Kitting Supervisor

Mittera Group Inc•Berkeley, IL

About The Position

The Kitting Supervisor leads the day-to-day operation of the kitting department, ensuring kits are assembled safely, accurately, efficiently, on time, and in accordance with customer and company quality standards. The role directs people, schedules, materials, and workflow, develops a cross-trained team, expands departmental capabilities, and holds the department accountable for meeting due dates. The supervisor provides daily direction to leads and associates; supports recruiting, onboarding, coaching, and employee development; plans staffing and shift coverage; and delivers feedback and performance evaluations. The role also ensures associates are trained on procedures, quality expectations, equipment, machine guarding, and safe material handling. The position oversees kitting activities across scheduled shifts, including assembly, staging, hand assembly, inserting, packaging, and labeling. It prioritizes and assigns work, monitors progress and performance, coordinates with other production teams, maintains safety and quality standards, and drives continuous improvement.

Requirements

Three or more years of supervisory or lead experience in printing, packaging, fulfillment, kitting, or a related manufacturing environment is preferred.
Experience with kitting, assembly, finishing, fulfillment, or similar hand-work and production processes is preferred.
Demonstrated leadership, organization, communication, delegation, and conflict-resolution skills in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to train and cross-train employees and build flexibility and capability within a team.
Ability to read and interpret job tickets, kit specifications, bills of materials, samples, schedules, safety rules, and customer requirements.
Ability to use measurements and basic math, including counts, fractions, decimals, percentages, and production calculations.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, make sound decisions under pressure, solve practical production problems, and meet demanding deadlines.
Ability to analyze department results and use production information to improve on-time delivery, accuracy, labor performance, waste, and throughput.
Basic computer proficiency, including email, spreadsheets, production systems, and standard business applications.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of supervisory or lead experience in printing, packaging, fulfillment, kitting, or a related manufacturing environment.
Experience with kitting, assembly, finishing, fulfillment, or similar hand-work and production processes.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day kitting operations across scheduled shifts, including kit assembly, component staging, hand assembly, inserting, packaging, labeling, and related activities.
Provide clear daily direction to leads and kitting associates, establish accountability, and maintain open communication.
Participate in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, coaching, and developing department employees in partnership with HR and plant leadership.
Plan staffing, shift coverage, and overtime based on production requirements and approved labor plans.
Build and execute cross-training plans and support succession planning to increase department flexibility and capabilities.
Provide feedback, recognize strong performance, address attendance or performance concerns, conduct evaluations, and administer corrective action consistently with company policy.
Ensure associates are trained and qualified on job procedures, quality expectations, equipment, machine guarding, and safe material handling.
Prioritize, schedule, and assign work to meet customer specifications, production schedules, quality requirements, and due dates; monitor progress and act on jobs at risk of missing commitments.
Review job tickets, kit specifications, bills of materials, samples, packaging instructions, and special instructions before production; confirm components are available and communicate expectations.
Maximize labor and floor-space utilization by balancing workloads, sequencing jobs, and matching assignments to employee skills.
Identify and evaluate opportunities involving new kit types, processes, equipment, and workflows with Operations leadership.
Monitor on-time delivery, productivity, labor, accuracy, rework, non-chargeable time, materials, and supplies; identify root causes and implement corrective action.
Ensure kit contents, counts, labeling, and packaging meet customer specifications before work moves to shipping, and maintain error-prevention checks and procedures.
Coordinate with Scheduling, Prepress, Press, Bindery and Finishing, Customer Service, Quality, Receiving, Shipping, and other production teams to maintain workflow and resolve constraints.
Maintain a safe, clean, and organized department and enforce safety rules, required personal protective equipment, and housekeeping standards.
Drive continuous improvement in safety, throughput, accuracy, waste reduction, standard work, workplace organization, and cost performance.
Perform other duties as assigned.