Production Manager
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Department: Warehouse Operations
Reports To: VP, Warehouse Operations
About Us:
TechnoGuard Inc. is a fast-growing leader in data center containment solutions and mission-critical services, headquartered in Sterling, Virginia. Our engineered, scalable hot and cold aisle containment systems are trusted across the data center industry - and because design, manufacturing, and installation all happen in-house under one roof, we take ideas from concept to installed system faster than almost anyone else in the space.
Backed by patented technologies and a dedicated R&D group, we solve complex data center challenges with practical, innovative solutions. At TechnoGuard, you’ll join a tight-knit, forward-thinking team where your ideas move quickly from sketch to prototype to installed product - and where your work quite literally helps build the infrastructure behind the digital world.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Production Manager to help lead TechnoGuard’s new facility in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. This role will help oversee day-to-day production - including inventory control, material ordering, production scheduling, quality assurance, and compliance with company and industry standards - to ensure our containment systems are built safely, accurately, on time, and to the same standards as our Virginia headquarters. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, startup-like environment within an established company, demonstrates strong leadership and sound decision-making in an independent setting, and has a proven track record of managing manufacturing, fabrication, or warehouse operations.
Responsibilities and Expectations:
Production Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and manage production schedules that balance customer deadlines, installation timelines, labor, and equipment capacity.
- Coordinate with project management and field installation teams so materials and fabricated components are ready when and where they are needed.
- Monitor work-in-progress and adjust priorities to address rush orders, bottlenecks, and changing project requirements.
Quality & Standards Compliance
- Implement and enforce quality control procedures, inspections, and checkpoints throughout fabrication and assembly.
- Ensure products are built to approved drawings, specifications, and TechnoGuard quality standards.
- Investigate nonconformances and customer issues, lead root-cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintain the documentation required by company standards, customer requirements, and applicable industry certifications.
Leadership & Team Building
- Recruit, hire, and train warehouse, fabrication, and support staff for the new facility.
- Develop a positive, safety-first, high-performance culture that reflects company values.
- Provide ongoing coaching, performance management, and cross-training to build a flexible, skilled team.
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Financial & Performance Management
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and P&L management for the plant, including labor, material, and overhead costs.
- Track key performance indicators such as on-time delivery, throughput, inventory accuracy, scrap and rework rates, and safety incidents.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement and lean initiatives that reduce cost and improve efficiency.
- Prepare ongoing performance reports and recommendations for executive leadership.
What Success in This Role Looks Like:
- Launching a fully operational Texas plant with effective facilities, equipment, staffing, and workflows.
- Consistently delivering fabricated products on schedule and to specification, with minimal rework and scrap.
- Maintaining accurate inventory and reliable material supply with few shortages or excess stock.
- Building a safe, compliant workplace and a positive, high-performing team
- Employee retention
- Operating independently with strong accountability, cost control, and clear performance reporting.
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring:
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of management or operational leadership experience, including at least 1–3 years in manufacturing, fabrication, or warehouse operations.
- Hands-on experience with production scheduling, inventory control, and purchasing or materials management.
- Working knowledge of quality control practices and OSHA workplace safety requirements.
- Proven success in training and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong business acumen and P&L management experience.
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP or inventory management systems and Microsoft Office.
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to travel to headquarters (Sterling, VA) as needed during launch and ongoing operations. (Up to 20% travel)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in sheet metal, aluminum, or other light fabrication, or in construction products manufacturing.
- Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement training or certification.
- Knowledge of the data center industry is a plus.
- Experience with AI tools.
What You’ll Get:
We invest in our employees with competitive pay, real growth opportunities, and a team environment where your work has a visible impact.
- Pay range: $80,000-$95,000
- Career Growth & Opportunity: Join a rapidly growing organization where new roles and advancement opportunities emerge as the business scales - offering meaningful career progression for high performers.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Access to a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid basic group life insurance, paid long-term disability, 401(k), Paid Time-Off (PTO), and paid holidays.
- Skill Development: A dynamic, hands-on role with exposure across departments, systems, and business functions - allowing you to continuously expand your capabilities and build a well-rounded skill set.
- Mentorship & Access: Collaborate closely with senior leaders and subject-matter experts in a team-oriented structure that encourages learning, mentorship, and meaningful career development.
- Culture & Team Environment: Be part of a supportive, accountable, and collaborative team that values ownership, innovation, and execution - where your contributions are recognized, and your impact is visible.
