Kitting Manager

Title: Kitting Manager / Kitting SupervisorLocation: Berkeley, ILDuration: PermanentSalary: $80,000-$120,000Schedule: Monday-Friday onsite | 5:30 AM-2:30 PMStart Date: Targeting November 16Interview Process: 2 rounds | Virtual + In PersonIncentives:Permanent leadership opportunity with a large, established printing and fulfillment companyOpportunity to lead a high-volume kitting operation supporting major retail clientsStrong compensation with potential flexibility based on experienceHands-on ownership of staffing, production, quality, productivity, and process improvementOpportunity to develop employees and improve day-to-day kitting operationsMust Haves:3+ years of supervisory or leadership experience within kitting, fulfillment, packaging, printing, or a related production environment3+ years of hands-on experience with kitting, assembly, finishing, fulfillment, or similar hand-work production processesExperience leading hourly production employees and managing daily staffing and workflowExperience with kit assembly, packaging, labeling, staging, and/or order fulfillmentAbility to manage multiple jobs, production priorities, and customer deadlinesExperience monitoring productivity, labor efficiency, accuracy, quality, rework, waste, and on-time deliveryStrong employee coaching, training, cross-training, and performance-management experienceAbility to troubleshoot production issues and implement process improvementsStrong safety and quality mindsetNice to Haves:Experience within retail kitting or retail fulfillmentPrinting, direct mail, POP/POS display, or marketing fulfillment experienceContract packaging / co-packing experienceExperience managing large hourly production teams or leads/supervisorsLean Manufacturing or continuous improvement experienceExperience with high-volume, customer-specific productionExperience supporting major retail or consumer-facing clientsJob Description:Insight Global is seeking a Kitting Manager/Supervisor to lead the day-to-day operations of a high-volume kitting department. This individual will own daily production execution, staffing, workflow, quality, and job priorities while ensuring customer-specific kits are assembled accurately and completed on time.The operation supports retail customers with projects that can include assembling, packaging, labeling, and preparing marketing or promotional materials for distribution. The ideal candidate has direct kitting experience and understands how to effectively manage a labor-intensive, hand-work production environment.Key Responsibilities:Lead, coach, schedule, and develop kitting employeesManage daily production, staffing levels, workflow, and job prioritiesOversee kit assembly, staging, packaging, labeling, and qualityEnsure completed kits meet customer specifications and delivery deadlinesAllocate labor based on production volumes and changing prioritiesCross-train employees to increase workforce flexibilityTrack productivity, labor efficiency, accuracy, rework, waste, and on-time deliveryIdentify bottlenecks and troubleshoot production issuesImplement workflow and process improvementsCoordinate with production, scheduling, quality, shipping, and other departmentsMaintain a safe, clean, organized, and accountable production environmentHold employees accountable to safety, quality, productivity, and attendance expectationsIdeal Candidate Profile:Hands-on operations leader who has actually managed kitting, not simply general warehouse or manufacturing operationsExperience overseeing teams that assemble multiple components into customer-specific kits, packages, displays, or finished ordersStrong background managing hourly employees in a fast-paced production environmentComfortable spending significant time on the production floorUnderstands staffing, line balancing, production scheduling, quality, and customer deadlinesStrongest backgrounds include retail fulfillment, contract packaging/co-packing, printing, direct mail, POP/POS displays, promotional products, and value-added fulfillmentAble to analyze production metrics, identify issues, and hold teams accountable for improvementStrong people leader who can coach employees while maintaining a high-performance environment