Production Supervisor - Fabrication
IES Infrastructure · Manitowoc, WI
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- Supervisor
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- Production
- Industry
- Industrial
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A supervisor production role at IES Infrastructure (industrial) in Manitowoc, WI. Leaders, planning, and maintenance) to support company goals; coordinate activities between shifts and individual departments.
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $77k–$114k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 27 production supervisor openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 27 other live production postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $77k–$114k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 100%
- Lean 32%
- SAP 25%
- ✓ Root cause 21%
- 5S 21%
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Responsibilities
- ◆Lead the fabrication production teams focusing on quality leadership to reach desired outcomes
- ◆Organize resources and schedule personnel
- ◆Assign duties focused on meeting objectives
- ◆Monitor and control production output using various on-line resources across all shifts
- ◆Communicate through regular team/individual meetings
- ◆Provide goals and vision to team members in the Fabrication department
- ◆Drive accountability and motivate team to achieve work/production goals
- ◆Lead, guide and train employees in policies, safety, and company objectives
- ◆Supervise new employee onboarding and training for job specific procedures
- ◆Ensure training plans are set-up and followed for all new hires
- ◆Participate in the on-boarding process
- ◆Establish and follow new hire “touch points” schedule to assure a positive outcome
- ◆Oversee and support the working leads ensuring production goals and customer expectations are met
- ◆Manage team performance by providing regular feedback to individuals/leaders; complete evaluations, and handle performance concerns as needed; initiate improvement plans if required; establish plans for development of strong performers
- ◆Analyze and resolve production problems; partner with Senior Leads and Task Leaders to determine root cause and develop solutions
- ◆Review employee time and attendance to ensure correct reporting; manage attendance concerns within your teams
- ◆Balance schedules for time off requests and OT needs; manage time off requests within the system
- ◆Manage data and metrics reporting; understand production schedule and system reporting; prepare reports as required
- ◆Collaborate with other supervisors to coordinate activities between shifts and individual departments; communicate to ensure consistency between shifts
- ◆Work with Inventory/Supply Chain to be assured needed parts/supplies are available; assist in managing parts/supply issues
- ◆Work with the Quality team to promote and ensure all individual customer
requirements
are being met
- ✓Communicate with customer reps and liaisons as needed/required to understand and ensure we are meeting contracted
requirements
- ✓Initiate administrative activities related to routine staff management (disciplinary forms, documentation, etc.)
- ✓Partner with others within the organization (i.e. leaders, planning, and maintenance) to support company goals; coordinate activities between shifts and individual departments
- ✓And any other duties as assigned by supervisor
Job Locations
US-WI-Manitowoc
Company Overview
IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services to a variety of end markets, including electrical, mechanical and communications contracting solutions for the commercial, industrial, residential and renewable energy markets. IES is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol IESC. As of the end of IES’s 2025 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, IES produced over $3.3 billion in revenue and employed over 10,200 employees at over 174 domestic locations across the United States.
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Wisconsin Heavy Fabrication
IES Infrastructure Solutions
Title: Production Supervisor
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Operations Manager
Location: Manitowoc, WI
Summary: The primary responsibility of this role is to supervise and coordinate the activities of the precision fabrication portion of WHF business with 3 shift responsibility for burn table, tube laser, press brake, saw, and shear, ensuring both internal and external customer expectations for quality and timeliness are met.
Our commitment to our employees is reflected by our actions
- •Safety is Priority One – and our record shows it
- •Competitive Pay
- •Company 401K plan with Employer Contribution Match
- •Company Paid Time Off
- •Company Paid Life Insurance
- •Choice of Medical Coverage including Prescription and Short Term Disability Plans
- •Choice of Dental and Vision Coverage
- •Optional Long-term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Legal and Pet Coverage
- •Auto and Home Insurance Discount Programs
EEO Statement
PLEASE NO AGENCY CALLS.
NOTE TO ALL AGENCIES: Any unsolicited agency resumes or agency represented candidates that are presented to any IES employee without first having a signed contract between that agency and the IES Talent Acquisition organization will become the property of IES and no fees will be paid.
EEO & Affirmative Action
