Skywater is recruiting an Operations Leader to oversee plant operations for a North Philadelphia-based paperboard converting facility. This leader will manage all operational functions including production, maintenance, shipping, safety, and inventory while driving operational improvements across a two-shift workforce.
This role is ideal for a hands-on plant leader who enjoys building systems, leading experienced teams, and improving operational performance in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
You’ll oversee a team of roughly 50 union employees across 2 shifts with 4 direct reports in roughly a 500k sq ft facility.
SkyWater is partnering with a growing engineering firm to hire a Safety Manager who will oversee their Texas region! This person will be the go-to safety leader for multiple offices across the state, while being based out of their Dallas-Fort Worth office. It’s a high visibility and autonomy position where you’ll coach field employees on safety procedures, partner with senior leadership on strategic safety initiatives, lead incident investigations, implement corrective actions and shape how safety initiatives are implemented across the Texas region. Our client’s crews are spread across many project sites, so this role suits someone who enjoys being out in the field and building relationships in a field setting. We’re looking for a safety professional with 3-5 years of construction or field safety experience and someone who can influence every level of an organization (field employees, executive leaders, etc.). Our client is offering a competitive base salary, annual bonus incentive, ownership in the business (ESOP stake), competitive benefits, company vehicle, and the opportunity to make a big impact in a high visibility region for them!
Skywater is hiring a Principal Mechanical Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader and SME within a growing engineering staff.
The Principal Mechanical Engineer will define mechanical system architecture, translate customer requirements into executable technical plans, provide leadership across multidisciplinary projects, and mentor other engineers while remaining closely involved in engineering decisions and problem solving.
The position offers significant technical ownership, exposure to a variety of engineering challenges, and the opportunity to influence how complex solutions are developed and delivered. It is best suited for someone who enjoys leading through technical expertise rather than moving into a traditional people-management role.
The ideal candidate will bring broad mechanical systems experience, strong product development fundamentals, and the ability to work effectively with customers and engineering teams in environments where the solution is not already fully defined.
We are seeking a Director of Supply Chain for a local manufacturer to help move purchasing from a largely tactical, reactive environment toward a more disciplined approach to commodity management, supplier strategy, contracts, continuity of supply and supplier performance. The role will also lead and develop an established team.
Responsibilities
Develop purchasing and commodity strategies across direct materials, components, outside services and equipment.
Evaluate the supplier base, consolidate spend where appropriate and identify alternative sources.
Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, service agreements and long-term supply commitments.
Establish supplier scorecards, business reviews and risk-management processes.
Improve continuity of supply in an environment with customer-specified materials and suppliers.
Coach buyers toward greater ownership of commodities and supplier relationships.
Partner with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality and Finance on material priorities and constraints.
Improve the use of ERP systems, data and analytical tools in purchasing and inventory decisions.
Support supplier-quality, compliance and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Candidate Profile
Progressive procurement, sourcing or materials-management experience within manufacturing.
Demonstrated experience building commodity strategies and negotiating supplier agreements.
Experience leading and developing purchasing teams.
Background in electronics, aerospace, defense, medical devices or another regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.
Familiarity with supplier performance, sourcing risk and continuity planning.
Strong ERP, analytical and cross-functional leadership capabilities.
Knowledge of ITAR requirements is strongly preferred.
We are partnering with a growing medical device CDMO seeking a General Manager to lead a large manufacturing organization through its next phase of growth and transformation. This leader will oversee a broad operations team, improve performance, and help bring greater consistency and alignment across a complex multi-site environment.
SkyWater Search Partners is looking to add an Executive Recruiter to our Legal practice. This opportunity is specifically designed for someone with a law school background who is interested in using their legal knowledge, network, and understanding of the profession in a relationship-driven, business development-focused career. A Juris Doctor (JD) is required for this role.
Our Executive Recruiters run a full desk, owning both business development and candidate recruiting. That means building relationships with law firms and corporate legal departments, creating search opportunities, recruiting top legal talent, and developing a strong network within the legal community.
You’ll have SkyWater’s established brand, reputation, resources, and relationships behind you, but this isn’t a role where you’re simply handed a list of clients and open jobs. We’re looking for someone who is excited to develop new business, create opportunities, and take ownership of growing their desk and reputation within the legal market.
What Sets Us Apart
Unlimited Earning Potential: One of the most competitive compensation structures in the market, including uncapped commission. The more you build, the more you can earn.
Technology & Marketing Tools: Every recruiter is equipped with AI tools, a LinkedIn Recruiter license, and a fully integrated Bullhorn ATS.
Training & Mentorship: Hands-on training, a structured onboarding program, assigned mentors, monthly company-wide trainings, and an open-door policy for ongoing support.
Referred Revenue Opportunities: Collaboration is core to our success. Earn commission on revenue you refer across the organization.
Flexibility & Autonomy: A hybrid work model with coordinated in-office days, unlimited PTO, and a high-trust environment built around results rather than activity metrics.
Culture: Authentic, collaborative, and fun. From quarterly events and happy hours to holiday parties and family events, we genuinely enjoy spending time together. We also give back through community initiatives including Feed My Starving Children, Adopt-a-Highway, and Smile Network.
Apply online or reach out directly to Jordan McGuire, Recruiting & Development Manager — jmcguire@skywatersearch.com
Location: Greater Minneapolis (Regular presence required in Edina & Sauk Rapids, MN) Work Model: Hybrid, three days onsite and two days remote Compensation: $150,000–$165,000 base salary plus 15% annual bonus Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
The Opportunity
A growing, private equity-backed consumer products and e-commerce company is seeking a Director of Human Resources to build and lead its people function through an exciting period of growth and transformation.
This is the organization’s first dedicated senior HR leadership role and an opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact. Reporting directly to the CFO and serving as a member of the leadership team, the Director of Human Resources will establish the strategy, systems, and programs needed to support an approximately 70-person workforce spanning corporate and manufacturing environments.
The ideal candidate is a highly capable HR generalist who can move fluidly between strategic leadership and hands-on execution. This person will become a trusted advisor to the executive team while building relationships with employees at every level of the organization.
What You’ll Do
Strategy and Leadership
Serve as the organization’s senior HR leader and primary advisor to the executive and leadership teams.
Develop a practical people strategy aligned with the company’s growth plans, culture, and business priorities.
Partner with leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, compensation strategy, succession planning, and talent decisions.
Support the company’s implementation of EOS by helping establish stronger leadership rhythms, accountability, communication, and people practices.
Conduct a current-state assessment of the HR function and create a prioritized roadmap for improvement.
Bring sound judgment, proactive recommendations, and an employee-centered perspective to leadership discussions.
Culture and Employee Experience
Help define and strengthen the company’s culture as the organization enters its next phase of growth.
Develop programs and practices that foster engagement, accountability, collaboration, and connection across locations.
Build an employee experience that reflects the company’s creative, entrepreneurial, and people-focused culture.
Strengthen onboarding and other key moments across the employee lifecycle.
Maintain an approachable, visible presence with both corporate and hourly employees.
Leadership and Talent Development
Coach managers and leaders on performance, feedback, communication, team effectiveness, and employee development.
Create practical tools and training that strengthen managerial confidence and consistency.
Establish and oversee performance-management and talent-development practices.
Partner with leaders on performance concerns, team structure, career development, and organizational effectiveness.
Help build a culture in which expectations are clear, feedback is timely, and strong performance is recognized.
Employee Relations and Compliance
Serve as the primary resource for employee relations, workplace investigations, performance concerns, and sensitive employee matters.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
Review and update the employee handbook, policies, procedures, documentation, and required training.
Develop consistent, thoughtful approaches to performance documentation and corrective action.
Assess risk appropriately and partner with outside legal counsel when necessary.
Provide limited compliance guidance related to the organization’s independent advisor network in partnership with leadership and outside counsel.
HR Operations
Provide oversight of payroll, benefits, leave administration, onboarding, HR documentation, and other core people processes.
Evaluate existing workflows and introduce greater consistency, efficiency, and automation.
Assess opportunities to implement or enhance HR technology.
Partner with an experienced administrative team member who currently supports payroll, onboarding, and other established HR processes.
Recommend future HR staffing or resources as the organization grows.
What We’re Looking For
Progressive human resources experience with broad exposure across employee relations, compliance, performance management, organizational development, compensation, benefits, payroll, and HR operations.
Previous experience serving as an HR Director, senior HR generalist, HR business partner, or strong second-in-command ready to step into the top HR seat.
Demonstrated experience building, evolving, or modernizing an HR function.
Ability to balance long-term strategy with the willingness to personally execute day-to-day HR responsibilities.
Strong business acumen and confidence advising senior executives.
Experience supporting both corporate and hourly employee populations; manufacturing experience is valuable but not required.
Proven ability to coach managers and navigate complex employee-relations matters with sound judgment and discretion.
Comfort operating in a smaller, entrepreneurial organization where priorities evolve and leaders wear multiple hats.
Strong communication, relationship-building, and change-management skills.
Experience working within an EOS organization is highly desirable. Familiarity with EOS or genuine enthusiasm for the model will also be considered.
Experience in a private equity-backed, consumer products, e-commerce, creative, or high-growth environment is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field preferred.
SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification is a plus.
Leadership Style and Cultural Fit
The right person will be:
Strategic, resourceful, and comfortable creating structure where it does not yet exist.
Highly collaborative and able to influence without relying on hierarchy.
Approachable and genuinely interested in knowing employees across the organization.
Comfortable working independently while maintaining close partnership with leadership.
Innovative and curious about using technology to improve HR and the employee experience.
Low ego, solutions-oriented, and able to bring expertise with warmth and humility.
Energized by the opportunity to build rather than simply maintain established programs.
Work Location and Travel Expectations
This is a hybrid position with three days onsite and two days remote each week. The offices are located in Edina and Sauk Rapids and regular presence at both locations is expected.
Weekly time at the Sauk Rapids manufacturing facility is expected to build relationships with the hourly workforce and provide accessible, hands-on HR support. Candidates should be comfortable traveling between the two Minnesota locations and should value in-person partnership and employee connection.
Why Join?
Step into the organization’s first dedicated senior HR leadership role.
Build a people function with significant autonomy and executive support.
Earn a meaningful seat at the leadership table.
Shape culture, leadership practices, systems, and the employee experience.
Join an approachable, collaborative executive team that values expertise without ego.
Partner with a supportive private equity sponsor focused on thoughtful, long-term growth.
Contribute to the next chapter of a well-established consumer brand with a loyal customer community.
Work in an environment that combines entrepreneurial energy, creativity, and operational growth.
We are partnering with a well-known Brand Experience agency that brings brands to life through memorable, immersive experiences. They’re looking for an Experiential Designer to join their creative team and help turn big ideas into thoughtful, engaging experiences across live events, physical spaces, digital environments, and visual communications.
From concept through final execution, the Experiential Designer helps shape the creative vision for experiential marketing programs, brand activations, events, campaigns and other high-impact brand experiences. This role reports to the agency’s Executive Creative Director.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate is a multidisciplinary designer who understands how design can shape the way people experience a brand. They have a strong foundation in visual communication and experience designing for physical spaces, live events, environmental graphics, digital experiences and print.
They are curious, conceptual and comfortable moving between big-picture creative thinking and detailed execution. They can translate a brand strategy into a compelling experience, communicate ideas clearly, and collaborate effectively with producers, strategists, account leaders and other creatives in a fast-paced agency environment.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
A. Creative & Design
Lead and/or contribute to creative ideation for experiential marketing, live events, brand activations and integrated campaigns.
Develop creative concepts and design solutions that bring brand strategies to life across physical and digital environments.
Create design systems and visual storytelling for environments, installations, event spaces, signage, displays, presentations, social content and other experiential touchpoints.
Think holistically about the audience journey, considering how people see, interact with and experience a brand.
Develop creative from initial concept through production, ensuring a high level of quality and attention to detail throughout.
Translate client brand guidelines into engaging experiential applications while maintaining brand consistency.
Prepare and present creative concepts and design rationale for internal and client review.
Provide creative guidance and mentorship to junior designers as needed.
Partner with producers, project managers, strategists and account teams to ensure creative solutions align with scope, budget, timing and client expectations.
Collaborate with vendors and production partners to ensure creative intent is carried through to final execution.
B. Collaboration & Communication
Actively participate in brainstorming and creative development, bringing fresh ideas and thoughtful solutions to the team.
Clearly communicate design concepts, creative rationale and production considerations to internal teams and clients.
Build strong working relationships across multidisciplinary teams, including Creative, Production, Strategy, Account Management and Project Management.
Remain open to feedback and confidently contribute to collaborative creative discussions.
Anticipate challenges and communicate timeline, scope or production concerns before they become issues.
Balance creative ambition with practical considerations, finding solutions that work within real-world parameters.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Strong visual design, conceptual thinking and brand storytelling skills.
Experience designing for live events, physical spaces and/or experiential marketing.
High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
Understanding of environmental, spatial and/or experiential design principles.
Ability to develop creative solutions that support brand strategy and business objectives.
Strong understanding of how audiences engage with brands in physical and live environments.
Exceptional communication, collaboration and presentation skills.
Ability to articulate creative concepts and design rationale.
Strong creative problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines while remaining flexible and solutions-oriented.
Ability to work independently while also contributing meaningfully to a multidisciplinary creative team.
Strong internal and external customer service skills.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
4–7+ years of experience in experiential design, graphic design, environmental design, brand design, advertising, events or a related creative discipline.
Agency experience preferred, though strong in-house or independent experience will be considered.
B.A. or B.F.A. in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Environmental Design, Architecture, Studio Art, Advertising or a related field preferred.
LOCATION / TIME ZONE
Fully remote position from current state of residence.
Must work 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CST.
Flexibility to accommodate agency hours, including occasional work beyond standard hours, weekends and schedule adjustments as needed.
Travel may be required on a program-by-program basis.
COMPENSATION
Full-time position with employee benefits.
Salary commensurate with experience, target salary range: $65,000-$95,000
We’ve partnered with a family-owned, debt-free carbon flat roll steel company to find an outside sales rep for the Dallas area. They’ve never had a layoff, and they focus on one thing: hot rolled and pickled sheet, with more inventory on hand than the competition and delivery in a day or two, not a week or two.
This is a true run-your-own-territory seat. You’ll spend three days a week in front of customers and two working from your home office. Management acts as a resource, not a babysitter. They’ll hunt down steel, jump on customer calls and back you up, but they won’t micromanage. You’ll get a list of prospect names to call, and you’ll do best if you already have Texas relationships and a book you can bring with you.
Compensation is a strong base + uncapped commission based on every ton you sell, paid quarterly. You’ll also get a car allowance, phone, computer, health insurance and a 401(k) match.
SkyWater Search Partners is partnering with a large, well-established construction organization on an Accounting Manager search. The company is in a strong position, with a healthy backlog, several significant projects underway and continued growth expected across multiple construction verticals. Local Twin Cities metro candidates will only be considered, and onsite presence 4 days per week is required.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more than just a traditional Accounting Manager role. You’ll have ownership across core accounting operations, financial reporting and close while leading and developing a team. You’ll also work closely with project accounting, payroll and FP&A and have the opportunity to take on broader responsibility as the finance organization continues to evolve.
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