Production Manager - Lead Lean Manufacturing Team

The Pivot Group Careers; East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Careers is seeking a Production Manager in East Lansing, MI to lead production teams and drive manufacturing goals.

Responsibilities include planning daily production, supervising staff, monitoring quality, tracking metrics, and ensuring safety. Candidates should have strong leadership, lean manufacturing knowledge, and experience with ERP/MES systems. US work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years in manufacturing with at least two in a supervisory role.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools.
• Experience with production scheduling, quality systems, and safety programs.
• Strong leadership, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Comfort with production data, spreadsheets, and ERP or MES systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule daily production to meet output targets and customer deadlines.
• Supervise shift leads and production staff, assign work, and resolve line issues.
• Monitor quality checks and address defects or process problems as they arise.
• Track key metrics such as throughput, scrap, downtime, and on-time delivery.
• Coordinate maintenance, materials, and staffing to keep lines running.
• Enforce safety rules and lead incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Train and develop team members and support performance reviews.
• Report production status and improvement plans to plant leadership.

Skills

NetSuite

Resume

Safety

Regulations

Offers

Kaizen

Output

Inventory

Production

Planning

Supply

Chain

Access

Support

Lean

Manufacturing

Savings

Six

Sigma

Operations

Waste

Mandarin

ERP

Key

Performance

Indicators

Compliance

Salary

Hiring

Partnerships

Corrective

Actions

Recruiting

Spanish

Compensation

Supply

Continuous

Improvement

SAP

Inventory

Management

Manufacturing

Regulations

Oracle

Preparation

Planning

Engineering

Communication

Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, or related field

Tools

ERP

Job description

The Pivot Group Careers is seeking a Production Manager in East Lansing, MI to lead production teams and drive manufacturing goals.

Responsibilities include planning daily production, supervising staff, monitoring quality, tracking metrics, and ensuring safety. Candidates should have strong leadership, lean manufacturing knowledge, and experience with ERP/MES systems. US work authorization is required.