Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor – Weekend Shift

Precision Polymer Engineering Limited (PPE LLC), part of the IDEX Corporation, is a growing high‑performance elastomeric seal manufacturer located in Brenham, Texas. We are looking for a Production Supervisor to manage our Friday to Sunday 6:30 am–7:00 pm shift. The role requires leadership, process improvement, and dedication to operational excellence, and comes with 144 hours of PTO per year, a comprehensive benefits package, 401(k) contribution, and a highly competitive bonus structure.

The Production Supervisor leads the manufacturing team toward operational excellence, ensuring order fulfillment, quality, cost and safety standards are met. Under the direction of the Production Manager, the Supervisor drives a culture of engagement and accountability, coordinates resources, manages daily operations, and implements continuous improvement initiatives.

• Assign, direct, and observe the daily work of operators to meet key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with the Planning department to develop daily production plans by reviewing schedules, making job assignments, estimating worker hour requirements, and coordinating material flow.
• Reinforce adherence to standard work and visual controls to reduce variation.
• Minimize disruptions to flow within operations; create standard work for what to do when flow is disrupted; resolve or escape issues to ensure timely resolution.
• Monitor and report daily performance metrics on the cell board, including safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Train, develop, motivate, and lead a team of people to achieve established goals related to production, utilization, quality, and more.
• Ensure product quality meets specifications.
• Ensure efficient and economical utilization of materials, improve methods, and eliminate wasteful practices.
• Keep records of departmental activities as required.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by adhering to established practices and participating in safety functions.

• Communicate with employees about important issues affecting business and the work environment.
• Responsible for hiring, interviewing, corrective action, and termination of direct reports in conjunction with Human Resources.
• Ensure that all established policies and procedures are followed as outlined in the company handbook.
• Encourage employees to participate in the improvement of their jobs using the internal suggestion pipeline and follow-up in a timely manner.
• Administer and document training for production team members.
• Assess and address training needs of employees.
• Evaluate and manage employee performance.
• Manage employee time keeping and monitor overtime.

• Assist in the analysis of production and related processes and recommend improvements or changes in working conditions and use of equipment to decrease costs and increase efficiency and quality.
• Develop and/or assist in the development and implementation of process improvement practices.
• Identify issues and use the cell team or support team to determine root cause and implement corrective or preventive actions (e.g., counter‑measures to disruptions to flow, missed pitch, scrap/rework/defects, excess inventory, OT).

• 5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing setting (machining, assembly, quality).
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred with 5 years in a supervisory role, or lower degree/diploma with equivalent experience (e.g., Associate’s Degree + 7 years supervisory experience).

• Experience in Process Improvement, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or Kaizen.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and make decisions using business metrics and data.
• Customer‑focused with knowledge of internal and external customer relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence without direct authority.
• Self‑motivated, organized, with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Works well in a team environment; experience working within a union environment is a plus.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office products…