Manufacturing Production Supervisor

Daimler Truck AG • Cleveland, NC

1d • $95,000 - $121,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Paint Production Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of hourly employees and Team Leaders to safely deliver production targets while maintaining the highest standards of quality, environmental compliance, and operational efficiency. This role provides frontline leadership for daily paint operations, drives continuous improvement initiatives, develops employee capabilities, and ensures adherence to Daimler Truck's safety, quality, and manufacturing standards.
The successful candidate is a strong people leader who can build trust, drive accountability, solve problems rapidly, and create a culture focused on safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree OR equivalent leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in manufacturing, industrial operations, or automotive production.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work any shift, including weekends as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field.
• Experience in paint, coating, finishing, chemical process, or automotive manufacturing operations.
• Experience leading hourly production employees in a union or non-union environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and TOS principles.
• Experience utilizing data and analytics to improve operational performance.
• Understanding of paint quality systems, environmental compliance requirements, and manufacturing process controls.
• Experience leading production recovery efforts and managing multiple priorities in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop hourly employees and Team Leaders to achieve operational goals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, respect, and teamwork.
• Support employee development through training, cross-training, and succession planning activities.
• Conduct daily communication meetings and ensure clear alignment of production priorities.
• Promote employee involvement in problem-solving and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain a zero-injury mindset and actively promote safe work practices.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead incident investigations, corrective actions, and root cause analysis activities.
• Promote proactive risk identification and hazard elimination within the paint process.
• Manage daily manpower allocation and production execution to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Monitor production performance and implement actions to address operational disruptions.
• Ensure adherence to standardized work and manufacturing processes.
• Support production recovery plans and rapidly respond to downtime events.
• Drive a culture of "quality at the source."
• Investigate quality concerns and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Support continuous improvement of paint appearance, process capability, and customer satisfaction metrics.
• Ensure compliance with established paint process standards and work instructions.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing and Truck Operating System (TOS) principles.
• Utilize structured problem-solving methodologies to eliminate waste and improve operational performance.
• Support implementation of process improvements that improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Analyze operational data and performance metrics to identify opportunities and drive improvements.
• Utilize KPI trends, downtime data, quality metrics, and labor performance indicators to make data-driven decisions.
• Lead cross-functional teams in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.

Benefits

• annual bonus program
• 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-term and long-term disability plans
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level