Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc•Medina, OH

75d•Onsite

About The Position

Carlisle Brake & Friction is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing operations at their Medina, Ohio facility. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for building a strong safety culture, developing employees, achieving production goals, and driving measurable improvements in quality, delivery, productivity, and cost. The ideal candidate is a visible, results-oriented leader who holds people accountable, recognizes strong performance, solves problems at the source, and works effectively across departments.

Requirements

Associate degree in manufacturing, operations, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Five or more years of manufacturing experience, including at least three years leading production employees.
Demonstrated success managing safety, quality, delivery, labor, productivity, and cost performance.
Experience with Lean manufacturing and structured root-cause problem-solving.
Strong coaching, communication, conflict-resolution, and performance-management skills.
Experience using Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems such as ERP, MES, or electronic timekeeping.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment.
Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, manufacturing, business, or a related field.
Experience in braking systems, friction materials, machining, molding, assembly, automotive, aerospace, or off-highway manufacturing.
Knowledge of IATF 16949 or comparable ISO-based quality systems.
Lean or Six Sigma training or certification.
Familiarity with automated equipment, PLCs, HMIs, tooling, and preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop production employees to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals.
Plan daily staffing and work assignments based on production requirements, employee capabilities, and equipment availability.
Promote and enforce safe work practices, including PPE, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and plant safety procedures.
Monitor production output, downtime, scrap, rework, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.
Use data and structured root-cause methods to resolve equipment, process, quality, and workflow issues.
Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives, including 6S, standard work, visual management, kaizen, waste reduction, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Supply Chain, and Human Resources to resolve operational issues.
Set clear employee expectations and provide timely coaching, recognition, performance feedback, and corrective action.
Coordinate employee onboarding, training, cross-training, and skills development.
Ensure accurate production reporting, timekeeping, attendance tracking, and shift handoffs.
Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and audit-ready production environment.