Shop Floor Production Leader

Marmon Holdings; Wixom (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentucky Trailer, part of Marmon Holdings, seeks a Manufacturing Shop Floor Manager to lead daily production with a strong focus on safety, quality, and on-time delivery. You will oversee shop-floor employees, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to meet schedules and customer commitments.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, accountability, and the development of staff in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years manufacturing or industrial production experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience leading employees, teams, or production activities.
• Strong understanding of shop-floor operations and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to read and understand production drawings, work instructions, and specifications.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to hold employees accountable while maintaining positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety-first culture; enforce PPE, procedures and safe work practices.
• Manage daily production activities to meet schedules and customer commitments.
• Assign employees based on workload, skills, and priorities; monitor progress.
• Escalate material, engineering, quality, equipment, or staffing issues threatening commitments.
• Coordinate priorities with planning, engineering, quality, materials, and maintenance.
• Provide clear direction, coaching, and feedback to production staff; develop leaders.
• Champion Lean initiatives: 5S, standard work, visual management and continuous improvement.

Skills

Shop floor leadership

Production leadership

Safety & quality

Communication

Problem solving

Reading drawings

Lean thinking

Job description

Kentucky Trailer, part of Marmon Holdings, seeks a Manufacturing Shop Floor Manager to lead daily production with a strong focus on safety, quality, and on-time delivery. You will oversee shop-floor employees, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to meet schedules and customer commitments.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, accountability, and the development of staff in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.