Senior Manufacturing Leader — Multi-Site Ops & Lean

milkrite | InterPuls; Johnson Creek (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

milkrite | InterPuls in Johnson Creek, WI, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead multi-site operations across Johnson Creek and Modesto. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance through capable leaders and cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires 7+ years in manufacturing leadership, a Bachelor's degree, strong KPIs, Lean/Six Sigma experience, and a track record of developing people.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing/production management experience.
• Experience leading teams in a multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing production performance, KPIs, staffing, scheduling, and resources.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for manufacturing and multi-site operations.
• Lead multi-shift operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Partner with manufacturing leaders to ensure staffing, scheduling, overtime, and resource allocation.
• Monitor production performance and communicate KPIs, trends, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
• Support capacity planning and long-term operational planning across locations.
• Partner with local and global leadership on strategic manufacturing initiatives.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop manufacturing leaders and employees.
• Establish clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.
• Build a culture of teamwork, respect, continuous learning, and continuous improvement.
• Support performance management and disciplinary actions in partnership with HR.
• Ensure training is completed and documented for new hires, process changes, new equipment, and skill development.
• Develop leadership capability and support succession planning across the operation.
• Make employee safety a top priority across all shifts and operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Health & Safety requirements, OSHA standards, ISO standards, company policies, and the Quality Management System.
• Partner with Quality and other functional leaders to identify and address operational risks.
• Promote a culture where employees are encouraged to identify safety, quality, and process concerns.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles, Kaizen, and structured problem-solving.
• Use tools such as 5 Whys, A3, and Pareto analysis to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, and processes.
• Lead teams through changes involving processes, equipment, schedules, and other operational improvements.
• Support R&D and Product Management with new product and process launches.
• Lead the manufacturing budgeting process.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, suppliers, and customers as needed.
• Support special projects and other initiatives assigned by the Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

KPI management

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

ISO Quality Management

Safety leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Staffing & scheduling

Coaching & development

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Industrial automation systems

Job description

milkrite | InterPuls in Johnson Creek, WI, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead multi-site operations across Johnson Creek and Modesto. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance through capable leaders and cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires 7+ years in manufacturing leadership, a Bachelor's degree, strong KPIs, Lean/Six Sigma experience, and a track record of developing people.