Production Supervisor I
About The Position
The Production Supervisor provides frontline leadership for a manufacturing production shift, driving safe, efficient, high-quality operations and achievement of production objectives. The role partners with cross-functional teams to optimize productivity, ensure compliance with quality and safety standards, develop team capability, and support continuous improvement. The supervisor exercises independent judgment to manage daily operations, allocate resources, resolve operational issues, and lead hourly employees toward plant performance goals. The position is at the manufacturing facility in Bellwood, Virginia, and works nights on a 12-hour 2-2-3 schedule.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- 0–2 years of progressive manufacturing or production operations experience.
- Knowledge of manufacturing operations, production scheduling, safety, and quality systems.
- Ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize competing operational demands in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong organizational, planning, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to analyze operational performance and implement process improvements.
- Demonstrates accountability, results orientation, team building, sound decision-making, talent development, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop hourly production employees to meet safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance objectives.
- Build an engaged, accountable, and inclusive team culture through coaching, performance management, employee development, and recognition.
- Manage staffing, work assignments, and shift transitions to support efficient production operations.
- Recruit, onboard, train, and develop employees, and address performance and employee relations issues.
- Direct daily production activities to maximize productivity, optimize labor utilization, and minimize operating costs.
- Execute production schedules by coordinating labor, materials, and equipment resources to meet customer and business requirements.
- Monitor operational performance and implement corrective actions to improve throughput, equipment effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
- Ensure accurate collection and reporting of production performance metrics.
- Enforce safe work practices, investigate incidents, eliminate hazards, and drive continuous safety improvement.
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality systems, food safety requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices, and regulatory standards, where applicable.
- Drive quality initiatives to improve product consistency, reduce waste, and achieve plant quality objectives.
- Identify operational improvement opportunities that enhance productivity, quality, cost performance, and employee engagement.
- Partner with maintenance, engineering, quality, planning, warehouse, and other functional teams to resolve operational issues and improve manufacturing performance.
- Support inventory accuracy and material control processes to ensure efficient plant operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
