Night Shift Manufacturing Manager

We are seeking a high-caliber Night Shift Manufacturing Manager to lead plant operations and drive execution across machining, assembly, deburr, and tooling teams. In this critical leadership role, you will own shop-floor execution, balance equipment priorities, and manage team performance to deliver high-quality production on time and within budget. You’ll partner directly with Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to optimize machine utilization, drive root-cause continuous improvement, and uphold rigorous safety standards.

The ideal candidate thrives in high-volume, 50+ hour/week manufacturing environments, brings hands-on operational leadership, and excels at building team cultures during off-shift operations. Ready to lead night operations with a growing industry leader in Northeast Georgia?

Salary: $90,000 - $105,000 per year

Shift: Third

Work Hours: 5 PM - 5 AM

Education: Bachelors

Plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing operations and resources to deliver high-quality products on time and within cost specifications. Oversee machinists, detail operators, deburr personnel, tooling technicians, and shift supervisors.

• Operations Leadership: Direct daily shop operations, equipment repairs, maintenance priorities, and recycling processes. Provide hands-on shop support when needed.
• Team & Culture: Hire, train, evaluate, and mentor staff and supervisors. Resolve grievances, enforce company policies fairly, and drive employee involvement programs.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement: Partner with Quality and Supply Chain teams to ensure products meet customer expectations. Set product standards, examine raw materials, and lead root-cause, CI-driven improvement efforts.
• Budget & Efficiency: Manage budgets, approve operational expenditures, and review schedules to optimize inventory, staffing, machine utilization, and cost accountability.
• Cross-functional Support: Collaborate with Engineering to transfer new technologies into production, and work with HR and Maintenance to maintain safety standards and equipment readiness.

• wearing steel toe shoes
• working in a non-temperature controlled environment
• manual lifting up to 50lbs
• standing for 12 hours at one time
• working up to 10 hrs of overtime per week
• working weekends

• Manufacturing
• Line Management
• Coaching
• Business operations
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Experience level:
  Experienced

• Experienced
• 2 years

• Bachelors

• medical
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• AD&D
• life insurance offerings
• short-term disability
• 401K plan

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.