Hands-On Production Leader for Lean Ops

Equipto; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Equipto is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead day-to-day plant operations, develop production teams, and drive improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery. You will oversee fabrication, forming, welding, finishing, and assembly, working closely with supervisors to maintain smooth operations and strong accountability.

You'll be a hands-on leader who uses data to improve workflows, identify bottlenecks, and build a culture of safety and continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing or production operations, ideally in metal fabrication.
• Proven ability to lead supervisors and hourly production teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commitment to workplace safety, quality, and operational accountability.
• Experience improving production processes, balancing workloads, and resolving bottlenecks; Lean, 5S, standard work.
• Ability to use production metrics to identify problems, measure progress, and drive results.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with employees at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily plant operations, meet production goals, improve efficiency, and ensure on-time customer delivery.
• Prioritize safety through floor walks, audits, engagement, and enforcing standards.
• Lead daily production meetings to review schedules, staffing, equipment, quality, and shipments.
• Coordinate fabrication, forming, welding, finishing, and assembly to reduce bottlenecks.
• Develop supervisors and hourly staff, support cross-training, adapt staffing to needs.
• Address quality issues, scrap, and rework by root-cause analysis and lasting solutions.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, and Maintenance for readiness.
• Apply Lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work, and visual management to improve productivity.
• Monitor KPIs: safety, labor efficiency, schedule attainment, OEE, scrap, and on-time delivery.
• Partner with Maintenance to prioritize downtime, preventive maintenance, and recovery.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Team development

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Equipto is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead day-to-day plant operations, develop production teams, and drive improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery. You will oversee fabrication, forming, welding, finishing, and assembly, working closely with supervisors to maintain smooth operations and strong accountability.

You'll be a hands-on leader who uses data to improve workflows, identify bottlenecks, and build a culture of safety and continuous improvement across the