Premium work boots and safety footwear manufacturer with global distribution
Red Wing manufactures and distributes work boots and safety footwear across 110+ countries from facilities in Minnesota and Missouri. The tech stack is predominantly Microsoft enterprise tools (Azure, Office suite, Teams) paired with integration middleware (RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus) — a pattern typical of manufacturing operations scaling backend systems without heavy custom engineering. Current hiring emphasis on operations and manufacturing roles signals focus on production efficiency and lean implementation, while active projects on vision systems for quality inspection and POS updates reflect digitization of manufacturing and retail workflows.
Notable leadership hires: Director
Red Wing Shoe Company manufactures premium work boots and safety footwear, operating since 1905 from its headquarters in Red Wing, Minnesota. The company runs two domestic manufacturing plants (Red Wing and Potosi, Missouri) and owns S.B. Foot Tanning Company, which supplies leather for footwear and other applications. Products are distributed through over 4,000 U.S. retail locations and internationally across 110+ countries, serving both consumer and industrial customers. The organization maintains ISO 9001 certification across all manufacturing facilities and employs over 2,000 people across operations, manufacturing, engineering, sales, and support functions.
Red Wing, Minnesota. The company operates two domestic manufacturing facilities in Red Wing, Minnesota, and Potosi, Missouri.
Primary stack includes Microsoft Office, Azure cloud services, Azure Functions, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, C#, and POS systems. Also uses SoapUI, Postman, and Swagger for API integration.
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