• Develop and mentor supervisors into decisive, floor-driven leaders who coach and own their results.
• Maintain constant floor presence - drive pace, anticipate problems, and keep product moving.
• Champion the filler-first mindset - protect flow, flex manpower, and make sure the line never stops.
• Partner with Maintenance, Quality, and Planning to resolve bottlenecks fast and prevent repeat issues.
• Hold supervisors and leads accountable for standards, metrics, and follow-through.
• Run daily production meetings with precision and urgency; keep communication clean and consistent across shifts.
• Drive safety culture through live correction, visible leadership, and follow-up on every near miss or hazard.
• Track OEE, downtime, and labor utilization; use data to identify weaknesses and drive continuous improvement.
• Build a team that can think on their feet, back each other up, and move as one unit under pressure.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management for all production staff.
• Foster a culture where urgency, pride, and teamwork are non-negotiable.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field preferred or equivalent hands-on manufacturing leadership experience accepted. 
• 5 years in production leadership, with at least 2 years managing supervisors. 
• Demonstrated history in driving results, building leaders, and thriving under pressure in a high-paced environment. 
• Other successful attributes include:
  · Strong, confident floor leader - commands respect, sets the tone, and keeps people moving.
  · Thrives in a high-speed, ever-changing environment; pressure fuels performance, not stress.
  · Skilled coach who can develop new leaders and strengthen experienced ones.
  · Excellent communicator; clear, direct, and consistent under pressure.
  · Deep understanding of production flow, safety, and process efficiency.
  · Data-driven problem solver with instinctive prioritization - knows what to handle first and who to trust to handle the rest.

Career Transitions is a leading recruiting agency that specializes in helping employers find their next critical hire and job seekers find their dream job. Our team of experienced recruiters are dedicated to finding you the perfect match for your open position or helping you find the right job for your skills and interests. We offer a variety of services, including:

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Career Transitions is committed to providing you with a high-quality talent acquisition experience. Our diverse candidate database and extensive recruiting experience reflects our commitment to match qualified candidates to employers' open positions. We work diligently to ensure that you receive efficient and effective services. We specialize in connecting employers with qualified technical and exempt professionals in many fields, ranging from accounting and finance to engineering and technology, and human resources to sales and marketing.

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