Production Supervisor

Description

Position Title: Production (Crating) Supervisor

Department: Container Production

FLSA Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt (overtime eligible)

Company

Summary:

We are a well-established company serving the Aerospace, Medical, and High-Tech Industries in Colorado with high-touch custom packaging, professional services, and logistic solutions. Creating opportunities and overcoming challenges is what drives us to provide clients with the necessary people, services, and equipment for every job. We are an organization that commits to its team members, maintaining a safe and fun environment while treating everyone as a valued individual.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran status. Full benefits are available to full-time team members, including paid sick leave and vacation, medical/vision/dental, company-funded life insurance and 401(k).

Position Summary: As Production Supervisor, you’ll lead MM Solutions’ crating production team of 8–10 crew members and a Team Lead, turning custom designs into quality crates that protect our customers’ valuable equipment. You’ll coordinate people, materials, and schedules to meet production goals while maintaining a safe, organized workplace.

You’ll also help shape the department’s future by developing team members, planning resources, and improving production processes. Working closely with Design and Customer Service, you’ll ensure designs can be built efficiently, anticipate challenges, and strengthen the team’s ability to deliver consistent quality and meet customer commitments.

Build a capable, accountable team

• Lead production crew members, team leads, and new product introduction builders—the employees who build initial versions of new crate designs.
• Set clear priorities through daily team standups, effective delegation, and consistent follow-through.
• Coach team members, support team lead, and address performance concerns promptly and respectfully.
• Participate in hiring, develop onboarding and training plans, and build skills across the department.
• Hold regular individual check-ins and annual performance reviews that give employees useful feedback and clear development goals.

Plan production and anticipate challenges

• Coordinate people, materials, tools, and schedules to meet customer commitments.
• Work with team lead to balance workloads, resolve bottlenecks, and prepare for changing production demands, potentially including a second shift when needed.
• Partner with Design to ensure crate designs can be built safely, consistently, and efficiently.
• Coordinate material needs with Design and Customer Service, identifying shortages or other risks early.
• Contribute to department strategy, including staffing, training, equipment, and capacity planning.

Use data and employee ideas to improve results

• Analyze production data to identify trends, understand recurring problems, and prioritize improvements.
• Apply Lean manufacturing methods to reduce waste, improve workflow, and make work easier to perform correctly.
• Strengthen workplace organization through 5S: sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain.
• Involve team members in solving problems and evaluating whether changes improve safety, quality, and productivity.
• Ensure drawings, bills of materials, cut lists, and marked-up design changes stay accurate and reach the Design team.

Set the standard for safety and quality

• Reinforce safe work practices and ensure employees receive training on tools, equipment, and job procedures.
• Coordinate maintenance of shop tools and equipment.
• Support the company’s ISO 9001 quality management system through consistent processes and accurate documentation.
• Earn company-required forklift qualifications and operate equipment…