Production Supervisor

About the role

WireCo is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. Our global footprint includes manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, and research and development centers around the world.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and directing the daily operations of assigned production teams to ensure the safe, efficient, and timely manufacture of high-quality products. This role provides frontline leadership for production associates, coordinates workflow, monitors production performance, and drives continuous improvement while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, coach, and develop production employees to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and customer service objectives.
• Provide daily direction, work assignments, and production priorities for assigned team members.
• Foster a positive, respectful, and accountable work environment aligned with WireCo values and WBS behaviors.
• Conduct employee training, cross-training, coaching, performance evaluations, and ongoing development activities.
• Monitor attendance, scheduling, overtime, and workforce utilization.
• Address employee performance concerns promptly through coaching, corrective action, and recognition programs.
• Participate in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and succession planning activities.
• Promote employee engagement and encourage participation in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate daily production activities to meet production schedules, quality standards, and customer delivery requirements.
• Monitor production performance, labor utilization, downtime, scrap, and efficiency metrics.
• Ensure employees are properly trained and qualified to perform assigned work safely and effectively.
• Balance staffing and resources to meet changing production priorities.
• Coordinate production flow with planning, maintenance, quality, warehouse, shipping, and other departments.
• Monitor equipment utilization and coordinate equipment repairs and preventive maintenance activities.
• Support production startups, changeovers, and new product introductions.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations, company safety policies, and safe work practices.
• Conduct routine safety observations, audits, and incident investigations.
• Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Immediately address unsafe behaviors and hazardous conditions.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and company procedures.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, standard operating procedures, and documented work instructions.
• Verify production processes consistently meet customer specifications and quality standards.
• Review production documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure nonconforming material is properly identified, contained, documented, and dispositioned.
• Partner with Quality to investigate root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate material flow to support uninterrupted production.
• Ensure accurate inventory transactions and material traceability.
• Monitor raw material availability and communicate shortages.
• Support shipping and receiving activities to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure proper storage, handling, and identification of materials throughout the manufacturing process.
• Lead and participate in Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, waste reduction, and process improvement initiatives.
• Analyze production performance data and identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Implement standardized work practices and drive operational discipline.
• Encourage employee involvement in problem-solving and continuous improvement activities.
• Support new equipment implementation and process improvements.
• Conduct daily production meetings and shift handoffs.
• Communicate production priorities, schedule changes, safety information, and operational updates.
• Maintain accurate production reports, labor records, downtime documentation, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with leadership to achieve operational objectives.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing experience, including at least two (2) years in a lead, team lead, trainer, or supervisory leadership role.
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing operations, production scheduling, and workforce management.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement, and waste reduction principles.
• Ability to interpret production schedules, engineering drawings, work instructions, and technical documentation.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and manufacturing process knowledge.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, Microsoft Office, and production reporting systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Requirements

• Associate’s or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related discipline.
• Seven (7) or more years of progressive manufacturing experience.
• Experience supervising multiple production lines, shifts, or departments.
• Experience in fabrication, wire rope, cable, metals, industrial manufacturing, or heavy manufacturing environments.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement certification.
• Forklift certification and experience with material handling equipment.
• Experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards or SAP.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

Ability to stand and walk throughout a manufacturing facility during a 10–12-hour shift.

Frequently lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.

Ability to bend, squat, kneel, climb, reach, twist, and perform repetitive movements.

Ability to work in varying temperatures, elevated noise levels, and typical industrial manufacturing conditions.

Ability to safely operate or oversee production equipment and material handling equipment.

Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Benefits

WireCo offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wages plus bonus program, paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.