Hands-On Production Leader - Growth, Quality & Safety

Align Search Partners; Delafield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Align Search Partners is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a fast-growing organization in Wisconsin. You will drive safety, quality, productivity, and employee performance while building a strong production team on the floor.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, visible on the production floor, focused on developing employees, improving processes, and holding teams accountable to operational goals. Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in a high-volume environment.
• Experience managing production teams, supervisors, and frontline employees.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, KPIs, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and employee performance.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, or other continuous improvement methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily production operations to meet safety, quality, productivity, and schedule goals.
• Manage, coach, and develop Production Supervisors, Leads, and production staff.
• Set clear performance expectations and promote accountability across the team.
• Monitor production KPIs such as throughput, efficiency, downtime, labor, scrap, yield, and quality.
• Identify issues and implement corrective actions to improve overall performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, cost reduction, workflow, and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, SOPs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support staffing, scheduling, training, cross-training, performance management, and development.
• Lead daily production meetings and communicate priorities and expectations.
• Help build scalable processes and a strong production culture as the company grows.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

KPIs

People management

Continuous improvement

Job description

Align Search Partners is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a fast-growing organization in Wisconsin. You will drive safety, quality, productivity, and employee performance while building a strong production team on the floor.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, visible on the production floor, focused on developing employees, improving processes, and holding teams accountable to operational goals. Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.