CareerPlan

Staff People Program Manager, Production

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$158k–$210k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10
U.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Define and lead strategic execution of people programs enabling production excellence, workforce planning, and labor strategy for manufacturing sites.

Role type

Staff People Program Manager (Production)

Builds

Scalable people solutions for production workforce readiness, onboarding, and training across manufacturing operations.

Domain

Defense technology / Manufacturing / Production Operations

Required skills

Strategic program execution, workforce planning, labor strategy, cross-functional alignment, risk management, executive communication, data interpretation, mentorship

Preferred skills

Production ramp-up support, change management, PMP certification

Technologies

Program management methodologies, data analysis tools

Responsibilities

Define strategic approach to production-focused people programs; own end-to-end execution of complex cross-functional programs; serve as primary interface to Production and Operations leadership; proactively identify and address systemic risks; build program schedules and risk registers; partner with Talent Acquisition and Compensation to design workforce strategies; craft executive-level communications.

Seniority

Staff, strategic thought partner & hands-on execution