About the Company
Well-established, employee-owned manufacturing company located in the Louisville area. For more than 50 years, the company has designed and manufactured custom fabricated metal components, material handling equipment, and complex assemblies for customers across multiple industrial markets. Operating from a modern manufacturing facility, the company serves nationally recognized OEMs and industrial customers with a reputation for quality, innovation, and exceptional customer service.
About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead our shop floor operations, overseeing approximately 90 team members across 8 departments, including Sheet & Structural Processing, Fabrication, Finishing, Assembly, Shipping & Receiving, and Quality Control. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can keep production moving today while helping shape where we go next.
This is a leadership role for someone who can walk the floor, solve problems in real time, and still think strategically about production, people, and the P&L. You'll report directly to our Vice President of Operations and work closely with senior operations and sales leadership to keep production on schedule and our customers satisfied.
What You'll Do
- Direct daily shop floor operations spanning processing, fabrication, finishing, assembly, quality control, and shipping/receiving
- Own the production schedule and adjust priorities in real time as customer needs shift
- Lead, mentor, and develop department leads and production team members
- Monitor labor, materials, and machine utilization to drive efficiency and reduce waste
- Partner across engineering, purchasing, and sales to keep departments aligned
- Contribute directly to P&L performance through labor efficiency, scrap reduction, and process improvement
- Bring floor-level insight into leadership planning discussions
What You Bring
- 8+ years of production management experience in manufacturing or metal fabrication
- Comfort with sheet and structural processing, welding and fitting, assembly, and material flow (preferred)
- A track record of improving efficiency without sacrificing quality
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to lead people through change
- Experience reading technical drawings and working alongside engineering teams
- A practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving
Why This Role
We offer real input on strategic decisions, a direct line to leadership, and the autonomy to run the shop the way you know works. Compensation is competitive and will be discussed confidentially with qualified candidates.
This search is being conducted on a confidential basis. Company details will be shared with candidates as the process moves forward.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Manufacturing management: 8 years (Preferred)
- Metal Manufacturing Management : 8 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
