in a growing company. You will spend your time on the floor, not in a plant office. You will partner closely with Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers, who owns process design and work instructions, and with Supply Chain and Quality, who own inbound parts - you own execution, people, and output.\nResponsibilities:\nOwn the Build\nOwn the daily and weekly production schedule and hit committed build and ship dates\n Run the floor day to day: line balancing, work assignment, station staffing, and Finished Goods handoffs\nTrack and drive the numbers that matter - units built, on-time completion, first-pass yield, labor hours per unit, and rework\nEscalate part shortages, tooling gaps, and engineering blockers early enough to protect the schedule\nEstablish a daily production cadence - shift start-up, a stand-up on the floor, and an end-of-day status the business can rely on\nLead the Team\nLead, schedule, and develop a team of assembly technicians, with clear performance expectations for each station\nOwn hiring, onboarding, and cross-training as the floor scales; build a skills matrix so no build depends on one person\nCertify technicians against documented work instructions and hold the line on build standards\nOwn safety on the floor: enforce PPE and lockout/tagout, run safety walks, and investigate incidents and near misses\nBuild Quality and Repeatability\nOwn in-process and end-of-line quality - build sign-offs, functional test completion, and containment when something escapes\nDrive root cause and corrective action on build defects with Manufacturing Engineering and Service Engineering\nPartner with Manufacturing Engineering on work instructions, station layout, tooling, and fixturing; you are the voice of the floor in those decisions\nMaintain accurate production transactions in the ERP - work orders, build completions, and material consumption\nSupport new product introduction: staff and run pilot builds, and give design and process teams honest feedback on buildability before volume ramps\nRequirements\n5+ years in production, assembly, or manufacturing operations, including 2+ years directly managing hourly technicians or assemblers\nHands-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\nDemonstrated ownership of a production schedule and the metrics behind it (throughput, yield, on-time delivery, labor efficiency)\nExperience creating shift structure, work assignments, and training or certification programs from scratch or near it\nWorking knowledge of an ERP or MES for work orders and inventory transactions (NetSuite or similar)\nComfortable reading mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, and bills of material\nSafety-first mindset and a track record of enforcing it without being asked\nCalm under pressure, organized, and direct - you surface problems early rather than absorbing them\nPhysical capability to work on a production floor: lifting up to 50 lbs, extended standing, and occasional after-hours coverage during ramps\nStartup or fast-paced environment experience; you are comfortable building the process while running it\nNice to Have:\nExperience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, or another low-volume, high-complexity build environment\nLean or Six Sigma training and real experience running kaizen, 5S, or standard work implementations\nBackground in high-voltage battery, motor, or drivetrain assembly\nExperience scaling a line from low-volume prototype builds to steady-state production\nMachine shop and metal fabrication familiarity\nBachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or a related field\nBilingual English/Spanish\nBenefits\nCompetitive salary and equity in an early-stage robotics company\nComprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision\nPermissive time off policy\nSlip Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. 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