Full-Time

Production Manager

Updated on 8/23/2026

Ludlum Measurements

Ludlum Measurements

Radiation detection instruments

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Sweetwater, TX, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Operations Management, or a related field is required.
  • Three to five years of direct operations management experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills are required.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail are required.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate is required.
  • Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality is required.
  • Experience working with high-mix, low-volume products produced through both make-to-stock and make-to-order production volumes is required.
  • Superior leadership skills to achieve all objectives are required.
  • Exceptional budgeting, scheduling, and organizational skills are required.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to clearly report to all levels of internal and external management.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong emphasis on Microsoft Excel, is required.
  • Ability to work for prolonged periods at a desk and on a computer is required.
  • Applicants for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
  • Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, leads, and production personnel across multiple manufacturing departments.
  • Manage production staffing levels, scheduling, and labor utilization to maximize productivity.
  • Interpret data to identify broad trends, solve problems, and support capital investment decisions.
  • Delegate responsibility to supervisors and leads throughout the facility.
  • Monitor production output and make adjustments to meet customer demand.
  • Direct product flow and production hands-on.
  • Ensure smooth and efficient assembly flow through departments while overseeing personnel and processes.
  • Inspire and direct department personnel to maintain schedules, on-time progress, and objectives to ensure high customer satisfaction.
  • Identify and correct inefficient processes to decrease costs and increase profitability.
  • Assist other departments and lines of business in achieving their goals and objectives as needed.
  • Assist with company planning, organization, and execution of strategic goals and objectives.
  • Complete other duties as assigned or required.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with new product launches.

Ludlum Measurements is a radiation detection equipment manufacturer. It designs, manufactures, calibrates, and services instruments used to detect and measure ionizing radiation. Its products support health physics, emergency response, border security, research, environmental monitoring, and industrial applications. The company integrates electronics and mechanical engineering with instrument assembly, calibration, quality, technical service, sales, and regulatory documentation. Work spans engineering, electronics, manufacturing, calibration, quality, technical support, service, and sales. The work links scientific instrumentation expertise with day-to-day delivery for radiation monitoring users.

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$670K

Headquarters

Sweetwater, Texas

Founded

1962

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What believers are saying

  • HWM-400 targets compact clearance monitoring for 150-kilogram loads, updated July 14, 2026.
  • June 2026 Liverpool workshops deepen technician lock-in around repairable products.
  • Model 03-206 mammography test plates expanded 2026 medical-physics sales.

What critics are saying

  • June 2026 Texas breach reporting exposed 2,708 residents' Social Security and health insurance data.
  • Breach fallout invites regulator scrutiny, customer trust damage, and class-action pressure through 2027.
  • A second data incident would wreck nuclear-customers' confidence and threaten Ludlum's license-to-operate.

What makes Ludlum Measurements unique

  • Ludlum's Sweetwater and Hamburg footprint spans radiation instruments and clearance monitors.
  • The HWM-400 free release chamber shows end-to-end contamination release tooling, updated July 14, 2026.
  • Ludlum trained customers at IRPA Liverpool in June 2026 on service and repair.

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