Report to the COO! Lead production! About Our Client Our client is an industrial manufacturing site, working in highly regulated industries like aerospace. Job Description Lead daily manufacturing operations to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and delivery goals are achieved. Supervise, coach, and develop production personnel, team leads, and supervisors across the facility. Drive workforce productivity and performance in a hands-on manufacturing environment consisting of manual and semi-automated production processes. Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, Quality Systems (QS), and Maintenance to support production schedules and customer requirements. Monitor and improve key operational metrics including productivity, efficiency, scrap, quality, labor utilization, and on-time delivery. Coordinate staffing, workforce planning, training, scheduling, and overtime management to meet production demands. Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, process efficiency, waste reduction, and operational performance. Lead problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective actions related to production, quality, and operational issues. Ensure compliance with safety standards, quality requirements, work instructions, and manufacturing procedures. Serve as a visible leader on the manufacturing floor, providing daily support, accountability, and direction to production teams. MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. the company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. The Successful Applicant 5+ years of manufacturing, production, or operations leadership experience within an industrial, aerospace, plastics, polymer, medical device, or engineered products manufacturing environment. Proven experience managing supervisors, operators, assemblers, production associates, or other hands-on manufacturing labor teams. Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Quality Systems (QS), Engineering, Planning, and Maintenance. Strong understanding of production scheduling, workforce planning, labor management, and manufacturing KPIs. Experience driving productivity improvements, process improvements, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational performance metrics. Background in labor-intensive manufacturing environments where manual production, assembly, fabrication, molding, extrusion, or similar manufacturing processes are performed. Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will be considered. Preferred Experience Industrial manufacturing Polymer or plastics manufacturing Injection molding, extrusion, converting, or engineered materials Aerospace or advanced manufacturing environments Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, or other continuous improvement methodologies What's on Offer Competitive salary ranging from $105,000 to $120,000 annually. 3 weeks of paid time off (PTO). 13 paid holidays and 5 sick days annually. 401(k) retirement plan with a 3.5% company match. Interested? Apply today.