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Lead Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement at a high-volume electrical products plant in Concord, NC (Charlotte metro). Reporting to the Continuous Improvement Manager, this project manager uses plant data to pick the right targets, runs Kaizen events, builds out the visual factory and standard work, and owns new product launches end to end, while training and mentoring the plant's next supervisors. Travel two to three times a year.

What you’ll own

  • Analyze plant data to find improvement opportunities and aim Lean events at department and plant goals
  • Lead and facilitate Kaizen events
  • Improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and flexibility across every manufacturing department
  • Build out the visual factory: management dashboards and visual indicators for standard work
  • Develop detailed cost estimates for new and modified products
  • Establish and maintain manufacturing data: labor standards, routings, standard work instructions, and bill of materials (BOM) corrections
  • Manage new product launches (NPI) for the plant, including schedules, spend, and reporting
  • Train employees on Lean tools and processes, and build a strong continuous improvement culture
  • Manage and mentor the plant's supervisor-in-training program, and help develop and mentor operations leadership development participants

What we’re looking for

  • Bachelor's degree; technical field or systems engineering preferred
  • 3+ years supporting Lean / continuous improvement in a complex manufacturing environment
  • Hands-on experience facilitating Lean / CI events
  • Strong analytical skills: spot trends and put proactive corrective actions in place
  • Clear written and verbal communicator at every level of the organization, with solid leadership qualities
  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
  • Basic AutoCAD or equivalent CAD skills
  • Organized, detail-oriented self-starter who can run multiple projects at once and prioritize
  • Able to travel two to three times a year
View Full Role Apply by Email $105,000 – $125,000 per yearApplications go directly to our team. Every conversation is confidential.

A first-shift shipping, receiving, and inventory control role (Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, occasional overtime) at an electrical products plant in Concord, NC (Charlotte metro), paying $22.75 per hour. Process ERP receipts and inventory transactions accurately and on time, coordinate inbound and outbound freight, run cycle counts, drive a forklift for putaway and material flow, and train teammates on shipping, receiving, and ERP procedures.

What you’ll own

  • Process ERP receipts and inventory transactions accurately and on time; print product ID tickets for material tracking
  • Investigate and resolve receiving, shipping, and inventory discrepancies; support cycle counts and inventory accuracy improvements
  • Keep item locations, inventory status, and material traceability records accurate; flag ERP compliance issues and recommend corrective actions
  • Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments with leads, freight carriers, suppliers, and internal teams, keeping all documentation complete and compliant
  • Track shipment status and raise delays early
  • Train employees on shipping, receiving, ERP transactions, and material handling; audit process compliance against work instructions and keep standard work and training records current
  • Identify and label product correctly, and contain nonconforming material
  • Operate forklifts and pallet jacks to put away material and keep it moving to and from presses, assembly, packaging, rework, and storage racks
  • Maintain and cycle count floor stock using scales; work with vacuum loaders, dryers, and granulators; move finished goods
  • Keep the work area organized, clean, and safe

What we’re looking for

  • 3+ months of manufacturing experience
  • Experience with a formal inventory control system (required)
  • Forklift certification (required); prior forklift and data-entry experience preferred
  • Intermediate Microsoft Office, especially Excel, plus SharePoint
  • WorkKeys scores: Math 3, Locating Information 4, Reading for Information 3
  • Basic English reading and writing; good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Physical: lift up to 50 lb; repetitive work including bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling
  • Able to work overtime when needed
  • Hearing protection, eye protection, and steel-toed shoes required on the floor
  • Preferred: high school diploma or GED, and experience with nonconformance (NCR) tracking databases
View Full Role Apply by Email $22.75 per hourApplications go directly to our team. Every conversation is confidential.

A first-shift, exempt engineering seat that bridges production and every support team — process engineering, maintenance, quality, and planning — on extrusion and kiln-firing lines. The work is data-first: pull and trend process data, find the assignable causes of defects and variation, and drive improvement projects through to the fix. The role also owns critical spares and consumables inventory, coordinates planned overhauls, and carries direct reports.

What you’ll own

  • Extract and analyze process data — SPC, process-monitoring, and operator control data — to build performance trend reports for every process in the department and select improvement projects
  • Identify assignable causes of defects and process variation; lead teams to reduce or eliminate the root cause
  • Coordinate line and area trials across production, performance control, process engineering, maintenance, engineering, and planning so every stakeholder knows the purpose and objective
  • Plan and coordinate overhaul events with affected plant areas, planning, and maintenance, and own the critical timelines
  • Manage critical inventories — heating elements, gearboxes, blades, finishing tools, magnetrons, kiln cars, and maintenance-specific parts — against usage and scheduled replacement
  • Enforce work instructions and key-point standards; help line advisors hold good operating conditions and set best conditions for new products and processes
  • Supervise direct reports and promote safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity in the department
  • Take part in preventive maintenance, operator-led maintenance, and 5S; follow environmental management (EMS) procedures

What we’re looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution, or an equivalent combination of technical experience and engineering study
  • Able to read and interpret technical documents and write operation performance reports
  • Clear presenter who can field questions from peers and managers
  • Standard and metric math with fractions and decimals; able to analyze performance data and apply reaction plans and corrective action
  • Team player who can run multiple projects at once
  • Physical: regular standing, walking, bending, and stooping; lift up to 50 lb; 20/20 vision (natural or corrected)
  • Environment: loud production floor with moving machinery, heat and cold, humidity, and electrical hazards; safety shoes, goggles, gloves, and respirator as tasks require
  • Preferred: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SPC software, and Minitab
  • Preferred: inventory management systems and calculus-level math
  • Preferred: prior extrusion or kiln / firing-process experience
View Full Role Apply by Email $85,000 – $110,000 per yearApplications go directly to our team. Every conversation is confidential.

The go-to technical resource on a 12-hour day rotation (7:30 AM – 7:45 PM, 4 on / 4 off). This seat owns the technical side of the line — setups and changeovers, equipment troubleshooting, SPC and quality checks, and operator training — with no direct reports. Best fit for someone with manufacturing floor experience who wants to be the person the shift calls when something drifts.

What you’ll own

  • Lead product changeovers and equipment setup; verify safety equipment works, per good manufacturing practice and standard operating procedures
  • Troubleshoot equipment, device, and product problems; monitor and adjust processes for quality and throughput
  • Inspect production against customer specifications; monitor SPC charts and take measurements with precision instruments
  • Keep operators supplied with raw materials and job materials; verify ticket data entry
  • Report production, progress, and changeovers to shift supervisors; write maintenance work orders in the CMMS and update the end-of-shift log
  • Train operators, and run production equipment when needed
  • Recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance, efficiency, and safety; support engineers building and testing prototypes, processes, and procedures
  • Take part in preventive maintenance, operator-led maintenance, 5S, and Kaizen activities; follow environmental management (EMS) procedures
  • Escalate safety issues to the supervisor or area manager, and enforce safety rules on the line

What we’re looking for

  • High school diploma or GED
  • 6+ months of manufacturing or warehouse experience, or equivalent
  • NC Career Readiness Certificate (CRC), Bronze level or above
  • Able to read safety, operating, emergency, and maintenance procedures, and to write clear reports
  • Shop math: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
  • Practical problem-solver who works from written, verbal, diagram, and schedule instructions
  • Must complete all required job training
  • Physical: regular standing and walking; lift up to 50 lb; occasionally move 400–500 lb loads by pallet jack; pass vision, hearing, respirator-fit, and spirometry testing
  • Environment: heat, humidity, airborne particles, chemicals, moving machinery, and moderate-to-loud noise; safety shoes plus hearing, head, and eye protection in designated areas
  • Preferred: forklift and pallet jack licenses
  • Preferred: Certified Production Technician (CPT) credential
  • Preferred: working knowledge of database, inventory, manufacturing, and spreadsheet software
View Full Role Apply by Email $85,000 – $105,000 per yearApplications go directly to our team. Every conversation is confidential.

Keep a continuous-process production plant running on a 12-hour day rotation (7:00 AM – 7:15 PM, 4 on / 4 off). A true multi-craft seat: mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical troubleshooting down to the component level, machining your own replacement parts, and a voice in root-cause and plant-improvement work. No supervisory responsibilities.

What you’ll own

  • Disassemble, repair, and restore production machinery to design specification using hand tools
  • Clean, inspect, and test mechanical and hydraulic systems; find worn or faulty components and correct them
  • Install and replace mechanical drive and hydraulic motion-control components; align motors, couplings, sheaves, sprockets, cylinders, and linear slides
  • Set up and run lathes, drill presses, mills, and grinders to fabricate, modify, or repair machine parts
  • Test circuits with voltmeters, ammeters, resistance testers, and megohmmeters
  • Read schematics to troubleshoot machine control circuits and high-frequency / high-voltage generating circuits to the component level, then make the repair
  • Move, reset, and reteach servo systems using specialized interface equipment
  • Contribute to in-depth root-cause analysis and recommend countermeasures
  • Take part in preventive maintenance, operator-led maintenance, and 5S; follow environmental management (EMS) procedures, including waste disposal

What we’re looking for

  • High school diploma or GED, plus 1 year of maintenance experience or training
  • Able to read safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, and to write routine reports
  • Able to present information and answer questions from managers
  • Shop math: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
  • Practical troubleshooter who works from written, verbal, diagram, and schedule instructions where standardization is limited
  • Must complete all required job training
  • Physical: regular standing and hand work; frequent walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling; occasional climbing; lift up to 100 lb; close and color vision
  • Environment: moving machinery, work at heights, heat, humidity, fumes, chemicals, electrical hazards, and vibration; hard-soled composite or leather work boots required, plus hearing, respirator, eye, and welding PPE as tasks require
  • Preferred: associate degree or technical-school equivalent, plus 1–3 years of experience
View Full Role Apply by Email $27 – $33 per hourApplications go directly to our team. Every conversation is confidential.

Keep a continuous-process production plant running on a 12-hour night rotation (7:00 PM – 7:15 AM, 4 on / 4 off). A true multi-craft seat: mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical troubleshooting down to the component level, machining your own replacement parts, and a voice in root-cause and plant-improvement work. No supervisory responsibilities.

What you’ll own

  • Disassemble, repair, and restore production machinery to design specification using hand tools
  • Clean, inspect, and test mechanical and hydraulic systems; find worn or faulty components and correct them
  • Install and replace mechanical drive and hydraulic motion-control components; align motors, couplings, sheaves, sprockets, cylinders, and linear slides
  • Set up and run lathes, drill presses, mills, and grinders to fabricate, modify, or repair machine parts
  • Test circuits with voltmeters, ammeters, resistance testers, and megohmmeters
  • Read schematics to troubleshoot machine control circuits and high-frequency / high-voltage generating circuits to the component level, then make the repair
  • Move, reset, and reteach servo systems using specialized interface equipment
  • Contribute to in-depth root-cause analysis and recommend countermeasures
  • Take part in preventive maintenance, operator-led maintenance, and 5S; follow environmental management (EMS) procedures, including waste disposal

What we’re looking for

  • High school diploma or GED, plus 1 year of maintenance experience or training
  • Able to read safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, and to write routine reports
  • Able to present information and answer questions from managers
  • Shop math: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
  • Practical troubleshooter who works from written, verbal, diagram, and schedule instructions where standardization is limited
  • Must complete all required job training
  • Physical: regular standing and hand work; frequent walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling; occasional climbing; lift up to 100 lb; close and color vision
  • Environment: moving machinery, work at heights, heat, humidity, fumes, chemicals, electrical hazards, and vibration; hard-soled composite or leather work boots required, plus hearing, respirator, eye, and welding PPE as tasks require
  • Preferred: associate degree or technical-school equivalent, plus 1–3 years of experience
View Full Role Apply by Email $28 – $35 per hourApplications go directly to our team. Every conversation is confidential.
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