Shift Manufacturing Supervisor, 2nd Shift

The Shift Manufacturing Supervisor (SMS) oversees day-to-day welding and fabrication operations to ensure safety, quality, and production goals are met. This role manages production leads and a team of welders, fabricators, and support staff, ensuring efficient workflow, proper resource allocation, and compliance with company and regulatory standards. The SMS acts as a key link between management and shop floor employees, promoting teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Primary Job Duties:

• Supervise day-to-day operations to meet production targets
• Take ownership of department Key Performance Initiatives, maintaining real time tracking, owning recovery actions, and driving improvement for areas of concern
• Ensure that material, tools and equipment are available and in good working order
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Engineering to minimize downtime
• Train, coach, mentor, evaluate performance and provide feedback for development and improvement of the production leads
• Maintain a visible, proactive presence on the production floor to coach and drive performance in real time, with frequent touchpoints with leads to clarify priorities and targets
• Ensure optimal staffing across the department, and flex labor in real time to address bottlenecks and maintain balanced workflow
• Conduct daily SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) meetings with direct reports, engineering, planning and management; co-lead shift huddles to communicate priorities; and escalate issues to cross functional teams
• Manage quality, ensuring adherence to work instructions, owning corrective actions for the shift, and escalating high impact issues
• Enforce quality and safety policies, conduct audits of same, and ensure proper PPE and equipment usage
• Coordinate shift transition and ensure continuity between first and second shifts
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions for safety and quality incidents
• Support lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Position may include other duties and responsibilities assigned by management

Primary Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to coach and mentor a team
• Detail oriented with consistent execution of tasks and processes
• Proficient with computer systems (email, ERP, Microsoft)
• Ability to read and interpret drawings

Culture:

• Actively work to create strong communication and a healthy working environment

• Communicate in a positive, clear and respectful manner with all

• Respectfully listen to concerns and ideas brought to your attention

• Support and participate in company functions

• Respect confidentiality

• Continuous improvement and customer-first thinking in everything we do.

• Embody our values of Integrity, Trust, Creativity and Courage, Teamwork, and Excellence

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years prior experience working within a manufacturing / fabrication setting

• Two or more years of leadership experience

• High school diploma or GED required; college degree is a plus

• Basic computer skills for work order tracking and reporting.

• Able to perform the physical demands of the job including:

  • Safely navigate a manufacturing environment
  • Lift up to 50 lbs regularly and stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, push, pull, reach and twist throughout the shift
  • Use office, phone and computer equipment
  • Use manufacturing equipment, hand tools, and measurement instruments.
  • Work in manufacturing or fabrication shop environments with appropriate PPE.

Attendance Requirements: Attendance on a regular, consistent basis is mandatory.

Accommodations: Essential functions of this position may include but are not limited to lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, twisting, kneeling, crouching, carrying objects, ascending/descending stairs and commuting to work location. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential job functions under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) or other state or federal law, you may request the accommodation below.

Salary: $83,000 - $86,000 annually

** Sign-on bonus! **