Production Supervisor

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting‑edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi‑cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self‑motivated Electrical Production Supervisor in Hagerstown, MD in support of our North American Vehicles projects, who thrives in a fast‑paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic.

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing the daily operations of the production team to ensure that production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are met. This role will oversee staff, coordinate activities, and work to improve efficiency, output, and product quality in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

• Use Solid Works CAD software to create electrical/mechanical drawings & schematics in compliance with customer specifications, safety requirements, industry standards, and company policies.
• Communicate project technical needs to Operations Manager.
• Create & maintain necessary engineering documentation.
• Create specifications for electrical/mechanical systems & components.
• Provide status reports to Operations Manager.
• Design, test, and analyze electrical/mechanical systems & components to ensure compatibility & compliance.
• Provide electrical/mechanical engineering support throughout full cycle of project.
• Ensure production is performed in compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, company policies, and contract timeline.

• Supervise and lead a team of production leads and production workers, ensuring smooth daily operations.
• Schedule and assign work to production staff, ensuring optimal resource allocation.
• Provide training and mentoring to new employees and ongoing development to existing staff.
• Ensure staff compliance with company policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Manage employee competency and attendance through the system.
• Present all relevant communications to team during 7:00 AM morning meeting including one‑point lessons, quality red card alerts, and general communications cascaded by leadership.
• Record the attendance of all team members present at 7:00 AM morning meeting.
• Escalate unplanned absenteeism and tardiness to immediate supervisor.
• Organize and maintain track of tool assignments and replacements with support of area team leaders.
• Coordinate with quality dept. collection and replacements of tools under calibration.
• Coordinate and track assignment of tool bags and uniforms to employees and trigger tools replacements based on status for tool stocks.

• Monitor production schedules and ensure that all deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with the production manager to create and adjust production plans as needed.
• Oversee production activities to ensure that targets for output, efficiency, and quality are achieved.
• Escalate any blocking points that will delay the completion of build to the production planning schedule to your immediate supervisor.
• Coordinate with material management team material criticalities to supply production activities.

• Ensure that products meet quality standards and specifications.
• Conduct regular inspections of production processes, identifying and correcting any issues.
• Work with the quality control team to address non‑conformities and implement corrective actions.
• Review and verify daily that all Manufacturing Inspection Plans (MIPs) are filled out correctly, with serialized tooling information, expiration dates, and the most up‑to‑date documentation matrix revisions.
• Ensure that all drawings in your assigned work area are the latest revision based on the Station Documentation Revision Checklist provided by engineering.
• Drive closure of open inspection findings for your assigned work area and ensure…