Startup Production Lead - Build & Scale a New Facility

Swoon; Winder (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Climate-controlled facility

Collaborative union environment

7:00 AM–4:00 PM schedule with someFlex

Job summary

Swoon is launching a new manufacturing facility in Winder, GA and seeks a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead about 25 production employees and 2 leads, building the operation from the ground up. This role offers growth potential into a Production Manager position, with coaching, safety culture focus, and close collaboration with Engineering, HR, and Purchasing to keep the operation running smoothly.

Schedule is 7:00 AM–4:00 PM with some flexibility; the climate-controlled facility supports a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production supervision experience in manufacturing.
• Hands-on leadership in an hourly manufacturing setting.
• Sheet metal or similar metal manufacturing experience preferred.
• Comfortable in a start-up/new facility without a fully established playbook.
• Strong coaching, problem-solving, and employee development skills.
• Lean/continuous improvement experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a production team with emphasis on safety and quality.
• Be highly visible on the production floor and address issues in real time.
• Help establish processes and workflows in a developing facility.
• Drive production, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery goals.
• Support Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee training, scheduling, performance management, and employee relations.
• Partner with Engineering, HR, Purchasing and other teams to keep operations running efficiently.

Skills

People leadership

Lean manufacturing

Safety culture

Production floor leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Swoon is launching a new manufacturing facility in Winder, GA and seeks a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead about 25 production employees and 2 leads, building the operation from the ground up. This role offers growth potential into a Production Manager position, with coaching, safety culture focus, and close collaboration with Engineering, HR, and Purchasing to keep the operation running smoothly.

Schedule is 7:00 AM–4:00 PM with some flexibility; the climate-controlled facility supports a