It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Production Operations Management • Lead and manage daily production operations to achieve production targets, output, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. • Monitor production performance, productivity, and operational efficiency. • Ensure smooth production flow and effective manpower utilization. • Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Warehouse, and HR to support operational goals. • Drive production planning execution and ensure alignment with customer demand and business priorities. • Escalate and resolve operational issues in a timely and effective manner. Team Leadership & People Management • Lead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and production teams. • Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, teamwork, discipline, and continuous improvement. • Conduct performance management, coaching, employee engagement, and talent development activities. • Support workforce planning and succession planning. • Promote positive employee relations and ensure compliance with company policies and labor regulations. Quality, Safety & Compliance • Ensure compliance with safety standards, EHS requirements, company policies, and manufacturing regulations. • Drive product quality improvement and support corrective/preventive actions. • Ensure manufacturing processes comply with quality systems, operational procedures, and customer requirements. • Support internal/external audits and customer audit activities. • Promote a strong safety, quality, and compliance culture within the production organization. RBA, ISO & Compliance Management • Ensure compliance with Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), ISO standards, company policies, and customer requirements. • Support internal/external audits and drive corrective action closure. • Partner with Quality, EHS, HR, and related teams to maintain operational compliance and audit readiness. • Ensure production teams follow SOPs, work instructions, and safety requirements. • Promote a strong culture of compliance, ethics, quality, and workplace safety. Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence • Drive Lean Manufacturing, productivity improvement, waste reduction, and Cost optimization initiatives. • Analyze production data and KPIs to identify gaps and improvement opportunities. • Lead root cause analysis and problem-solving activities to improve operational performance. • Support automation, process improvement, and operational transformation initiatives.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Manufacturing, or related field. • Minimum 7–10 years of manufacturing experience with at least 3–5 years in a leadership or production management role. •
Experience
in electronics manufacturing, semiconductor, automotive, or high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred. • Strong leadership, people management, and decision-making skills. • Good understanding of production planning, manufacturing processes, quality systems, and EHS standards. •
Experience
supporting RBA and ISO compliance activities and audits is preferred. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, or continuous improvement methodologies. • Good command of English communication. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long-haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evolved into a global force driving the communication infrastructure of tomorrow. At Lumentum, we’re building more than a business—we’re building a team of passionate innovators whose drive to collaborate, create, and connect the world fuels everything we do. We are part of the AI technology revolution and we are illuminating the path forward. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we operate worldwide through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations.