Production Supervisor Job Columbus area,Mississippi USA,Manufacturing / Production

Position Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and high-quality production of finished units. This position provides direct supervision of production Team Leaders and hourly employees while coordinating closely with Quality, Engineering, Material Handling, Logistics, Maintenance, and Production Planning to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly production objectives.

The Production Supervisor is accountable for maintaining a safe work environment, driving employee engagement, achieving production schedules, ensuring adherence to standard work, and continuously improving Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale (SQDCM). This role serves as the frontline manufacturing leader responsible for executing the production plan while developing employees and supporting operational excellence.

Essential Responsibilities

Provide daily leadership and direction for assigned production areas and manufacturing personnel.

Ensure production goals are achieved while maintaining safety, quality, and productivity standards.

Lead daily startup meetings to communicate safety topics, production priorities, staffing plans, quality concerns, and operational expectations.

Monitor production performance throughout the shift and take immediate action to address barriers impacting output.

Ensure employees follow standardized work instructions, operating procedures, and established manufacturing processes.

Maintain compliance with all company safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Promote a culture of safety by identifying and correcting unsafe conditions and behaviors.

Manage manpower assignments and adjust resources as necessary to support changing production requirements.

Coordinate with Production Planning to ensure schedule adherence and resource availability.

Monitor daily production attainment and communicate performance against targets.

Work closely with Material Handling and Supply Chain to address parts shortages and material flow issues.

Coordinate with Maintenance to minimize equipment downtime and support production needs.

Partner with Quality to address defects, containment actions, and corrective-action implementation.

Collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to improve processes, reduce waste, and increase throughput.

Ensure production documentation, labor records, and required operational metrics are accurately maintained.

Drive accountability for attendance, productivity, quality, and safety expectations.

Coach and develop Team Leaders and production employees.

Conduct employee training, qualification verification, and cross-training activities.

Support employee performance reviews, development plans, and succession planning.

Monitor and reduce production defects, rework, scrap, and customer-impacting quality issues.

Lead root-cause analysis and corrective-action activities related to safety, quality, delivery, and productivity concerns.

Maintain strong 5S and visual-management standards throughout assigned production areas.

Support continuous-improvement initiatives focused on productivity, labor efficiency, safety, quality, and cost reduction.

Escalate issues that may impact customer deliveries, production schedules, safety, or quality performance.

Provide regular production updates to manufacturing leadership.

Support implementation of new products, engineering changes, process improvements, and operational initiatives.

Maintain accurate visibility of production status, work-in-process (WIP), and schedule performance.

Drive employee engagement and foster a positive, team-oriented work environment.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Safety Performance

Recordable and Near-Miss Reduction

Daily Production Attainment

Weekly Production Schedule Achievement

On-Time Delivery Performance

Labor Efficiency

Units Produced per Shift

First-Pass Yield (FPY)

Defects per Unit (DPU)

Rework Hours

Scrap and Waste Reduction

Downtime Performance

Productivity Improvement

Attendance Performance

Overtime Management

Employee Training and Certification Completion

Corrective-Action Closure

5S Audit Performance

Employee Retention and Development

Overall SQDCM Performance

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required.

Associate or bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field preferred.

Minimum of 3-5 years of manufacturing experience
, preferably in automotive, heavy equipment, specialty vehicles, industrial equipment, or a similar…