Manufacturing Floor Leader: Drive Production & Lean

Express Employment Professionals West Des Moines, IA; Grimes (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals West Des Moines, IA is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor for a growing Grimes-area manufacturing company. This hands-on leadership role will guide day-to-day production operations and a frontline team on the plant floor, focusing on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

You will supervise staffing, monitor productivity and downtime, lead start-up meetings, and collaborate with maintenance, quality, engineering, and supply chain to keep production

Qualifications

• Previous manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience.
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Understanding of manufacturing safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise production employees across manufacturing and material handling.
• Manage daily staffing, scheduling, attendance, and overtime.
• Ensure daily and weekly production goals are met.
• Monitor productivity, quality, equipment downtime, and workflow.
• Coach, train, and develop employees.
• Address performance and attendance issues when needed.
• Promote and enforce workplace safety expectations.
• Work closely with maintenance, quality, engineering, supply chain, and other departments.
• Lead daily start-up meetings and communicate production priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and improve processes.
• Maintain accurate production, quality, and labor documentation.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

People management

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Safety awareness

Job description

Express Employment Professionals West Des Moines, IA is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor for a growing Grimes-area manufacturing company. This hands-on leadership role will guide day-to-day production operations and a frontline team on the plant floor, focusing on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

You will supervise staffing, monitor productivity and downtime, lead start-up meetings, and collaborate with maintenance, quality, engineering, and supply chain to keep production