Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor Opportunity! 1st shift! Competitive Pay & Benefits!

Join us as we strive for manufacturing excellence! Bring your energy, expertise, and passion for process optimization to lead our production team toward new heights of efficiency and quality. Your leadership will be instrumental in creating a safe, productive, and innovative manufacturing environment!

Operational Leadership

• Supervise the day-to-day operations of the Production Department for the assigned facility and shift.
• Directly supervise Production Leads and production employees and ensure clear work assignments, priorities, and expectations.
• Execute daily and weekly production schedules established by management and adjust staffing and resources as operational needs change.
• Monitor production output, downtime, labor utilization, and workflow to ensure production goals and customer requirements are met.
• Maintain a visible presence on the production floor and respond promptly to production, staffing, equipment, and workflow issues.
• Communicate production status, delays, material concerns, equipment issues, and other operational risks to the Production Manager and appropriate departments.

People Management & Development

• Provide daily leadership, direction, coaching, and accountability to Production Leads and production employees.
• Ensure Production Leads effectively direct work, support employee training, and reinforce department expectations.
• Monitor attendance, conduct, productivity, and job performance and address concerns consistently in partnership with HR and management.
• Participate in performance evaluations, corrective action, employee recognition, and development planning.
• Identify staffing needs and communicate manpower requirements to the Production Manager and HR.
• Ensure new employees receive required department orientation, job-specific training, and documented on-the-job training.
• Promote respectful communication, teamwork, employee engagement, and consistent application of company policies and procedures.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Enforce company safety rules, required PPE, safe work practices, and department procedures at all times.
• Immediately respond to and report safety concerns, injuries, near misses, equipment hazards, and unsafe conditions.
• Ensure production employees follow approved SOPs, work instructions, quality standards, and process requirements.
• Partner with Quality to address nonconforming product, quality concerns, holds, rework, and corrective actions.
• Ensure required production, safety, quality, training, and operational documentation is completed accurately and timely.
• Support internal, customer, ISO, safety, and other required audits within the Production Department.

Production Coordination & Resources

• Coordinate with Maintenance regarding machine downtime, repairs, preventive maintenance needs, and equipment availability.
• Coordinate with Inventory/Warehouse to ensure materials, components, packaging, and supplies are available to support the production schedule.
• Coordinate with Quality to ensure product inspections and quality requirements are completed without unnecessary production delays.
• Ensure employees have the appropriate tools, equipment, materials, and resources needed to perform assigned work.
• Escalate issues outside the Supervisor's authority through the appropriate chain of command.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, workflow, safety, quality, labor efficiency, and waste reduction.
• Support Lean and continuous improvement activities and encourage employee participation in improvement efforts.
• Review recurring production problems and work with management and support departments to implement sustainable solutions.
• Support implementation of new equipment, processes, work instructions, training requirements, and production changes.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required; associate's or bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of manufacturing experience; prior Lead or supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise employees, assign work, manage priorities, and maintain accountability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of production processes, safety practices, quality requirements, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, Production Leads, management, and support departments.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills.
• Basic computer skills and ability to use production, timekeeping, ERP, or other business systems as required.
• Bilingual communication skills preferred where applicable to the workforce.
• Ability to work flexible hours, shifts, and overtime as required by production needs.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and safety shoes.
• Successful completion of a background check .

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 4% Match
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Prescription drug insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person