Employee-Owned Production Leader - Value Stream

Windings; New Ulm (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Windings is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations at our New Ulm facility. This 100% employee-owned company values ownership, safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement on the production floor.

The role emphasizes coaching, problem-solving, and collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Planning to deliver results and improve productivity. Strong people leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lead teams of 10+ employees.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage employee performance, attendance, and accountability.
• Ability to prioritize, make decisions, and adapt in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Flexibility to support extended hours or weekend operations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production: establish priorities, communicate expectations, ensure resources are available.
• Drive performance: monitor plan, identify gaps, take action to stay on track.
• Support your team: coach on the floor and build accountability and teamwork.
• Champion safety & quality: reinforce safety and quality standards.
• Solve problems: collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Planning and others to remove barriers.
• Promote continuous improvement: encourage ideas and address recurring issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Flexibility

Accountability

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree

5+ years supervisory experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Production reporting tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Windings is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations at our New Ulm facility. This 100% employee-owned company values ownership, safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement on the production floor.

The role emphasizes coaching, problem-solving, and collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Planning to deliver results and improve productivity. Strong people leadership is essential.