Production Manager

Purple is a digitally-native vertical brand with a mission to help people feel and live better through innovative comfort solutions. To us, comfort means more than great products, it means empowering every employee to feel comfortable being themselves. We believe your career at Purple will be a one-of-a-kind “Career in Comfort” because our workforce is one-of-a-kind. We are committed to a culture of collaboration where every voice is heard and understood. As an innovation company at our core, we believe a diversity workforce brings better insights, solutions and products and serves as the backbone to bettering our company. Join with us as we add to our team of exceptional individuals who will help us take over the world — one mattress at a time. Compensation The compensation target for this role is: $80,800 - $95,000 Job Summary The Production Manager leads day-to-day manufacturing execution and creates conditions for safe, high-quality, efficient production. This role partners closely with Line Managers and the Operations Systems Manager to achieve goals for safety, quality, throughput, cost, uptime, and work in progress. Through visible floor leadership, clear accountability, and continuous improvement, the Production Manager builds an engaged team and helps Purple deliver consistent results for customers. Job Description How you’ll shape the future of comfort  Administrative Tasks — 15% Evaluate Mattress and Peak build plans to ensure the correct products are produced. Plan the most effective use of equipment and personnel to meet current and future production requirements based on sales volume and Kanban inventory levels. Assign work orders to the train schedule to support production flow. Partner with Line Managers to ensure L2L data is entered accurately and on time. Complete inventory moves as needed and audit HighJump production bins for accuracy. Use data to identify improvement opportunities and coordinate improvement efforts within the appropriate value stream. Review Line Manager attendance files daily for accuracy and policy compliance, and hold Line Managers accountable for reviewing Operator attendance files. Update the organizational chart weekly and report changes to Human Resources and Recruiting. Monitor quality and initiate actions to prevent product or process nonconformities. Ensure safety incidents are reported through Teams and escalated to Safety and senior leadership; report employee-relations or policy violations to Human Resources and senior leadership. Execute staffing plans and partner with Human Resources to recruit, select, and onboard employees. Facilitate the daily 8:15 production meeting for the assigned shift, reviewing goals and current-day issues with participating departments. Report throughput results and goals for assigned areas to senior leadership. Employee Engagement — 85% Be present one hour before the assigned shift begins to model expectations, assist Line…