Press Production Supervisor

Key Responsibilities

• Safety First Mindset: Champion a safety culture, enforce all safety policies, conduct safety audits, and lead root-cause investigations for incidents or near-misses.
• Identify and correct unsafe behaviors or conditions promptly.
• Ensure all team members receive up-to-date safety training and use PPE as required.
• Servant Leadership: Model servant leadership by prioritizing team development, coaching, and empowerment.
• Support operators and technicians in overcoming challenges, providing necessary resources, and recognizing contributions.
• Foster a respectful, inclusive environment where every team member’s input is valued.
• Production Oversight in a Fast-Paced, High-Volume Environment: Supervise all activities of the stamping press department, ensuring achievement of aggressive production targets, consistent quality standards, and on-time delivery.
• Proactively monitor workflow and assign tasks to optimize manpower and maximize machine utilization within high-demand schedules.
• Quickly adapt to changing priorities, troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime and maintain continuous production flow.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead and participate in continuous improvement projects (5S, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing).
• Analyze downtime, scrap, and process bottlenecks; implement effective countermeasures in collaboration with quality, maintenance, and engineering teams.
• Encourage team-driven suggestions for process enhancements, especially those supporting throughput and efficiency.
• Reporting & Communication: Maintain accurate production, quality, and safety records; report KPIs to management.
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve quality, tooling, and maintenance issues promptly, especially under tight timeframes.

Qualifications

• Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
• A minimum of one to three years of experience in a high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Previous manufacturing supervision experience, preferably in high volume stamping press operations.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.
• Previous professional, internship or co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.

Physical Requirements

• Stooping, bending, standing for long periods of time.
• Manual dexterity and able to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance.