Production Supervisor

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.•Orlando, FL

21d

About The Position

The Production Supervisor leads and coordinates daily production activities for team members involved in setting up, operating, repairing, inspecting, and manufacturing parts. The role provides visible shop-floor leadership, translates production priorities into clear daily expectations, and removes barriers to safe, high-quality, on-time execution. The supervisor is accountable for safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, workforce planning, employee development, performance management, and problem resolution within the assigned department and shift. The role works with production planning and cross-functional partners to meet demand, resolve constraints, improve processes, and achieve departmental performance goals.

Requirements

Associate degree in Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Business, Operations Management, or a related technical field.
At least five years of manufacturing, repair, machining, welding, inspection, blending, coating, aerospace, or industrial operations experience, including at least two years of leadership experience as a Team Lead, Cell Lead, Supervisor, Military Leader, or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience in production scheduling, labor planning, safety leadership, quality systems, and employee development.
Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, standard work, visual management, waste identification, Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), process flow, performance measurement, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ability to set expectations, coach performance, deliver constructive feedback, recognize contributions, manage conflict, build engagement, and develop employees through training and stretch assignments.
Ability to interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, routings, and work instructions, with a working understanding of quality systems, nonconformance control, inspection requirements, and corrective action practices.
Ability to translate demand into daily execution, manage competing priorities, evaluate capacity and labor needs, monitor KPIs, and make decisions using operational and financial information.
Ability to communicate clearly in writing and presentations with team members, peers, leaders, customers, and support functions.
Ability to calculate and apply rates, ratios, percentages, labor hours, takt or cycle-time relationships, productivity measures, and basic graphical data interpretation.
Ability to analyze problems involving multiple variables, determine root causes, evaluate alternatives, implement countermeasures, and verify effectiveness.
Proficiency with email, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, production or enterprise systems, and digital performance-management tools, and ability to learn new systems.
Ability to regularly stand, walk, talk or hear; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds; and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work around moving mechanical parts in a usually loud environment where hearing protection may be recommended or required in some areas.

Responsibilities

Lead work in accordance with company policies, applicable laws, safety requirements, quality standards, and established procedures.
Provide floor leadership through team huddles, process confirmation, employee check-ins, and timely escalation of safety, quality, delivery, and staffing risks.
Reinforce stop-work authority, report unsafe conditions, investigate incidents, and ensure corrective actions are completed and sustained.
Partner with the production planner to estimate labor hours and develop monthly, weekly, and daily production plans.
Assign daily work by priority and required quantity, confirm expectations, and verify that team members are trained and certified for assigned operations.
Review planned versus actual completions, labor utilization, schedule attainment, work in process, quality performance, and constraints; act to recover gaps and communicate risks.
Maintain accurate WIP boards, production records, transactions, status updates, and action closures.
Interpret specifications, blueprints, routings, work instructions, and job orders; communicate technical requirements and coordinate support when requirements are unclear or incomplete.
Maintain qualifications and an effective skills matrix; identify coverage gaps and cross-train team members.
Coach and develop team members through goals, feedback, development plans, job-specific training, cross-training, recognition, and follow-up.
Develop succession plans for critical positions, identify high-potential employees, and prepare qualified backups for critical operations.
Promote employee engagement by listening to ideas and concerns, involving team members in problem solving, communicating priorities, recognizing contributions, and following through on commitments.
Manage performance fairly and consistently, including expectations, attendance or conduct concerns, recognition, corrective action, and partnership with Human Resources when needed.
Contain quality risks, document nonconformances, and participate in root cause and corrective action activities, including 5 Why, fishbone analysis, and corrective action verification.
Inspect or verify parts and products as required and direct equipment or process adjustments when output does not meet standards.
Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and other functions to resolve constraints, improve work instructions, and meet customer commitments.
Drive waste reduction and continuous improvement using lean methodologies, including 5S, visual management, standard work, daily accountability, point-of-use material placement, improved part flow, setup reduction, mistake-proofing, and structured problem solving.
Facilitate team improvement activities, establish baselines and targets, confirm results, standardize successful changes, and monitor sustainability.
Achieve departmental KPIs for Safety, Quality, On-Time Delivery, Productivity, Labor Utilization, Schedule Attainment, Training Compliance, Employee Engagement, and Cost Performance.
Use ERP, production management, labor reporting, and business intelligence systems to monitor performance, identify trends, analyze gaps, and support data-based decisions.
Mentor team leads, trainers, and emerging leaders while demonstrating respect, integrity, accountability, consistency, clear communication, sound judgment, and appropriate protection of confidential information.