Production Supervisor-Admin

Hopkinsville, KY, USA

Posted Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM | Expires Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:59 AM

Position Summary

This position will lead production to achieve targeted results and follows the precepts of the Plymouth Business System;
Ensures Lead Operators and Operators are trained and adhere to Company policy and procedures. Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements.

• Champion safety initiatives on the shop floor.
• Provide expectations, accountability, and direction to the production team.
• Understand production processes and material flow throughout the production cycle.
• Act as a “Customer Champion” and is accountable to customer requirements.
• Take an active role in understanding the P&L of the company and departmental budget and leads cost saving initiatives.
• Lead the “Managing Daily Improvement” process on the shop floor to drive specific productivity improvements, ensure day to day performance, on time delivery and continuous improvement.
• Comply with Plymouth Business Systems requirements to ensure that production is meeting the internal and external systems.
• Responsible for production personnel training.
• Execute Plymouth Tube policies, procedures, work instructions and manufacturing processes.
• Develop Lead Operators, drive business objectives, develop talent in the production team, and identify direct report training needs.
• Responsible for ensuring the production floor is kept neat and orderly.

Core Responsibilities

• Model Plymouth Tube values and behaviors as outlined in the Mission Statement
• Represent Plymouth Tube in a professional manner
• Follow all company Environmental and Safety policies, procedures and standards
• Follow all company Quality Standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Lead Operators and Operators

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years manufacturing experience; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Past Leadership experience and Lean Manufacturing experience is preferred. Knowledge of micrometers, calipers and other measuring devices.

Competencies/Desired Characteristics

• Adaptability:
  Adapts to any new pressures from the environment, sees beyond the obvious and adjusts quickly to new priorities.
• Ambition:
  Acknowledging slow growth in company or self not acceptable.
• Analysis:
  Sorts the “wheat from the chaff,” determining root causes and subtle relationships among data from various sources.
• Change Leadership:
  Is supportive of change, seeks to identify and understand the benefits included in the change, and leads change efforts by example.
• Coaching and Training:
  Actively and successfully trains and coaches people for current assignments and develops them for promotion into positions in which they succeed.
• Communication:
  Adept at running meetings, keeps meetings on track with objectives, is specific in requests and timelines, successful in achieving meeting results, thorough in follow-up and follow through.
• Critical Thinking:
  Demonstrates sound decision making when approaching decisions with critical impact, uses PBS problem solving methods to drive results.
• Customer Focus:
  Seeks out information on customer requirements, stops a process when an inconsistency is suspected.
• Diversity:
  Appreciates the power of a diverse workforce and enjoys working in diverse groups.
• Excellence:
  Remains consistent in terms of what one says and does, and in behavior toward others.
• Goal Setting:
  Demonstrates ability to set SMART goals (specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and time or resource-constrained).
• Initiative:
  Acts with sense of urgency:
  Gives immediate attention to tasks or issues that prevent organization from reaching goals, rethinks priorities and organizes work to achieve goals or get goals back on track.
• Judgement Making:
  Achieves balance between quick decisiveness and slower, more thorough approaches, i.e., is neither indecisive nor a hip‑shooter.
• Leadership:
  Sets high standard of performance expectation, measures performance realistically, encourages personal and professional development, mentors and coaches for individual and team achievement.
• Lean Leader:
  Provides…