Manufacturing Supervisor

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

A growing manufacturing company in the Grimes area is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Supervisor to lead day-to-day production operations and a frontline manufacturing team. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys being on the floor, developing employees, solving problems, and keeping production moving safely and efficiently.

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 prioritiesIdentify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and improve processes
• Maintain accurate production, quality, and labor documentation

What We’re Looking For

• Previous manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience
• Comfortable managing performance, attendance, and accountability
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced production environment
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Understanding of manufacturing safety, quality, and productivity expectations
• Experience with Lean, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement practices is a plus