Supervisor Production

Vertiv•Pelzer, SC

34d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a driven and experienced Production Supervisor to join our dynamic team in Pelzer, SC, supporting Vertiv’s rapidly expanding production operations. This is a critical leadership role within our manufacturing facility, focused on driving operational excellence, employee engagement, safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. The Production Supervisor will lead and manage 1st shift production operations to ensure finished products are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with production schedules, quality standards, work instructions, and customer requirements. This role involves providing day-to-day leadership for production employees, coordinating staffing and workflow, reinforcing standard work, resolving production barriers, and supporting communication between shifts and departments.

Requirements

Three or more years of leadership experience in a manufacturing, production, distribution, construction, industrial, or similar operations environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage daily production priorities, coach employees, and maintain accountability for safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
Strong understanding of general manufacturing safety practices, OSHA requirements, PPE expectations, incident reporting, and hazard recognition.
Ability to read and interpret work instructions, production schedules, engineer drawings, standard operating procedures, and quality documentation.
Strong communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills in a fast-paced production environment.
Basic proficiency with MS Office products, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
High School diploma or equivalent required.

Nice To Haves

Previous supervisory experience in a high-mix, high-growth, or fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Experience using production metrics, visual management, Tier meetings, or daily management systems to drive accountability and improvement.
Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, 5S, root cause problem solving, standard work, or continuous improvement tools.
Experience partnering with quality, materials, maintenance, engineering, safety, and HR functions to resolve operational issues.
Strong leadership presence with the ability to build trust, set expectations, develop employees, and reinforce a positive shift culture.
Associate degree in Electrical Technology or a related technical field is preferred but not required.
Supervisory, Lean manufacturing, OSHA, safety, or other operations-related certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

Supervise production employees, ensuring the team is aligned to daily safety, quality, delivery, and productivity expectations.
Ensure proper staffing across production areas, adjusting workforce allocation based on schedules, priorities, attendance, material availability, and changing operational needs.
Reinforce adherence to work instructions, blueprints, quality checkpoints, standard operating procedures, and customer specifications to ensure finished goods meet required standards.
Lead daily shift Tier meetings to communicate production targets, safety expectations, quality concerns, schedule changes, and process updates to production employees.
Monitor team performance, provide timely coaching and feedback, address attendance or conduct concerns, and recognize positive performance and teamwork.
Direct workflow across assigned production areas, ensuring employees have the materials, tools, information, and equipment needed to perform work safely and efficiently.
Conduct comprehensive shift-change briefings with incoming or outgoing supervisors to review staffing, production status, quality issues, material shortages, downtime, and priority work.
Respond to production issues, remove barriers, escalate concerns as needed, and coordinate with support teams to minimize downtime and maintain schedule adherence.
Monitor labor hours and support efficient use of overtime through effective staffing plans, line balancing, and timely resolution of bottlenecks.
Verify that work areas, staffing assignments, tools, equipment, materials, and documentation are ready prior to shift startup.
Partner with production management, engineering, quality, materials, maintenance, safety, and HR to execute operational priorities and resolve shift-level concerns.
Maintain and accurately report shift metrics, including safety, quality, output, labor utilization, downtime, and schedule performance.
Maintain a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment while enforcing company safety policies, PPE requirements, incident reporting expectations, and safe work practices.
Identify opportunities to improve workflow, reduce waste, strengthen standard work, improve employee engagement, and increase operational efficiency.
Assume operational responsibility for assigned production areas during the absence of the Production Manager or other site leadership as needed.