Production Supervisor

At Vestas, we are driven by a shared purpose: to power the world with sustainable energy. As the global leader in wind energy solutions, we design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines that help create a cleaner and more sustainable future. Join our Windsor Blades Factory, where innovation, teamwork, and operational excellence come together to produce advanced wind turbine blades for the North American market.

The Windsor facility is a critical manufacturing site supporting next-generation turbine technology and helping accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. Our people-centered culture is built on safety, quality, continuous improvement, and a commitment to delivering world-class results for our customers.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations while fostering a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. This role translates business objectives into operational execution by ensuring production goals are achieved through effective workforce planning, employee development, Lean Manufacturing principles, and cross-functional collaboration.

The Production Supervisor leads frontline employees, and team leads, drives operational performance, supports employee engagement, and develops high-performing teams that consistently deliver results aligned with Vestas' safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

• Lead daily production activities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Execute production plans efficiently while ensuring adherence to takt time and customer commitments.
• Monitor production performance, identify barriers, and make real-time operational decisions to maintain production flow.
• Ensure adequate workforce planning and resource allocation to meet production requirements.
• Coordinate activities across shifts and collaborate with support functions to maintain operational continuity.
• Ensure accurate production reporting and data integrity within manufacturing systems.
• Ensure team members have the tools, resources, and knowledge required to meet production expectations.

• Promote and maintain a strong safety-first culture where safety is a core value and daily expectation.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and company policies and procedures.
• Lead safety observations, audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Drive employee ownership of workplace safety and proactively address risks.
• Ensure products meet all quality standards through training, process adherence, inspections, and performance monitoring.
• Hold teams accountable for standard work, quality requirements, and process compliance.
• Lead, coach, and develop hourly employees and team leads to achieve operational and individual performance goals.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, coaching conversations, and development planning.
• Establish clear expectations for performance, behaviors, attendance, and accountability.
• Support onboarding, training, workforce development, and succession planning initiatives.
• Foster an inclusive, respectful, and engaging work environment that promotes teamwork and employee growth.
• Support self-managed team concepts and employee ownership of results.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and 5S initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities using root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce waste, improve processes, and optimize operational performance.
• Participate in operational reviews and ensure timely completion of improvement actions.
• Challenge existing processes and continuously seek opportunities to improve cost, quality, and delivery performance.
• Maintain effective communication with employees, peers, leadership, and cross-functional partners.
• Partner with Planning, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Logistics, Human Resources, and EHS teams to achieve business objectives.
• Escalate concerns appropriately and communicate operational priorities clearly and…