Manufacturing Supervisor

Tramec Sloan located in Galion, OH is currently seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor.

Along with competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, finances, and work-life balance, including:

• Medical & prescription coverage, including a high-cost specialty drug program (potential for $0 cost)
• Surgery & imaging program (potential for $0 cost)
• Dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-matched 401(k)
• Paid vacation and 10 paid holidays (including your birthday)
• On-demand pay (any day can be payday)
• $500 employee referral bonus
• $500 wellness visit drawing
• Short- and long-term disability
• Tuition reimbursement and internal training opportunities
• Gym membership credit
• Plus much more!

The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily production activities in a light-assembly manufacturing operation producing heavy-duty air brake fittings, hoses, assemblies, and related components. This position provides hands-on leadership to production employees, ensuring that products are manufactured safely, efficiently, consistently, and according to established quality standards and customer specifications. The Supervisor will coordinate personnel, equipment, materials, workflow, and production priorities while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, housekeeping, and on-time delivery.

• Supervise daily activities of production and assembly personnel.
• Organize and assign employees to workstations based on production requirements, skill levels, and workload.
• Ensure production schedules and customer requirements are met.
• Monitor production output, downtime, scrap, rework, and efficiency.
• Ensure proper procedures are followed for cutting, crimping, assembly, fitting installation, testing, labeling, packaging, and other manufacturing processes.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement practical solutions to improve workflow and productivity.
• Ensure adequate availability of raw materials, components, tooling, and supplies.
• Coordinate with other departments regarding production priorities, material shortages, quality concerns, and schedule changes.
• Maintain accurate production records and communicate shift results to management.

• Ensure products are manufactured according to work instructions, drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Verify that hose assemblies, fittings, connections, and finished products meet applicable dimensional, visual, functional, and pressure-testing requirements.
• Monitor and address defects, rework, and customer quality issues.
• Work with Quality personnel to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Promote a culture of "quality at the source" and prevent defective products from moving to the next operation.
• Ensure employees understand and follow applicable inspection and testing procedures.

• Conduct regular safety observations and address unsafe conditions or behaviors immediately.
• Ensure employees use required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Provide or coordinate training on safe operation of production equipment and tools.
• Investigate workplace incidents and near misses and assist with corrective actions.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production environment.

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, coaching, and support to production employees.
• Train new employees on work instructions, equipment, safety procedures, quality standards, and proper assembly techniques.
• Monitor employee performance, attendance, productivity, and adherence to company policies.
• Provide timely feedback and recognize strong…