Manufacturing Supervisor

Employbridge; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 82,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Employbridge is seeking a hands-on manufacturing leader to guide production teams in a fast-paced environment. You will drive safety, quality, and operational excellence while meeting customer and production goals.

Responsibilities include leading daily operations across die casting, machining, and secondary processes, monitoring KPIs, and coordinating with maintenance and quality teams to resolve challenges. A strong emphasis on coaching and process improvements is required.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience in die casting, foundry, machining, automotive, or other high-volume manufacturing environments highly preferred.
• Knowledge of production scheduling, quality systems, preventative maintenance, and workplace safety requirements.
• Experience monitoring and improving manufacturing KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production operations across die casting, central melt, machining, and secondary manufacturing processes.
• Ensure production schedules, quality standards, and customer requirements are met safely and efficiently.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics including productivity, labor utilization, scrap, downtime, cycle times, and OEE.
• Provide operational oversight of die casting cells, machining operations, and supporting production equipment.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.
• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, engineering, and production teams to resolve operational challenges.
• Support employee coaching, development, performance management, and team engagement initiatives.
• Drive process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall plant performance.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on manufacturing leader who thrives in a fast‑paced production environment and is passionate about driving safety, quality, and operational excellence. You will lead production teams, monitor manufacturing performance, and support continuous improvement efforts while ensuring customer and production goals are achieved.

Shift: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Compensation: $82,000-95,000 based on experience

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production operations across die casting, central melt, machining, and secondary manufacturing processes.
• Ensure production schedules, quality standards, and customer requirements are met safely and efficiently.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics including productivity, labor utilization, scrap, downtime, cycle times, and OEE.
• Provide operational oversight of die casting cells, machining operations, and supporting production equipment.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.
• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, engineering, and production teams to resolve operational challenges.
• Support employee coaching, development, performance management, and team engagement initiatives.
• Drive process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall plant performance.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience in die casting, foundry, machining, automotive, or other high-volume manufacturing environments highly preferred.
• Knowledge of production scheduling, quality systems, preventative maintenance, and workplace safety requirements.
• Experience monitoring and improving manufacturing KPIs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Experience using ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to balance production floor leadership with administrative responsibilities.
• Professional communication, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.