Manufacturing Lead (OEM Metal Manufacturing)

Arena Family of Companies; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Quarterly bonuses

Profit-sharing after 9 months

Overtime opportunities

4/10 work week

Job summary

Arena Family of Companies is seeking a Manufacturing Lead to own day-to-day production performance in a cold heading and fastener facility. You will lead on multi-die headers and automated lines, troubleshoot issues, and guide operators with safety and quality as top priorities.

You will influence uptime, efficiency, and continuous improvement while working in a hands-on, veteran-owned environment with a long-term growth path in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cold heading, fastener manufacturing, multi-die progressive headers, or a closely related manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to set up, operate, troubleshoot, and adjust cold heading and fastener production equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience working with dies, tooling, mills, lathes, grinders, and other shop equipment.
• Ability to read blueprints, understand shop math, interpret tooling specifications, and use precision measuring equipment.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead operators while remaining hands-on on the production floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day cold heading and fastener manufacturing operations, including setup, changeovers, production, troubleshooting, and equipment performance.
• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot multi-die progressive headers, cold heading equipment, and automated bolt manufacturing lines.
• Diagnose mechanical, tooling, and process issues while making adjustments to dies, tooling, machine settings, and production processes.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to operators, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, standard work, and accurate production documentation.
• Support die maintenance, tooling modifications, inspections, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and scrap.

Skills

Cold heading

Fastener manufacturing

Multi-die progressive headers

Team leadership

Blueprint reading

Shop math

Precision measuring

Dies & tooling

Mills & lathes

Grinders

Tools

Dies & tooling

Mills & lathes

Grinders

Job description

Join a growing, privately held manufacturer serving leading OEMs across the material handling, transportation, agricultural, and industrial equipment markets. With nearly four decades of success, multiple manufacturing facilities, and significant investment in automation, equipment, and operational excellence, the company has established itself as a trusted partner for producing complex metal components, assemblies, and fabricated products. Their culture is built on continuous improvement, employee development, and delivering high-quality solutions to customers across North America.

As Manufacturing Lead, you'll have the opportunity to take ownership of day-to-day production performance within a specialized cold heading and fastener manufacturing operation. You'll lead by example on the production floor, setting up and operating multi-die progressive headers and automated bolt lines, troubleshooting mechanical and tooling issues, supporting die maintenance, and providing technical direction to operators. This role offers significant hands-on responsibility and the opportunity to directly influence safety, quality, uptime, productivity, and production performance within a growing manufacturing organization.

Why This Role?

• Compensation & Benefits: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with company match.
• Performance-Based Incentives: Quarterly performance-based bonus opportunities and profit-sharing eligibility after 9 months.
• Significant Overtime: Strong current overtime availability, including scheduled Friday overtime.
• 4/10 Work Schedule: Enjoy a consistent 4-day workweek, with 10-hour shifts, providing an additional day off each week.
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance available and negotiable for the right candidate.
• Family-Owned Stability: Join a privately held, growing manufacturer with a long-term strategic vision and strong commitment to employee development and retention.
• Proven Growth: The company has achieved 5x sales growth over the past decade, demonstrating strong market demand and continued business expansion.
• Specialized Equipment: Work directly with multi-die progressive headers, cold heading equipment, and automated bolt manufacturing lines.
• Veteran-Owned Business: Join an organization whose leadership culture emphasizes discipline, accountability, operational excellence, and employee development.
• U.S.-Based Manufacturing: Primary operations and raw materials are domestic, supporting reliable, high-quality production across North American markets.
• One-Stop Manufacturing Solution: Fully integrated manufacturing capabilities including automated production, tool and die design and repair, maintenance, robotic welding, fabrication, and assembly.
• Automation Growth Initiative: Ongoing investment in automation, equipment, and manufacturing technology across the organization.
• Team Leadership: Provide technical direction and support to operators while helping maintain productivity, quality, safety, and standard work.
• Advanced Tooling Environment: Work with dies, tooling, manual mills, lathes, grinders, and other precision shop equipment.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify root causes, reduce downtime and scrap, improve setups, and contribute to Lean manufacturing initiatives.
• High-Volume Manufacturing: Support production of structural components and fasteners for transportation, material handling, agricultural, and industrial markets.
• Career Growth: Opportunity to grow into a larger technical leadership or supervisory role as the operation expands.
• Integrated Manufacturing: Work alongside Production, Maintenance, Tooling, Quality, and Material Handling teams within a highly integrated manufacturing environment.
• Safety & Quality Culture: Join an organization focused on safety, quality, accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead day-to-day cold heading and fastener manufacturing operations, including setup, changeovers, production, troubleshooting, and equipment performance.
• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot multi-die progressive headers, cold heading equipment, and automated bolt manufacturing lines.
• Diagnose mechanical, tooling, and process issues while making adjustments to dies, tooling, machine settings, and production processes.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to operators, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, standard work, and accurate production documentation.
• Support die maintenance, tooling modifications, inspections, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and scrap.

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cold heading, fastener manufacturing, multi-die progressive headers, or a closely related manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to set up, operate, troubleshoot, and adjust cold heading and fastener production equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience working with dies, tooling, mills, lathes, grinders, and other shop equipment.
• Ability to read blueprints, understand shop math, interpret tooling specifications, and use precision measuring equipment.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead operators while remaining hands-on on the production floor.