Materials​/Manufacturing Supervisor

At Miller Industries, we design, engineer, and manufacture custom products right here in the USA, at our locations across Michigan. The divisions of our business include Miller Fabricated Systems, Flex Air, Miller Industries Representatives, and our MI Service Group. Together, we have the capabilities to provide our customers with custom steel fabrication, custom commercial and industrial HVAC systems, and various modular mechanical and electrical systems.

We take great pride in our family-operated business built on hard work and a passion for making quality products. We are committed to ensuring the needs of our employees are met and even exceeded, and that they can grow and develop throughout their careers. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we are looking for skilled talent to join our team.

Miller Industries is seeking a Materials/Manufacturing Supervisor for our brand-new facility in Hazel Park, Michigan. This position serves as a critical link between Supply Chain and Operations, ensuring the right materials are available at the right time and in the right quantities while also providing day-to-day leadership and direction to manufacturing personnel.

• Ensure materials are available to meet production schedules; identify and elevate shortages or delays.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and suppliers on availability, delivery dates, and priorities.
• Maintain accurate inventory levels, transactions, records, cycle counts, and physical inventories.
• Resolve discrepancies and manage excess, obsolete, damaged, or slow-moving inventory.
• Organize material staging, storage, replenishment, and movement to support production flow.

• Lead daily production to meet safety, quality, productivity, and delivery goals.
• Adjust priorities based on schedules, materials, staffing, customer needs, and production progress.
• Identify bottlenecks and resolve production or workflow issues.
• Ensure employees have the resources and instructions needed to follow quality and manufacturing standards.
• Coordinate cross-training and resources across departments while maintaining a hands-on floor presence.

• Set clear expectations, communicate priorities, and coach employees on safety, quality, productivity, accountability, and teamwork.
• Provide regular feedback, recognize strong performance, and support employee development.
• Address attendance, conduct, performance, and policy concerns according to company procedures.
• Support onboarding, training, cross-training, skill development, and performance reviews.
• Promote respectful communication, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

• Enforce safety policies, PPE requirements, and safe work practices.
• Correct unsafe conditions and support incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Reinforce quality expectations and resolve defects or process concerns promptly.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering on recurring material, process, or product issues.
• Support safety, quality, material, and manufacturing improvements.

• Improve material flow, inventory accuracy, workplace organization, production processes, and efficiency.
• Participate in Lean initiatives and analyze recurring issues to identify root causes.
• Recommend and standardize improvements that reduce waste, downtime, shortages, rework, and handling.
• Track results, report progress, and encourage employee problem-solving.

• Coordinate communication, planning, schedules, and priorities between Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and support departments.
• Report production status, material shortages, staffing concerns, and operational risks to leadership.
• Work with Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Shipping/Receiving to resolve production issues.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and reports.

The position pays a competitive hourly rate. We offer a competitive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD, STD, a 401k with immediate match, 10 paid holidays, PTO, profit sharing bonus eligibility, and overtime opportunities.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous manufacturing experience in a production, materials, warehouse, or supply chain environment.
• Previous supervisory, lead, or other demonstrated leadership…