People-First Production Leader — 24/7 Ops & Lean Excellence

Insight Global (United States); Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a 24/7 environment. The role focuses on coaching salaried leaders and frontline teams to drive safety, quality, yield, efficiency, and cost improvements.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong cross-functional collaboration, hands-on execution, and a track record of developing future leaders within a production setting.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a manufacturing or production setting.
• Experience coaching and developing salaried or front-line leaders.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, Lean concepts, and KPIs.
• Ability to drive cost reductions, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Experience in a 24/7 manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production and manufacturing activities within a 24/7 operating environment.
• Directly manage salaried employees and oversee broader production teams.
• Coach and develop leaders and front-line employees to improve performance.
• Create development opportunities and promote internal leadership.
• Monitor KPIs such as uptime, yield, productivity, changeover, and cost.
• Drive Lean initiatives and continuous improvement across operations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to resolve issues.
• Use data to identify gaps and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Operational mindset

Manufacturing operations

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a 24/7 environment. The role focuses on coaching salaried leaders and frontline teams to drive safety, quality, yield, efficiency, and cost improvements.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong cross-functional collaboration, hands-on execution, and a track record of developing future leaders within a production setting.