Production Supervisor (2nd Shift)

About the role

The Production Supervisor at ISC leads and coordinates daily manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time production while maintaining seamless communication and accurate handoffs between shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise production operations, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with quality standards and customer requirements.
• Serve as the communication bridge between first and second shift by understanding daily priorities, production status, and work order requirements to ensure a seamless handoff.
• Prioritize and direct production flow through assembly operations to meet production schedules and on-time delivery objectives.
• Ensure all production lines are appropriately staffed and resources are aligned with changing production priorities.
• Provide daily leadership, coaching, and support to Production Leads and production employees, fostering accountability, engagement, and professional development.
• Maintain a visible leadership presence on the production floor, building trust, engagement, and accountability within the team.
• Manage employee performance, including coaching, corrective actions, attendance management, performance evaluations, and recognition activities.
• Participate in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and retention initiatives.
• Partner with Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse teams to resolve production issues and remove obstacles impacting schedule attainment.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards, customer requirements, and company procedures.
• Verify traveler documentation for accuracy, including part numbers, revisions, quantities, and other production requirements.
• Own and drive key performance metrics, including On-Time Delivery (OTD), schedule attainment, productivity, quality, labor utilization, and employee engagement.
• Lead continuous improvement activities utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles, 5S methodologies, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve efficiency and eliminate waste.
• Address production issues, Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), and other operational challenges in a timely manner.
• Foster an engaging work environment where employees understand how their contributions support customer satisfaction and company success.
• Promote and enforce a culture of safety by conducting safety observations, addressing hazards, and ensuring compliance with company safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience in a production environment.
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience, including coaching and developing employees.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and influence teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills with the ability to develop both technical and interpersonal capabilities within a team.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Able to work independently while effectively communicating and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of basic arithmetic and measurement concepts.
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic manufacturing environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Commitment to safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Bonus points if you have

• If you have an Associate's degree or higher in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• If you have experience in cable, wire harness, electronic assembly, aerospace, medical device, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• If you have experience supervising teams of 10 or more employees.
• If you have experience in a contract manufacturing environment.
• If you have strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to understand, troubleshoot, and support manufacturing equipment and processes.
• If you can read and interpret manufacturing instructions, assembly drawings, and electrical schematics.
• If you can use hand tools, inspection equipment, and measuring devices.
• If you have working knowledge of ERP systems.
• If you have experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• If you have familiarity with PPAP, PDP, FMEA, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
• If you have familiarity with wire processing equipment, including cutting, stripping, labeling, coiling, and crimping equipment.
• If you have working knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards.
• If you have bilingual communication skills (English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese).

Physical Demands and Safety

• Be able to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Ability to stay on foot for prolonged periods of time and mobility to get around the facility without limitations.
• Achieve daily tasks that require repetitive use of hands and other body parts.
• Learn and follow all safety requirements.
• Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Report to work healthy and not affected by alcohol, drugs, or other harmful influences.
• Actively participate in safety improvement activities.
• Report any unsafe practices by coworkers or contractors.
• Immediately report all injuries and other safety incidents.

Compensation

$75,000 - $85,000/yr + bonus

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.

Schedule

1:00 pm - 9:30 pm