Production Supervisor | Nigh Shift |2-2-3 Operation

Techmer Career•Clinton, TN

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is responsible for safe and efficient operations during the assigned shift, supervising employees, and ensuring they fulfill Techmer PM’s mission and goals. The role follows a 2-2-3 night-shift schedule with a standard rotation and no swing shift. The salary range is $60,000–$80,000. The supervisor enforces safety procedures, provides training, investigates incidents, and works with maintenance and engineering to improve working conditions. They coordinate production resources and scheduling to meet customer orders and drive on-time deliveries to 95%, while coordinating equipment maintenance. The role drives continuous improvement through 6S, Lean and Six Sigma tools, Kaizen events, quality and process audits, and compliance with ISO 9001 procedures. The supervisor also develops employees through cross-training and quarterly reviews, manages attendance and discipline, ensures accurate and timely ERP transactions, and works with the Manufacturing Manager to achieve annual manufacturing metrics.

Requirements

Minimum 2–3 years of prior manufacturing supervisory experience.
Experience using and following a Quality Management System in manufacturing.
Computer literacy in MS Office and Microsoft D365 ERP system.
Experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools to resolve processing problems and optimize efficiencies.
Expertise in deploying and driving manufacturing metrics (KPIs).
Experience in polymer compounding or a related field.
Strong organizational skills to handle assigned responsibilities effectively.
Team-building ability.
Experience implementing Good Manufacturing Practices across the production area.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Comply with and enforce company safety procedures and administer disciplinary actions when required.
Provide safety training and orientation to new employees.
Identify opportunities to improve working-area conditions and work with maintenance and engineering to implement improvements.
Report, investigate, and document safety incidents; lead root-cause investigations and corrective-action development.
Ensure the team completes safety and process training on time.
Use available resources to complete customer orders on time and drive on-time deliveries to 95%.
Coordinate with scheduling to optimize manpower efficiency through color sequencing, changeover-time reduction, and compliance with manufacturing procedures.
Coordinate with scheduling and maintenance to complete corrective and preventive maintenance on equipment on time.
Drive, implement, and sustain 6S across the manufacturing area.
Audit production staff to ensure processes remain within engineering parameters and work with the team to update SOPs when needed.
Work with staff, leads, and process engineering to troubleshoot non-conformance and quality issues using Lean and Six Sigma tools to identify root causes and corrective actions.
Participate in Kaizen events to optimize processes, reduce non-conformance and rework, and lower manufacturing costs.
Ensure production complies with ISO 9001 procedures and participate in audits as needed.
Use cross-training and other methods to develop team skills in batching and extruding processes.
Ensure ERP transactions are accurate and completed on time.
Work with the Manufacturing Manager to achieve annual manufacturing metrics.
Conduct quarterly employee reviews to assess and develop the workforce.
Administer the Absentee Control Program for staff.
Administer disciplinary actions when employees violate safety or process-related procedures.