Production Supervisor

Job Summary

As a Production Supervisor, you will play a critical role in leading safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing operations during your assigned shift. You will have the opportunity to guide and develop a team of production associates while driving performance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Working closely with cross-functional partners, you will help ensure production goals are achieved, customer expectations are met, and a strong culture of safety, accountability, and employee development is maintained. This role also contributes to building future talent by supporting recruitment, training, succession planning, and team engagement.

Principal Responsibilities

• Lead assigned shift operations to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and customer service objectives while optimizing labor, equipment, and production schedules.
• Monitor production performance, analyze operating metrics, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, improve efficiency, reduce downtime and scrap, and maintain high-quality manufacturing processes.
• Champion a strong safety culture by promoting safe work practices, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards, and driving a zero-incident mindset.
• Cook up daily work assignments, shift transition meetings, material availability, and production reporting to support uninterrupted operations and informed decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards, operating procedures, and documentation requirements while supporting audits and operational excellence initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop production employees through performance management, training, mentoring, cross-training, and succession planning initiatives that support engagement, retention, and business objectives.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, waste reduction, and operational performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• A High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory or team lead experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and quality practices in a manufacturing setting.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, production performance metrics, and continuous improvement/lean principles.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and develop teams.
• Self-starter with demonstrated problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities in a fast-paced production environment.