Night Shift Production Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Lead Safe Operations
• Promote a strong safety-first culture.
• Ensure compliance with all safety policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Conduct safety inspections and audits.
• Participate in emergency response activities and maintain required certifications.
• Drive Production Performance
• Lead shift operations to meet production, quality, and efficiency goals.
• Monitor equipment performance and coordinate troubleshooting efforts to minimize downtime.
• Communicate production priorities and schedule changes to team members.
• Conduct shift handoff meetings and support daily operational planning.
• Ensure Product Quality
• Monitor product quality throughout production.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and operating procedures.
• Support investigations and corrective actions related to quality issues and customer concerns.
• Develop and Lead a High-Performing Team
• Coach, mentor, and develop hourly production employees.
• Provide performance feedback and accountability.
• Support hiring, training, performance management, and employee development.
• Foster teamwork, communication, and continuous improvement.
• Support Continuous Improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
• Lead waste reduction and process improvement initiatives.
• Promote workplace organization and operational excellence practices.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a manufacturing environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Preferred Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
• Mechanical aptitude and understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Manufacturing leadership experience within a heavy industrial nonwoven manufacturing environment, or related continuous-process industries such as textiles, paper, or converting, strongly preferred.
• SAP experience.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

What We're Looking For

• Safety-focused leader with a hands-on management style.
• Ability to motivate and develop employees.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Experience working with production metrics, reporting systems, and manufacturing technologies.
• Commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Work Environment

• Primary work location: Heavy industrial manufacturing facility.
• Work involves walking and standing for extended periods.
• Working around large-scale production equipment and automated machinery.
• Climbing stairs and accessing elevated platforms as needed.
• Wearing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated production areas.
• Exposure to noise, temperature variations, dust, fibers, and other manufacturing conditions.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead a dedicated team and make a direct impact on manufacturing performance.
• Help drive a culture centered on safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Challenging and rewarding career path in manufacturing excellence.