Production Supervisor - Days

ITW • Litchfield, MN

7d • $70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Serves as an advanced front-line production leader with increased responsibility for production planning, cross-shift coordination, resource balancing, and independent problem solving under the direction of the Plant Manager. Develops and adjusts daily and weekly production plans for assigned operations based on customer priorities, market rate of demand, staffing, materials, inventory requirements, and equipment capacity. Coordinates execution across shifts and support functions, resolves routine scheduling and operating constraints within delegated authority, and escalates decisions affecting customer commitments, overtime, staffing levels, or capacity. Provides leadership to hourly production employees and supports the development of less-experienced supervisors while ensuring safe, efficient production that meets quality, delivery, and cost expectations.

The role directly supervises hourly production employees and is responsible for work assignments, employee scheduling, training, coaching, performance management and reviews, recognition, corrective and disciplinary actions, and employee development. It may also provide guidance and developmental support to Production Supervisor I employees. The position requires 2 to 4 years of relevant manufacturing or operations leadership experience, including demonstrated success supervising production employees. A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

The starting wage is between $70,000 and $80,000 based on experience. ITW describes its benefits package as supporting employee well-being, development, and advancement.

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of relevant manufacturing or operations leadership experience, including demonstrated success supervising production employees.
• Ability to develop and adjust production plans, balance labor and equipment resources, coordinate work across shifts or functions, and resolve scheduling and operating constraints.
• Ability to use SQDC performance information to identify gaps, lead corrective action, and support continuous improvement.
• Strong organizational, decision-making, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to use applicable production, reporting, and enterprise systems.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk and occasionally required to sit.
• Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Operate the production process profitably and in accordance with applicable legal, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Communicate and implement safety compliance, hazard elimination, and accident-prevention procedures; lead responses to shift-level safety concerns and ensure escalation and follow-through.
• Develop daily production plans based on customer and order priorities, demand, inventory needs, staffing, material availability, and equipment capacity.
• Set production sequences and output targets; coordinate requirements across shifts and support functions; adjust plans within approved priorities and staffing limits.
• Independently resolve routine production and scheduling conflicts, and escalate changes affecting customer commitments, overtime authorization, staffing levels, or significant capacity constraints to the Plant Manager with a recommended course of action.
• Monitor and analyze Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) metrics; identify trends and performance gaps; determine countermeasures, assign follow-up actions, and lead corrective action and continuous improvement efforts.
• Verify that corrective and improvement actions are completed and achieve their intended results.
• Coordinate across shifts by communicating production status, schedule changes, downtime, quality concerns, staffing issues, material constraints, safety concerns, and recovery plans.
• Partner with engineering, maintenance, quality, materials, and other support functions to resolve issues and maintain continuity of operations.
• Lead hourly employees by setting expectations, coaching performance, recognizing strong results, addressing conduct or performance concerns, and administering corrective action under company policies and procedures.
• Complete performance reviews and establish development goals for direct reports.
• Support development of Production Supervisor I employees by modeling effective planning, escalation, problem solving, shift communication, and people leadership.
• Participate in selecting and onboarding talent and promote employee engagement, accountability, and goal alignment.
• Manage employee work assignments, scheduling, training, performance management, recognition, disciplinary actions, and development in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Up to 120 hours of vacation, 40 hours of sick time, and 24 hours of floating holiday within the first year.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Wellness program offering significant discounts toward health coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional development and advancement opportunities.
• Paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) with a 6% company match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed