Production Supervisor

About the role

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Production Supervisor to join the Audio Visual Team in Warsaw, IN. This position is responsible for planning, directing, and supervising daily manufacturing and assembly operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective production of high-quality products. The Production Supervisor provides leadership to production personnel, drives Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures operational excellence in safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Safety Leadership: Promote and maintain a safe work environment by ensuring compliance with safety policies, identifying and mitigating workplace hazards, supporting safety initiatives and investigations, enforcing proper equipment and material handling procedures, and fostering a culture where safety is a shared responsibility.
• Quality Management: Ensure products and processes consistently meet company and customer quality standards by enforcing standardized work, monitoring process compliance, supporting corrective actions, overseeing rework activities, and driving continuous quality improvements through collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Productivity & Operational Excellence: Direct daily manufacturing operations to achieve production schedules and operational targets by managing workflow, balancing labor resources, coordinating material availability, removing production constraints, and implementing Lean Manufacturing principles to improve throughput, efficiency, and on-time delivery.
• Cost & Inventory Management: Optimize manufacturing costs by effectively managing labor utilization, reducing waste, improving inventory accuracy, supporting root cause analysis of inventory discrepancies, coordinating product replenishment, and implementing process improvements that increase operational efficiency and reduce lead times.
• Customer Service & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Support exceptional customer service by ensuring timely production and product availability, communicating production status, resolving issues that impact delivery, coordinating returned material processing, and partnering with Engineering, Inventory, Quality, Planning, and Customer Service to meet internal and external customer expectations.
• People Leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing manufacturing team by recruiting, training, mentoring, evaluating performance, recognizing achievements, promoting employee engagement and accountability, and fostering a culture of teamwork, continuous learning, and continuous improvement.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive operational excellence by leading Lean Manufacturing initiatives, developing and implementing standardized processes, monitoring performance metrics, identifying improvement opportunities, and championing a culture focused on safety, quality, productivity, and sustainable business growth.

Requirements

• Dependable and enthusiastic with the ability to use good judgment, work independently with minimal direction, and possess a strong initiative and positive attitude.
• Strong process focus – ability to recommend and implement changes in processes to improve efficiency and performance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, GD&T, specifications, work instructions, and manufacturing procedures.
• Proven knowledge and application of Lean Manufacturing Principles (Kanban, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Single Piece Flow…).
• Understanding of MRP inputs and outputs.
• Detail-oriented with excellent follow-through skills.
• Proven ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong metric focus.
• Proven ability to manage people; train and motivate employees, as well as delegate effectively.
• Able to function in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proven ability to make sound decisions to resolve problems effectively.
• Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously while providing close attention to details.
• High degree of professionalism and ability to handle confidential information.
• Proficient in the use of personal computers, internet, and Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook or related email system).
• High math aptitude.
• Working knowledge of fabrication processes, including welding, machining, cutting, forming, grinding, assembly, and finishing operations.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of supervisory/management experience in a manufacturing environment OR 5-7 years of supervisory/management experience in a manufacturing environment OR combination of relevant education and experience. Previous experience with ERP systems.

About the company

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings to improve life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable.

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.

Legrand AV is a global leader in designing and manufacturing electrical, data, and AV solutions. The division focuses on providing the foundation for amazing AV experiences through innovative solutions and exceptional service that solve customers' AV integration and technology challenges.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• High employer 401K match.
• Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefit plans.
• Above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave.
• Bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans.
• Paid time off to volunteer.
• Active and growing Employee Resource Group network.