Line-Centric Manufacturing Leader

McCain Foods; Town of Plover (WI); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement benefits

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

McCain Foods USA, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks a Day Shift Line Centric Manager to own end-to-end line performance, ensuring safe, efficient operations from staging to packaging.

You will lead line supervisors and hourly staff, partnering with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to hit production goals and push continuous improvement. The role emphasizes ownership, a data-driven approach, and a culture of accountability, with a hybrid work model and a compensation range of

Qualifications

• Five or more years of manufacturing experience.
• Two or more years of supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience operating, leading, or supporting production lines.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and workplace safety requirements.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications and manufacturing reporting systems.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team member development skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to performance management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance of assigned production lines.
• Deliver daily production schedules and monitor plan-to-actual performance through line-level reviews and operational metrics.
• Lead line start-ups, changeovers, and shutdown activities to maximize efficiency and product quality.
• Facilitate daily management systems including line huddles, Gemba walks, visual management, and tiered accountability meetings.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) such as OEE, downtime, scrap, yield, labor utilization, and schedule attainment.
• Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors, team leaders, and hourly team members to build capability and strengthen succession pipelines.
• Manage labor planning, staffing, attendance, scheduling, and workforce deployment to meet operational requirements.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory standards while maintaining a zero-incident mindset.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve operational constraints, investigate quality concerns, and improve line performance.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and operational excellence initiatives that improve throughput, reduce waste, and lower costs.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions to address safety, quality, and operational issues.
• Represent assigned lines in plant leadership meetings, customer visits, audits, and operational reviews.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Supervisory experience

Line operations

Lean Six Sigma

ERP MES

Data analysis

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing

Tools

ERP

MES

Job description

McCain Foods USA, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks a Day Shift Line Centric Manager to own end-to-end line performance, ensuring safe, efficient operations from staging to packaging.

You will lead line supervisors and hourly staff, partnering with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to hit production goals and push continuous improvement. The role emphasizes ownership, a data-driven approach, and a culture of accountability, with a hybrid work model and a compensation range of