Production Supervisor, Continuous Improvement (1st Shift)

Role Responsibilities

Lead daily operations to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost performance targets.

Maintain regular communication to ensure alignment on priorities, schedule execution, and issue resolution.

Cook up labor and material flow to ensure on-time completion of the production schedule.

Plan new orders considering lead times, capacity and customer needs, on time delivery being a key KPI.

Develop and manage daily/weekly schedules and line sequencing.

Collaborate with Maintenance and Engineering to troubleshoot and resolve equipment or process issues quickly.

Reinforce Leader Standard Work (LSW) expectations, coach team leaders, and drive daily accountability.

Leads 6S, Lean, and continuous improvement initiatives targeting uptime, waste, and efficiency improvements.

Ensure adherence to quality standards and support corrective action processes.

Work scheduled overtime as needed to support production needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School diploma
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience
• 2+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Lean or Continuous Improvement experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Proven ability to support production line startups and ramp-ups
• Strong technical aptitude with welding mechanical, pneumatic, or process systems
• Proficient in Oracle ERP or similar MRP systems for scheduling, planning, inventory, and order management
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook) for reporting, communication, and data analysis
• Skilled in coordinating with Supply Chain, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering teams
• Experience developing or optimizing production scheduling and sequencing processes to improve throughput, minimize changeovers, and support multi-shift operations
• Hands-on skills in troubleshooting basic mechanical or process-related issues on production equipment
• Demonstrated use of Lean tools—such as poke-yoke, quick changeover, pull systems, kaizen, root-cause analysis, and standard work—to drive continuous improvement

Relocation

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Immigration Sponsorship

Not Available

Keywords

Supervisor, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Lean, Production, Quality

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