Location: Lansing MI
Industry: Millwork & Doors
$65,000.00 $80,000.00
Who They Are
We are partnering with a well-established and growing manufacturer in the building products industry to identify a Production Manager for its Lansing, Michigan door manufacturing operation. This facility serves as one of the company’s regional door and millwork hubs, producing hundreds of pre-hung interior doors daily while supporting professional builders and contractors throughout the region.

What You’ll Do
  • Lead all first shift production activities to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery goals.
  • Directly manage six supervisors/team leads while providing leadership to a large hourly production workforce.
  • Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
  • Coach and develop frontline leaders while driving employee engagement and retention.
  • Monitor daily production metrics including throughput, labor efficiency, quality, scrap, and downtime.
  • Partner closely with Maintenance, Quality, Scheduling, Shipping, and Customer Service to maximize operational performance.
  • Identify opportunities to improve workflow, reduce waste, and increase production capacity.
  • Ensure compliance with all OSHA regulations and company safety standards.
  • Lead daily production meetings and communicate expectations across departments.
  • Support staffing, scheduling, training, and succession planning initiatives.

What You’ll Need
  • 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in a high-volume production environment.
  • Previous experience leading supervisors, team leads, or front-line leaders.
  • Strong hands-on leadership style with a visible presence on the manufacturing floor.
  • Demonstrated success improving productivity, quality, safety, and employee engagement.
  • Experience leading manufacturing teams of 50+ employees preferred.
  • Experience in door, millwork, cabinetry, windows, woodworking, furniture, building products, or other discrete manufacturing environments is highly preferred.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to analyze production metrics and implement process improvements.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.