2nd Shift Production Supervisor — Lean & CI Leader (On-site)

Onward Search; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Program

Commuter Benefit

eLearning and Ongoing Training

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Onward Search is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor for a manufacturing client in Milwaukee. The role is on-site and temp-to-perm, leading daily production operations, developing hourly teams, and driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will coordinate resources, monitor KPIs, and implement Lean practices (5S, Kaizen) to meet production goals and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Five years or more of leadership experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience supervising hourly production employees and managing workforce activities.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, production scheduling, and workforce management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop hourly production employees while fostering accountability and teamwork.
• Oversee daily production activities, allocate labor/resources, and communicate performance expectations.
• Monitor and improve safety, quality, productivity, downtime, and labor utilization metrics.

Skills

Leadership experience

Supervising hourly workers

Manufacturing operations

KPIs and analytics

Lean manufacturing (5S/Kaizen)

Job description

Onward Search is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor for a manufacturing client in Milwaukee. The role is on-site and temp-to-perm, leading daily production operations, developing hourly teams, and driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will coordinate resources, monitor KPIs, and implement Lean practices (5S, Kaizen) to meet production goals and customer requirements.