Production Supervisor

Gates Corporation • Red Bay, AL

25d • Onsite

About The Position

Gates is seeking a Production Supervisor for its Red Bay plant. The supervisor directs teams to achieve operational excellence by overseeing daily manufacturing activities, ensuring quality standards, and maintaining safety protocols. The role includes training and motivating employees, optimizing workflows, troubleshooting production issues, and working with cross-functional teams to meet production goals, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement.

The position has formal supervisory responsibilities for 3 or more technicians and/or production staff, including setting priorities, coaching associates to meet deadlines, and managing performance and development. The role is full-time. Relocation is not provided.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of supervisory or management experience.
• Ability to coach, drive accountability, resolve conflicts, and manage performance expectations effectively.
• Expertise in problem-solving, troubleshooting, and diagnostics.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Ability to anticipate and address the needs of internal and external customers.
• Ability to develop creative quality solutions and drive process improvements.
• Fundamental project management skills to facilitate process-improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency with general computer applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and other relevant software.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in a related field such as Business Administration, Engineering, or Management.

Responsibilities

• Promote and reinforce safety best practices, communicate expectations, enforce safety protocols, and hold employees accountable; conduct investigations as necessary.
• Provide daily guidance and training to production and assembly teams to support efficient operations and optimized workflows.
• Oversee employee performance, productivity, attendance, quality, and housekeeping standards while promoting accountability.
• Address performance issues, recognize achievements, and provide coaching and development opportunities.
• Administer company policies and workplace procedures fairly and consistently.
• Promote a results-focused environment emphasizing accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Drive process improvements and waste-reduction initiatives to enhance efficiency.
• Empower employees to assess and refine daily processes for ongoing operational improvements.
• Monitor, track, and report shift performance metrics.
• Communicate with employees and management to align team ideas with company goals and exceed customer expectations.
• Set priorities for and coach associates to meet deadlines; manage associate performance and development.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus other voluntary benefit options; benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following the date of hire.
• Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation, 11 holidays (9 scheduled and 2 floating), and 8 sick days; vacation days are accrued.
• 401(k) with a 3% company contribution and an additional 3% company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree