Production Supervisor

Folience Inc•Sumner, IA

1h•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees daily manufacturing-floor operations to ensure production targets are met efficiently and safely. The role manages a team, coordinates schedules, monitors production and quality, and leads continuous-improvement initiatives. The supervisor helps maintain a supportive, productive team environment and ensures employees follow company procedures, safety requirements, and quality standards. The position includes planning and assigning daily work, coordinating with maintenance, materials, scheduling, engineering, and quality teams, coaching and developing employees, and addressing production or quality issues. It also includes staffing and attendance management, safety leadership, maintaining production and training records, and tracking key metrics and labor hours. The role works primarily on the production floor. Physical demands include extended standing and walking, frequent bending and reaching, repetitive arm motions, lifting and moving materials up to 50 pounds, and climbing ladders or platforms to inspect trucks. The environment may include noise, moving machinery, dust, fumes, adhesives, and temperature variation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
3–5 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 1–2 years leading people as a supervisor, team lead, or lead operator.
Working knowledge of manufacturing safety practices, including OSHA requirements, PPE, and lockout/tagout.
Understanding of quality systems, inspection methods, and working to specifications.
Ability to read and interpret work instructions, blueprints, or production schedules.
Proficiency with Excel, Microsoft Office, and Outlook.
Ability to work in a manufacturing environment, including standing and walking for extended periods.
Ability to lift and move materials up to 50 pounds.
Good color vision and close-up vision to judge finish quality, color match, and defects.

Nice To Haves

Three years supervising a paint, coating, or finishing operation, such as liquid spray, powder coat, e-coat, or a pretreatment line.
Hands-on experience as a painter, coater, or paint line operator before moving into leadership.
Experience troubleshooting finish defects such as runs, orange peel, poor adhesion, contamination, film-building, and color-match issues.
Experience managing paint mixing, viscosity checks, film-thickness measurement, and cure verification.
Experience leading lean or continuous-improvement projects that reduced scrap, rework, or changeover time.
Experience hiring, training, and coaching teams of 15 employees.
Experience working with customer quality requirements, audits, and corrective action reports.

Responsibilities

Plan and assign daily work to meet production schedules, output targets, and delivery dates.
Run shift-start huddles and communicate priorities, issues, and changes.
Monitor line performance and respond to downtime, material shortages, and equipment issues.
Coordinate with maintenance, materials, scheduling, engineering, and quality teams to keep production running.
Coach and support team members, communicate expectations, and foster a productive work environment.
Ensure employees understand and follow company policies, procedures, work instructions, and quality checks.
Conduct performance reviews and proactively address performance and conduct issues.
Monitor production progress and resolve issues that could cause delays.
Ensure products meet specifications and quality standards; address quality issues and implement corrective actions.
Close the feedback loop with operators and other departments on quality-related issues.
Hire, onboard, train, and cross-train team members, and maintain a current skills matrix.
Manage attendance, timekeeping, overtime, and staffing coverage.
Partner with HR to address conduct and performance issues fairly and consistently.
Build an engaged team culture based on respect, accountability, and recognition.
Enforce safety rules, PPE requirements, and lockout/tagout procedures, and stop work when conditions are unsafe.
Lead daily safety talks, conduct area audits, and investigate incidents and near misses to root cause.
Ensure compliance with OSHA and company environmental, health, and safety policies.
Identify process improvements and lead initiatives to enhance efficiency and productivity.
Collaborate across departments to implement best practices and streamline operations.
Track and report key metrics and drive actions to close performance gaps.
Keep work instructions, training records, and shift reports current.
Manage area budget items such as labor hours and overtime.
Perform other duties as assigned.