manufacturing manager - night shift.

About the Role A premier aerospace manufacturer is seeking an experienced Night Shift Manufacturing Manager to direct, plan, and optimize plant operations. You will oversee machinists, detail operators, deburr personnel, tooling technicians, and shop supervisors—ensuring all production targets align with cost, quality, and volume standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Operations Leadership: Direct night-shift production across machining, tooling, and finishing teams. Manage staffing, duty assignments, and processing schedules within budget and time limits.
  
  
• Quality & Safety: Partner with Quality to uphold precision standards. Enforce safety, health, and environmental policies, ensuring a safe work environment for all shop floor personnel.
  
  
• Continuous Improvement: Utilize root-cause analysis to identify product/process variation. Drive measurable continuous improvement efforts to optimize efficiency and minimize scrap.
  
  
• People Management: Hire, train, mentor, evaluate, and develop supervisors and staff. Foster positive employee involvement and handle personnel resolutions in line with HR policies.
  
  
• Cost & Budget Control: Oversee expenditure for labor, materials, and equipment. Enforce accurate scanning and reporting mechanisms to ensure full cost accountability across operations.
  
  
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, Maintenance, and HR to streamline technology transfers, maintain equipment, and meet customer expectations.
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing. Cellular manufacturing experience is a real plus.
  
  
• Education: Professional certification required. Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Six Sigma, or APICS certification preferred.
  
  
• Core Competencies: Proven leadership, business acumen (throughput, productivity, cost analysis), problem-solving, conflict resolution, and excellent communication skills.
  
  
• Technical Skills: Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
  
  

Apply Today Join an industry-leading manufacturing team driving high-precision excellence. Apply now to lead night-shift operations in Athens, GA!



salary: $90,000 - $105,000 per year
shift: Third
work hours: 5 PM - 5 AM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

Job Summary

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.

Essential Functions

• 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.
  
  

The essential functions of this role include:

working in a smoke free environment

wearing steel toe shoes

working in a non-temperature controlled environment

working up to 10 hrs of overtime per week

Skills

Manufacturing (5 years of experience is preferred)

Supervisory (5 years of experience is preferred)

Operations (3 years of experience is preferred)

Problem Solving

Leading (5 years of experience is preferred)

Managing (3 years of experience is preferred)

Line Management

Quality

Cross-Collaboration (3 years of experience is preferred)

Safety (5 years of experience is preferred)

Training

Communication (3 years of experience is preferred)

Business Acumen

Time Management

Delegating (3 years of experience is preferred)

Microsoft Office (3 years of experience is preferred)

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Cellular Manufacturing (5 years of experience is preferred)

Six Sigma (5 years of experience is preferred)

APICS (5 years of experience is preferred)

Supervising (3 years of experience is preferred)

Qualifications

Years of experience: 5 years

Experience level: Manager

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.