Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor oversees all 2nd shift manufacturing operations, ensuring production goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) are met while maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency. This role coordinates with 1st shift leadership for smooth shift handovers, manages a team of production employees, and adjusts schedules and resources to meet changing business and customer demands.

• Manage and supervise production activities on 2nd shift to achieve established KPI targets for output, quality, and efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with 1st shift leadership to ensure a smooth and accurate shift changeover, including status updates on orders, equipment, and staffing.
• Schedule products for production according to priority, order urgency, and available resources, ensuring on-time delivery commitments are met.
• Lead and supervise 2025 production employees, including machine operators, shipping and receiving staff, and visual inspection personnel.
• Ensure all shift production activities are documented accurately and consistently according to company standards and procedures.
• Make real-time production adjustments to address vacations, call-offs, changing order priorities, and other staffing or operational constraints.
• Maintain a strong business mindset when making decisions, focusing on what is best for overall operational performance and company goals.
• Act as a team player by supporting production needs across departments and assisting other areas as required to meet customer and business demands.
• Drive process improvement initiatives within the production area to enhance throughput, reduce waste, and improve quality.
• Monitor and manage production scheduling to optimize machine utilization and workforce allocation.
• Provide clear direction, coaching, and support to team members to promote safety, quality, and productivity.
• Collaborate with shipping and receiving, machining, and visual inspection departments to ensure smooth material and product flow.
• Support and enforce safety policies and the use of required personal protective equipment (PPE), especially in louder production areas.
• Participate in or lead shift-related meetings to review performance, address issues, and plan upcoming work.

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in production supervision.
• Proven experience managing and documenting production KPIs, including tracking performance and implementing corrective actions.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and lead 20 or more direct reports in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong production management skills with the ability to balance quality, safety, and output requirements.
• Experience in production scheduling and coordinating multiple orders and priorities.
• Ability to make sound business decisions that support overall operational and company objectives.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate effectively between shifts and across departments.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team player and support cross-functional production needs.
• Supervision experience in a high-volume, industrial manufacturing setting.

• Experience supervising in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Automotive manufacturing experience, particularly in fastener or component production.
• process improvement within production operations.
• Familiarity with large industrial machinery such as cold forming, cold heading, and tapping machines.
• Understanding of shipping, receiving, machining, and visual inspection workflows in a manufacturing facility.

Employees benefit from robust training opportunities through formal internal programs, supporting ongoing professional growth and development. The organization offers the stability of a large international operation, along with competitive benefits including health, medical, and dental coverage, an education assistance program, 10 paid holidays, paid time off, and a company bonus program. Team members also enjoy a 401(k) plan with company match and tuition reimbursement, fostering long-term financial security and career advancement within a supportive and growth-oriented culture.

This role operates on 2nd shift with a typical start time around 3:00 p.m., working approximately 910 hour shifts Monday through Friday, following a rotation schedule. Occasional Saturday work can be expected about every 68 weeks, depending on workload. The environment is a heavier industrial…