Manufacturing Supervisor

Job Title: Manufacturing Supervisor

Job Description

The Manufacturing Supervisor will provide operations and team oversight, playing a pivotal role in leading a business unit. This includes supervising and coaching manufacturing resources to build a high-performing, flexible, and engaged workforce. The role ensures safety, quality, and technical performance and supports the evolution of safety, quality, delivery, cost reduction, and employee engagement. The Supervisor will ensure continuous improvement and resource management goals are realized, supporting process improvement initiatives, staffing plans, resource allocation, production scheduling, and supplier value stream performance to meet customer and operational requirements. Consistent interaction and communication with strategic partners, including leadership, engineering, quality, and logistics, are essential to ensure daily and long-term goals are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Provide operations and team oversight, supervising and coaching manufacturing resources.
• Ensure safety, quality, and technical performance in manufacturing processes.
• Support and help evolve safety, quality, delivery, cost reduction, and employee engagement.
• Ensure continuous improvement and resource management goals are realized.
• Support process improvement initiatives, staffing plans, resource allocation, and production scheduling.
• Interact and communicate consistently with strategic partners to achieve goals.
• Support forecasting, financial planning, capital expenditures, training initiatives, and monthly delivery plans.

Essential Skills

• High-speed manufacturing expertise.
• Experience in continuous improvement and process improvement.
• Strong supervisory skills with over 4 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Ability to understand, monitor, coach, and positively impact the performance of individuals and production lines.
• Understanding of SOPs, lean methodologies, and execution of plans to yield results.
• Experience in overseeing manufacturing personnel and working with various departments.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing, engineering documentation, and machining equipment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 2-year degree required, preferably in engineering or a technical field, though any degree will be considered with relevant experience.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Asheville, NC.

The pay range for this position is $43.00 - $53.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Asheville,NC.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 27, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification oradjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability,please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in thecity and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicantswith arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as acondition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this lawshall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.