Metal Stamping Production Team Lead

Alliance Laundry Systems
  • Ripon, WI
    1 day ago

    Job Description

    Lead With Impact in Ripon, WI

    Own the performance of a high-volume stamping press department as the first-line leader on 2nd shift. You’ll coordinate people, equipment, and processes to meet schedule, quality, and safety goals—Monday–Thursday, 3:00 pm–1:00 am (with additional work days as needed).

    Why This Role Matters

    • Safety drives everything: Enforce policies, conduct audits, lead incident and near-miss root-cause reviews, and ensure PPE compliance and up-to-date training.
    • People power results: Develop operators and technicians, coach performance, cross-train, and recognize contributions. Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations and work with Union Stewards on contract and discipline matters.
    • Throughput and quality at scale: Supervise daily press operations, optimize manpower, assign work to maximize machine utilization, and maintain on-time delivery under demanding schedules.
    • Continuous improvement mindset: Drive Lean, 5S, and Kaizen. Analyze downtime, scrap, and bottlenecks; implement countermeasures with Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering.
    • Clear communication: Keep precise production, quality, and safety records. Report KPIs and partner cross-functionally to resolve quality, tooling, and maintenance issues quickly.

    What You’ll Lead

    • Day-to-day coordination of area/zone activities to meet production requirements.
    • Team development through coaching, training plans, and cross-training initiatives.
    • Rapid troubleshooting to reduce downtime and sustain flow.

    What You Bring

    • Demonstrated servant leadership.
    • 1–3 years of experience in fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing.
    • Manufacturing supervisory background; stamping press experience strongly preferred.
    • Working knowledge of Lean tools and CI practices.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering, or Operations preferred.
    • Internship/co-op experience considered as relevant experience.

    Physical Requirements

    • Stooping, bending, standing for long periods; manual dexterity; ability to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance.

    Schedule

    • 2nd Shift: Monday–Thursday, 3:00 pm–1:00 am; additional work days may be needed.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationRipon, WI

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Employee Relationsunmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
    • Machine Toolunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Manual Dexterityunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
    • Metal Manufacturingunmatched
    • Operationsunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Servant leadershipunmatched
    • Team Buildingunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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