Night Shift Manufacturing Manager

Randstad USA; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Prescription drug coverage

Dental

Vision

AD&D

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401K plan

Job summary

Randstad USA in Georgia is seeking a Night Shift Manufacturing Manager to lead plant operations across machining, assembly, deburr, and tooling teams. You will own shop-floor execution, balance priorities, and ensure on-time, on-budget production.

This role emphasizes hands-on leadership in a high-volume environment, collaborating with Quality, Engineering and Maintenance to optimize safety and machine utilization, with a focus on CI improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in night-shift manufacturing operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily shop operations, equipment repairs, maintenance priorities, and recycling processes.
• Oversee machinists, detail operators, deburr personnel, tooling technicians, and shift supervisors.
• Partner with Quality and Supply Chain to ensure products meet customer expectations and drive CI improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing

Line Management

Coaching

Business operations

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Education

Bachelors

Job description

We are seeking a high-caliber Night Shift Manufacturing Manager to lead plant operations and drive execution across machining, assembly, deburr, and tooling teams. In this critical leadership role, you will own shop-floor execution, balance equipment priorities, and manage team performance to deliver high-quality production on time and within budget. You’ll partner directly with Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to optimize machine utilization, drive root-cause continuous improvement, and uphold rigorous safety standards. The ideal candidate thrives in high-volume, 50+ hour/week manufacturing environments, brings hands-on operational leadership, and excels at building team cultures during off-shift operations. Ready to lead night operations with a growing industry leader in Northeast Georgia?

Salary: $90,000 - $105,000 per year

Shift: Third

Work Hours: 5 PM - 5 AM

Education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing operations and resources to deliver high-quality products on time and within cost specifications. Oversee machinists, detail operators, deburr personnel, tooling technicians, and shift supervisors.

Essential Functions

• Operations Leadership: Direct daily shop operations, equipment repairs, maintenance priorities, and recycling processes. Provide hands-on shop support when needed.
• Team & Culture: Hire, train, evaluate, and mentor staff and supervisors. Resolve grievances, enforce company policies fairly, and drive employee involvement programs.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement: Partner with Quality and Supply Chain teams to ensure products meet customer expectations. Set product standards, examine raw materials, and lead root-cause, CI-driven improvement efforts.
• Budget & Efficiency: Manage budgets, approve operational expenditures, and review schedules to optimize inventory, staffing, machine utilization, and cost accountability.
• Cross-functional Support: Collaborate with Engineering to transfer new technologies into production, and work with HR and Maintenance to maintain safety standards and equipment readiness.

Physical Requirements

• wearing steel toe shoes
• working in a non-temperature controlled environment
• manual lifting up to 50lbs
• standing for 12 hours at one time
• working up to 10 hrs of overtime per week
• working weekends

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Line Management
• Coaching
• Business operations
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Experience level: Experienced

Experience

• Experienced
• 2 years

Education

• Bachelors

Benefits

• medical
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• AD&D
• life insurance offerings
• short-term disability
• 401K plan

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