Manufacturing Supervisor
Location: Grimes, IA
Salary: $70,000–$80,000/year
A growing manufacturing company in the Grimes area is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Supervisor to lead day-to-day production operations and a frontline manufacturing team. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys being on the floor, developing employees, solving problems, and keeping production moving safely and efficiently.
Responsibilities:
  • Lead and supervise production employees across manufacturing and material handling
  • Manage daily staffing, scheduling, attendance, and overtime
  • Ensure daily and weekly production goals are met
  • Monitor productivity, quality, equipment downtime, and workflow
  • Coach, train, and develop employees
  • Address performance and attendance issues when needed
  • Promote and enforce workplace safety expectations
  • Work closely with maintenance, quality, engineering, supply chain, and other departments
  • Lead daily start-up meetings and communicate production priorities
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and improve processes
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives
  • Maintain accurate production, quality, and labor documentation
What We're Looking For:
  • Previous manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience
  • Comfortable managing performance, attendance, and accountability
  • Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced production environment
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Understanding of manufacturing safety, quality, and productivity expectations
  • Experience with Lean, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement practices is a plus

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