Production Supervisor

Corning•Newton, NC

19d•$106,400 - $146,300

About The Position

The Production Supervisor leads and manages front-line supervisors and hourly associates, with direct responsibility for safety, quality, cost, delivery, and team morale. The role includes direct and indirect reports and cross-functional partnership with engineering and maintenance. It drives manufacturing performance against daily, weekly, and monthly production metrics; maintains staffing and overtime plans; supports production scheduling, changeovers, upgrades, experiments, maintenance, and new product introductions; and leads operational improvements and talent development.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree; a technical or business degree is preferred.
At least 5 years of manufacturing experience with a proven track record of leadership progression.
Direct people-management experience with both salaried and non-exempt employees.
Demonstrated leadership skills in conflict resolution, coaching, active listening, and employee effectiveness.
Experience developing, implementing, and driving results through critical manufacturing metrics, including safety, quality, cost, delivery, and morale.
Highly motivated and results-oriented, with a strong commitment to the business and department.
Energetic and effective under pressure, with the ability to respond positively to constructive feedback.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced technical graduate degree.
Certified Six Sigma DMAIC Green Belt and/or demonstrated Lean capabilities.
Experience collaborating, interfacing, and communicating upward and outward.
Experience participating in or leading a manufacturing cross-functional team responsible for a key improvement initiative or cost-reduction program.
Experience and competence in innovation, new product development, and delivery, including participating in or leading a team responsible for developing or launching a new product into manufacturing.
Experience managing the department's talent development strategy, including programs to attract, develop, and retain key talent.

Responsibilities

Drive manufacturing performance and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly production metrics; identify bottlenecks, respond to staffing changes, and maintain appropriate queue levels.
Manage department overtime and associated spending, balancing the use of overtime with hiring needs.
Maintain the department staffing model, address staffing gaps, anticipate capacity-related staffing changes, and improve labor efficiency through cross-training.
Partner with planning and scheduling teams to execute weekly and monthly production plans and support on-time-to-manufacture and on-time-to-promise metrics.
Manage large product and process changeovers, equipment upgrades, engineering experiments, and required maintenance activities.
Support operational readiness for major equipment upgrades and department-specific new product introductions while maintaining production targets.
Identify bottleneck processes and partner with the lean organization to improve operational availability, including through setup-time reduction and reduction of unplanned downtime.
Lead and directly supervise direct reports and indirect manufacturing teams, holding the team accountable to safety and quality metrics through individual and department scorecards.
Deploy talent management programs to attract, develop, and retain manufacturing talent, and ensure salaried employees have training and development plans.