Manufacturing Supervisor
Position Summary
The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for leading production teams to achieve operational excellence across Safety, Quality, Delivery, People, and Cost objectives. This role provides direct supervision to team leads and production employees while ensuring departmental and facility goals are consistently met.
This is a hands-on leadership position requiring strong floor presence, technical knowledge of manufacturing operations, and the ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Primary Responsibilities
Leadership & Employee Development
- Provide guidance, direction, and supervision to production employees and team leads
- Promptly address performance issues and support employee development
- Train, coach, and motivate team members
- Maintain a positive and communicative shop-floor environment
- Promote adherence to all safety plans, company policies, and performance expectations
Operational Planning & Execution
- Plan and schedule operations within assigned areas of responsibility
- Review and approve personnel schedules, reports, logs, purchasing requests, and repair activities
- Develop and manage production plans including load sheets, scrap tracking, routers, dashboards, reports, and work orders
- Ensure organized, efficient, and productive work areas
Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Lead and support Non-Conformance Reports (NCR), Corrective Action Reports (CAR), and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) initiatives
- Drive cost reduction and efficiency improvement projects
- Support capital improvement and manufacturing enhancement initiatives
- Ensure compliance with industrial and manufacturing standards
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Interface with Sales, Materials Planning (MRP), and Manufacturing teams to achieve department and organizational goals
- Support daily and weekly performance accountability across Safety, Quality, Delivery, People, and Cost metrics
- Work collaboratively to resolve production challenges and meet customer requirements
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma required; two- or four-year college degree preferred
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a metal manufacturing or operational environment preferred
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Practical understanding of industrial and manufacturing principles, standards, and practices
- Experience supervising and directing employees, including performance evaluation and development
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated problem-solving and project management abilities
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment
Desired Competencies
- Ability to inspire, motivate, and influence others
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Experience improving operational efficiency
- Ability to manage projects and coordinate resources beyond immediate areas of responsibility
- Adaptability in a demanding, ever-changing production environment
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The organization is committed to maintaining a workplace free of discrimination and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Employment decisions are made without regard to any legally protected characteristic.
