Production Director

About the Position

We are seeking a Production Director for a leading Ukrainian UAV manufacturer. Manage assembly production, optimize processes, and ensure quality.

Responsibilities

• Operational control of production: Planning, capacity loading, day-by-day fulfillment of the output plan.
• Technology and innovation: Optimization of assembly processes, tooling, automation of work areas, cost reduction.
• Quality: Incoming/in-process/outgoing control with the technical control department, handling claims.
• Documentation and reporting: Routing sheets, norms, specifications, plan-vs-actual output, accounting in 1C/ERP.
• People management: Staffing up to 40 assemblers, work rationing, motivation, training, occupational safety.
• Synchronisation with R&D: Transferring new products into serial production.
• Synchronisation with procurement: Component supply without downtime.
• Scaling: Preparing production for multi-fold volume growth, including via outsourcing partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of production leadership (production director / head of production) at serial assembly enterprises in electronics, instrument-making or machine-building; preferably defence industry, UAVs, aviation/radio electronics or similar.
• Experience building or substantially rebuilding production (planning, rationing, process engineering, quality control).
• Hands-on implementation of production accounting (1C/ERP, MES) and production reporting.
• Experience managing teams of 30-50 workers.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of state-customer requirements and military acceptance (MoD representatives), product codification experience.
• Lean/Kaizen, 5S, Theory of Constraints with proven cost-reduction results.
• Experience launching new products into serial production together with R&D.

We Offer

• Competitive salary: UAH 120,000/month (net) + bonus for meeting the output plan.
• Form of engagement: Employee - official employment.
• Work format: On-site.

About the Company

A Ukrainian developer and manufacturer of military UAVs. Key product: interceptor drones countering enemy strike UAVs - an innovative, codified product with in-house R&D and an operating serial-assembly production. Strategy: an R&D company focused on interceptors and small air-defence systems protecting troops and civilian infrastructure; serial volumes scale through partner production sites.

Location

• City: Kyiv
• Country: Ukraine

Application

To apply, please send your CV and a few words about you to the provided contact information. Reference letters and reference calls with previous managers (minimum two), a security check, and a polygraph test are required at hiring.