Required qualifications
• 10+ years in manufacturing assembly, with at least 5 years managing assembly lines, kitting or contract assembly operations.
• Hands-on kitting

experience:
BOM-driven kit builds, multi-component kits, pick/pack accuracy and serialized or customer-labeled product.
• Line setup and balancing: has designed or re-laid out lines, set takt and cycle times, and written standard work.
• Supervisory track record leading teams of 25+ operators across multiple shifts, including rapid hiring and training during ramp-ups.
• Launch

experience:
has taken new programs from FAI and pilot builds to stable volume production.
• Lean manufacturing working knowledge (5S, standard work, root-cause analysis, kaizen).
• Production planning from forecasts and POs; comfortable with ERP systems and Excel-based trackers.
• Bilingual English / Spanish, spoken and written; able to present to customers and to the shop floor.
• High school diploma or equivalent required. Preferred qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, manufacturing or mechanical engineering, or operations management.
• Experience in a maquiladora / IMMEX or shelter (e.g., TECMA) environment in Ciudad Juárez.
• Background in packaging, corrugated, electronics or electronics-packaging assembly.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent.
• Experience supporting a new ERP rollout or production reporting system.

Key Responsibilities
Assembly and kitting operations
• Run all assembly lines and kitting cells to hit daily output, on-time delivery and labor-efficiency targets.
• Design and balance line layouts, workstations and material flow for new and existing programs.
• Build and maintain standard work,



work instructions and visual aids for every kit and assembly part number.
• Manage kit accuracy end to end: bill of materials, component staging, pick/pack, labeling and final pack-out. Planning and materials
• Turn customer forecasts and POs into daily and weekly production schedules by part number.
• Work with production, purchasing, and planning to ensure components arrive on time, especially long-lead outsourced items.
• Track planned vs. produced output, headcount and hours by part number; report results and recovery plans daily. New programs and ramp-up
• Lead launch of new assembly and kitting programs, including first article inspection (FAI), pilot runs and line validation.
• Develop optimized kitting assembly lines by product / client to maximize efficiency and cycle times
• Plan headcount, shifts, equipment and floor space for volume increases; stand up a second shift when needed.
• Act as the operations contact for customer program managers on schedules, changes and issues. People leadership
• Hire, train, schedule and develop supervisors, line leads and operators, including onboarding of new hiring waves.
• Build cross-training and skills matrices so lines keep running through absences and turnover.
• Set clear daily goals, hold shift start-up meetings and coach to performance. Quality, safety and continuous improvement
• Own first-pass yield and customer quality for assembled and kitted product; lead root-cause and corrective action.
• Enforce safety, 5S and housekeeping standards; keep the area audit-ready for customers and IMMEX / shelter compliance.
• Drive Lean improvements (cycle time, scrap, rework, changeover) and track savings.
• Support ERP transactions for production, inventory and labor reporting.

📌 Manufacturing Assembly Manager (Ciudad Juárez)
🏢 The TECMA Group of Companies
📍 Ciudad Juárez