Lead a hands-on manufacturing team where your ability to develop people, improve production, and deliver results helps build a growing company.
Why You'll Love Working with Us
- A Company You Can Count On: Build a long-term career in a high-demand industry with a company recognized as Best Place to Work in Lancaster County in 2025.
- A Career with Staying Power: Join a thriving, high-demand industry where your skills are valued, and opportunities for long-term growth and job security are strong.
- Four-Day Workweek: Enjoy a schedule that gives you more days off to recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
- Make a Real Impact: Lead a hands-on production team and help shape the future of a growing American manufacturing company.
- People-First Culture: Join a family-owned company where teamwork, strong relationships, and mutual respect make a difference.
About Us
Direct Wire & Cable is a family-owned American manufacturer specializing in high-performance wire, cable, and power solutions for demanding industrial applications. Since 1977, we've built our reputation on American-made quality, exceptional customer service, and a commitment to creating an ethical, safe, and enjoyable workplace. We're passionate about building a great American company where extraordinary people work together, take pride in what they do, and continuously strive to improve.
What You'll Do as a Manufacturing Supervisor
- Lead a team of 6–12 manufacturing associates, providing daily direction, coaching, and support to achieve production goals.
- Oversee daily production operations, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency standards are consistently met.
- Maintain accurate production records, equipment data, product specifications, and scrap tracking to support manufacturing performance.
- Manage the Tip & Die Program, including tooling orders, maintenance, and inventory tracking.
- Monitor inventory accuracy through physical counts, cycle counts, and investigations of discrepancies.
- Partner with IT and other departments to implement, maintain, and train employees on ERP and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean manufacturing principles to reduce waste and improve operational efficiency.
- Develop your team through hands-on training, performance feedback, and a strong commitment to workplace safety and quality.
Our Ideal Manufacturing Supervisor
- Experienced Leader: 2-3 years of supervisory or leadership experience is required, with 4-5 years of manufacturing, production, or distribution experience preferred.
- Hands-On Coach: Enjoy leading, training, and developing production associates while holding your team accountable for safety, quality, and performance.
- Problem Solver: Use strong organizational skills, practical math abilities, and sound judgment to troubleshoot production challenges and improve processes.
- Clear Communicator: Communicate instructions effectively, collaborate across departments, and build strong working relationships with your team.
- Technically Capable: Have a high school diploma or GED, proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, and the ability to learn manufacturing and inventory management systems.
- Physically Capable: Comfortably navigate an active manufacturing environment, including prolonged standing and walking, repetitive bending and reaching, lifting up to 50 lbs., moving heavier items with assistance, and working around machinery, noise, and varying temperatures while using required protective equipment.
- Safety-Minded Team Player: Lead by example, embrace continuous improvement, and demonstrate integrity, respect, and accountability.
What We Offer Our Manufacturing Supervisor
- Salary: $70,000-$85,000 annually, DOE
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Saturday
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and every other Saturday
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) with 5% Company Match
- Voluntary Disability & Pet Insurance
- Continuing Education Opportunities