Job Title: Production Unit Manager
Department: Operations
Reports to: Managing Director
Classification: Exempt
Location: Hartland, WI
Travel: As Needed
The Production Unit Manager will be responsible for managing all principal functions of the manufacturing operations to include CNC Machining, CNC Grinding, Shipping, Receiving, Quality, Planning, Scheduling, Maintenance, and InventoryThe Production Unit Manager will determine workforce requirements, monitor production to ensure customer requirements are met, troubleshoot production problems and take preventive or corrective action.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Oversee all plant and production workflow
Provide constructive and timely performance feedback to direct reports.
Partners with HR to recruit, interview, train, and hire direct reports.
Handles discipline and termination of direct reports in accordance with company policy.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Analyzes work orders to estimate employee hours and create machining schedules to meet internal and external needs.
Interprets specifications, blueprints, work orders, and assigns duties.
Directs workers in adjusting machines and equipment to repair tools which fail to meet standards.
Establishes and adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and tool quality.
Suggests changes in working conditions and equipment use to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
Provides leadership to manufacturing personnel to enhance high performance work teams and promote a positive employee relations climate.
Interprets and enforces government and company policies and safety regulations
Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
Report weekly on top objectives and company performance.
Daily communication with the sales team and customers
Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree is preferred but not required
Minimum of 5 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment; metal manufacturing preferred.
Minimum of 8 years’ manufacturing experience
Required Skills/Abilities:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Thorough knowledge of all manufacturing methods, techniques, and related equipment.
Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications.
Strong knowledge of process management and improvement experience in a manufacturing setting.
Strong knowledge of production and scheduling operations.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and adapt to changing situations.
Strong leadership skills with excellent written and verbal communication.
Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods of standing with some lifting, bending, and twisting.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to stoop, bend or kneel when required
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

GWS Tool Group is a North American-based, vertically integrated manufacturer of highly engineered custom, standard, and modified standard cutting tools. We maintain the size, scale and capabilities of the largest companies in the industry, but the service-oriented disposition of a small organization.
We have accomplished this through constant investment in the organization, which has included the acquisition of industry-leading specialty manufacturers. To date, these acquired entities include GW Schultz Tool (Tavares, FL), CGI Tool (Chesterfield, IN), Alliance CNC (Grand Rapids, MI), Benchmark Carbide (Springfield, MA), Intrepid Tool Industries (Phoenix, AZ), North American Tool Corporation (South Beloit, IL), STF Precision (Arden, NC) Taurus Tool & Engineering Inc (Batavia, IL), CJT Koolcarb (Carol Stream, IL), GenHam Diamond Tooling (Montrose, CO) Indexable Cutting Tools of Canada Inc. (Welland, ON and Edmonton, AB), Monster Tool Company (Vista, CA), Carbide Tools Manufacturing Inc. (Menomonee Falls, WI), Peterson Tool Company (Nashville, TN) and Balax Inc. (Hartland, WI). These entities now serve as the manufacturing arms of GWS Tool Group, and their respective specialties power the larger GWS engine!
The Custom Comes Standard mantra is meant to encapsulate how we deliver this dynamic value proposition to the marketplace. We lead with our ability to serve as a single-source supplier for virtually all custom tooling needs, which we design and build in one of our many factories. Furthermore, we are distinguished by our ability and propensity to purpose-build capacity around our committed end-user base and the preferred partners through which they are served with our offering. To that end, we encourage our customers and channel partners to remember that when it comes to GWS and the level of support we can provide, one’s imagination is often the only limitation!
We remain committed to the expansion of this value proposition always and in all ways.