Production Supervisor

What You Will Be Doing

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with all safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead daily safety activities, including pre-shift meetings, inspections, near-miss reporting, and incident investigations.
• Drive TPM execution and continuous improvement initiatives within the assigned production area.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise daily production activities to meet output, efficiency, quality, and customer delivery objectives.
• Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions to address operational variances.
• Partner with Quality teams to ensure products consistently meet customer requirements and quality standards.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts to resolve quality, safety, and production issues and prevent recurrence.
• Develop and coach team members through ongoing feedback, training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Identify skill gaps and support cross-training and development opportunities that build workforce capability.
• Effectively administer workforce policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements as applicable.
• Communicate plant performance metrics and business priorities to engage employees and drive accountability.
• Partner with Maintenance teams to maximize equipment reliability, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Manage labor resources and staffing to meet production and cost objectives.
• Analyze operational data and communicate performance results to plant leadership.
• Foster a positive and inclusive work environment that encourages collaboration, respect, and employee engagement.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
• Encourage employee involvement in problem-solving and operational improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including shift rotations, as business needs require.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment that includes exposure to heat, dust, noise, and other production-related conditions.
• Strong knowledge of safety practices, production operations, and quality systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and production management systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, industrial, or related environments.
• Experience leading production teams in a fast-paced manufacturing operation.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment.