Production Program Manager

Since 2018, Elevate Aircraft Seating has been enhancing the passenger experience through innovative aircraft seat design and manufacturing. With locations in California, Washington, and Germany we are guided by creativity, collaboration, and a shared commitment to quality.

We are looking for a skilled Production Program Manager to join our team in Huntington Beach, CA. This is an on-site position based in Huntington Beach, CA. We value teamwork, inclusivity, and continuous professional development, and we offer competitive benefits along with opportunities for growth.

JOB SUMMARY

The Production Program Manager owns cost, schedule, quality, and delivery performance for products in serial production. This role manages day-to-day execution, serves as the primary customer contact, and ensures on-time delivery through close coordination with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, purchasing, and engineering. The position identifies production risks, drives corrective actions, and resolves issues impacting customer commitments and operational performance.

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions (Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Own overall program performance for cost, schedule, quality, and delivery in serial production.
• Serve as the primary customer interface for production status, delivery commitments, schedule changes, and production-related issues.
• Execute day-to-day operational control of assigned production programs to ensure on-time delivery.
• Resolve manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and engineering issues through active escalation and cross-functional coordination.
• Manage technical and quality issues to maintain delivery commitments and reduce operational risk.
• Plan production execution using schedules, milestones, and recovery actions aligned to manufacturing requirements.
• Monitor manufacturing, procurement, and production support activities against plan.
• Oversee procurement and manufacturing execution to ensure alignment with delivery and cost commitments.
• Control program scope and changes impacting cost, schedule, quality, or delivery through disciplined change management.
• Assess production, supply chain, quality, and delivery risks and implement mitigation and recovery plans.
• Coordinate matrixed resources across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and engineering.
• Define team roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities in a matrixed production environment.
• Manage supplier performance and procurement progress to support on-time production.
• Control production and procurement costs to support overall program financial performance.
• Communicate production status, risks, and recovery plans clearly and proactively with customers and internal stakeholders.
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