Manufacturing Supervisor — Lean, Quality & Safety

Red Wing Shoe Company; Red Wing (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k) match

Employee discounts

Well-being benefits

EAP services

Job summary

Red Wing Shoe Company is hiring a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead daily operations at the Red Wing, MN site, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production. The role oversees production staff, staffing plans, and adherence to quality and delivery standards.

You will drive safety, productivity, and lean initiatives while coordinating with maintenance, quality, and logistics teams to resolve issues and improve performance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; three or more years of related manufacturing experience and/or training, including demonstrated leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, train, and support production employees through clear communication, consistent expectations, and appropriate application of company policies and the Labor Agreement.
• Coordinate daily production activities to ensure products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company standards, customer specifications, quality expectations, and delivery requirements.
• Monitor staffing, work assignments, production schedules, workflow, and equipment needs to support daily operational goals.
• Promote and maintain a safe work environment by modeling, communicating, and enforcing company safety policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Partner with maintenance, quality, technical, logistics, and other support teams to resolve production issues and improve operational performance.
• Support employee engagement, accountability, and positive employee relations through fair, consistent, and respectful leadership practices.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities, lean manufacturing efforts, and tracking of key manufacturing performance measures

Skills

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Red Wing Shoe Company is hiring a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead daily operations at the Red Wing, MN site, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production. The role oversees production staff, staffing plans, and adherence to quality and delivery standards.

You will drive safety, productivity, and lean initiatives while coordinating with maintenance, quality, and logistics teams to resolve issues and improve performance.