Manufacturing Leader (Production Supervisor)

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On-Site (5 days)

We are seeking a Production Supervisor to support and lead day-to-day manufacturing operations while helping develop and improve the processes needed to scale our production capabilities.

This is a hands-on manufacturing leadership role for someone who understands Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, New Product Introduction, and process development and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has experience working in a startup, high-growth, or scaling manufacturing environment and is comfortable helping build processes while also managing daily production needs.

What You’ll Do

• •Manage day-to-day manufacturing activities to support safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery.
• •Lead and support production employees, establishing clear expectations around safety, quality, productivity, and accountability.
• •Monitor production performance and identify opportunities to improve throughput, efficiency, quality, and workflow.
• •Identify production bottlenecks and work with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• •Support production scheduling, staffing, training, and resource planning.
• •Establish and maintain standardized work, work instructions, and manufacturing processes.
• •Ensure manufacturing activities are performed consistently and according to established quality and safety requirements.

• •Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to improve manufacturing processes and eliminate waste.
• •Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects, rework, downtime, waste, and production delays.
• •Use structured problem-solving tools such as 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D, DMAIC, and root cause analysis.
• •Support Lean initiatives including 5S, Kaizen, standard work, visual management, and process flow improvements.
• •Track manufacturing KPIs and use data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• •Help establish a culture of continuous improvement and accountability within the manufacturing team.

• •Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities as products transition from development into manufacturing.
• •Partner with Engineering and Quality to ensure new products are ready for production.
• •Assist with prototype, pilot, and production builds and identify opportunities to improve manufacturability.
• •Develop and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, assembly methods, tooling, and fixtures.
• •Work with Engineering on Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) considerations.
• •Help identify and resolve manufacturing issues during product development and production ramp-up.
• •Support the transition of new products from development into stable, repeatable production.

• •Support manufacturing growth as production volumes and product

• •Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Operations to resolve manufacturing issues and improve production performance.
• •Work closely with Quality to address defects, corrective actions, and process improvements.
• •Collaborate with Supply Chain to address material availability and production constraints.
• •Communicate production issues, performance, and improvement opportunities to leadership.
• •Participate in NPI and engineering change activities to ensure manufacturing

• •Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing employees.
• •Provide training and guidance on standardized work, safety, quality, and Lean Manufacturing practices.
• •Foster a collaborative, accountable, and continuous-improvement-focused team environment.
• •Support hiring, onboarding, and development of manufacturing personnel as the organization grows.

• •Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• •5–7 years of manufacturing experience, with demonstrated experience in a production or manufacturing leadership environment.
• •Six Sigma certification preferred; Black Belt a plus.
• •Demonstrated experience with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• •Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and transitioning products from development into production.
• •Experience developing, improving, or implementing manufacturing processes.
• •Experience working in a startup, high-growth, or scaling manufacturing environment.
• •Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production flow, quality, and operational efficiency.
• •Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving.
• •Working knowledge of 5S, Kaizen, standard work