Production Supervisor
About The Position
The Production Supervisor leads the daily operations of a designated production area, ensuring a safe, efficient, and high-performing work environment. The role oversees hourly production employees, promotes operational excellence and continuous improvement, and ensures production goals are met while maintaining quality, safety, and cost expectations. The supervisor works closely with maintenance, quality, engineering, and other functional teams to support plant objectives and deliver results. The position manages a staff of approximately 65 employees, sets direction, and deploys resources. It is responsible for performance evaluations, pay reviews, hiring, and terminating. The work environment is typical of a manufacturing facility and may involve exposure to cold, heat, high noise levels, moving mechanical parts, heights, dust, mist, gas, fumes, and extensive walking or climbing. Minimal travel is required, stated as 0–10 days per year. The role may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- At least 3 years of operational leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of production processes.
- Aptitude for learning and understanding company policies.
- Solid understanding of OSHA regulations.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Working knowledge of SAP or ERP systems.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Physical ability to perform essential job functions; may be required to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, train, and provide direction to the production team.
- Plan and schedule equipment utilization and maintain maximum productivity levels.
- Investigate root causes and issues related to scrap, process excursions, quality complaints, and fire investigations.
- Ensure the production team understands and complies with established safety, environmental, quality, and process-control systems and company policies.
- Use key operating indicators to control product cost, material usage, machine downtime, expenditures, and other shift functions.
- Submit production employees’ hours worked to payroll accurately and on time.
- Communicate production performance statistics and concerns to Production Shift Leaders, Maintenance, and the Superintendent, and recommend improvements.
- Prepare labor, material, and equipment usage reports.
- Manage approximately 65 employees, set direction, and deploy resources.
- Conduct performance evaluations and pay reviews, and handle hiring and termination.
Benefits
- Choice of comprehensive medical plans
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Wellness program
- Critical illness insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave for eligible employees
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Basic life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Business travel accident coverage
- Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance available
- Health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and dependent care spending account
- Tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and certain graduate programs
- Educational opportunities, mentoring program, and soft- and hard-skills training
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
