Production Supervisor - Finishing | 3rd shift - Lafayette Hill, PA

About the role

Higher Recruitment is partnering with a leading manufacturing organization to identify an experienced Production Supervisor – Finishing to lead 3rd-shift manufacturing operations at their Lafayette Hill, PA facility. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and consistent operation of the finishing department while leading and developing a production team. The ideal candidate is a floor-focused manufacturing leader who can balance people leadership, production performance, quality, safety, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for a supervisor who enjoys being actively involved in daily operations and making a measurable impact on team performance and production results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise 3rd-shift finishing operations to meet daily production, quality, safety, and delivery objectives.
• Provide hands-on leadership, direction, and support to production employees throughout the shift.
• Assign work, manage staffing, monitor attendance, and ensure appropriate coverage to meet production requirements.
• Monitor production schedules and workflow to ensure orders are completed efficiently and on time.
• Troubleshoot production, equipment, quality, and workflow issues and coordinate appropriate corrective action.
• Maintain a strong focus on employee safety, product quality, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure employees follow established safety procedures, work instructions, quality standards, and company policies.
• Monitor department performance and communicate production results, issues, and opportunities to management.
• Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and other departments to resolve issues and maintain smooth operations.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve processes, increase productivity, and improve overall department performance.
• Support and participate in Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Train, coach, and develop employees to improve skills, performance, accountability, and engagement.
• Conduct regular communication with team members and address performance or employee-relations issues appropriately.
• Maintain accurate production records, reports, and other required documentation.
• Support implementation of process improvements and ensure changes are sustained.
• Help foster a positive, accountable, team-oriented manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• 3+ years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading hourly production employees in a hands-on manufacturing setting.
• Experience in finishing, converting, packaging, printing, assembly, or a similar production environment is highly valued.
• Strong understanding of production processes, workflow, quality, safety, and productivity.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or process-improvement initiatives.
• Ability to troubleshoot production problems and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across departments.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and hold employees accountable.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize competing production needs.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with other members of the leadership team.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional technical or manufacturing education is a plus.
• Ability to work 3rd shift on a consistent basis.

Qualifications

• Production Supervisor
• Manufacturing Supervisor
• Finishing Supervisor
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• Production Lead
• Manufacturing Lead
• Shift Supervisor
• Operations Supervisor
• Warehouse/Production Supervisor
• Converting Supervisor
• Printing/Finishing Supervisor

Candidates coming from packaging, printing, labels, converting, paper, flexible packaging, corrugated, or other high-volume manufacturing environments are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Leadership role with direct impact on production and team performance
• Stable manufacturing environment
• Opportunity