Supervisory/Management

Piworld; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Piworld in Minnesota is seeking a Print Lead to oversee nightly production for jet and converting presses, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency. This hands-on leadership role requires coaching hourly staff and maintaining production schedules to meet customer orders.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years supervising in print/converting manufacturing, strong mechanical aptitude, and solid knowledge of OHS and quality practices.

Qualifications

• 4+ years supervising hourly production staff in print or converting manufacturing.
• Experience with jet presses and converting presses preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Knowledge of OHS and quality practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to motivate teams and manage priorities under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities and ensure schedules, quality, safety, and labor standards are achieved.
• Direct, assign, and monitor work for hourly production employees; provide coaching, feedback, and accountability.
• Inspect products and make quality decisions to meet specifications and customer orders.
• Promote employee communication and ideas that improve production efficiency and quality.
• Support hiring, interviewing, training, scheduling, employee development, and corrective action.
• Promote Continuous Improvement and a positive team environment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Planning

Organizational skills

Team motivation

Process improvement

Tools

Jet presses

Converting presses

Job description

Print Lead - Chaska, MN

Pay: $80,000 - $90,000 per year

We are seeking an experienced Print Lead to oversee daily production and ensure quality, safety, productivity, and labor standards are met. This is a hands‑on leadership role for an experienced manufacturing professional with knowledge of jet presses and converting presses.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities and ensure schedules, quality, safety, and labor standards are achieved.
• Direct, assign, and monitor work for hourly production employees; provide coaching, feedback, and accountability.
• Inspect products and make quality decisions to meet specifications and customer orders.
• Promote employee communication and ideas that improve production efficiency and quality.
• Support hiring, interviewing, training, scheduling, employee development, and corrective action.
• Promote Continuous Improvement and a positive team environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive experience supervising, motivating, and leading hourly employees, in print or converting manufacturing.
• Experience with jet presses and converting presses preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude preferred.
• Knowledge of OHS and quality practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem‑solving, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to motivate teams, manage priorities, work under pressure, and support process improvement.

Physical & Work Environment

Requires frequent standing, walking, reaching, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, and repetitive motion. May occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. and exert up to 75 lbs. of force. Work involves production machinery, constant noise, inks, solvents, and glue. SDS information is available.

Schedule: 10:00 pm - 6:30 am

Employment Type: Full time, Salary