Production Supervisor

MW Components - Northern Wire is looking for an experienced 1st Shift Production Supervisor to join our team in Merrill, WI.

The Production Supervisor oversees daily manufacturing operations within an assigned area, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role leads and develops production team members, coordinates workflow, monitors performance, and supports continuous improvement initiatives to meet customer and business requirements.

• Supervise, coach, and support production employees across assigned lines or work areas.
• Schedule and assign daily tasks to ensure adequate staffing and resource utilization.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide feedback, and assist with employee training and development.
• Promote a positive, collaborative, and accountable workplace culture.
• Ensure production schedules are met while maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency standards.
• Monitor workflow, prioritize work orders, and adjust assignments as needed.
• Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate with maintenance, quality, engineering, and materials teams to resolve problems.
• Verify proper setup, operation, and shutdown of equipment.
• Enforce all safety policies, PPE requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Conduct safety audits, toolbox talks, and incident investigations.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment (5S).
• Ensure adherence to quality procedures, specifications, and inspection standards.
• Review and address product defects, scrap, or nonconformance.
• Work with Quality and Engineering to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve productivity, and optimize workflow.
• Participate in or lead Lean/CI activities such as 5S, Kaizen, and root-cause analysis.
• Support implementation of new processes, equipment, and technologies.
• Track production metrics, downtime, labor hours, and performance indicators.
• Complete required forms, logs, and reports accurately and timely.
• Maintain timekeeping records and approve employee hours when required.

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment, and quality standards.
• Ability to read and interpret work instructions, SOPs, and production documents.
• ERP/MES experience preferred.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in manufacturing or production operations.

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in shift-based or fast-paced manufacturing environments is a plus.

• Competitive Compensation
• Quarterly Incentive Program
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• Development and Career Growth Opportunities
• Educational Assistance Program
• Collaborative Culture
• Innovative and Impactful Work
• Employee Wellness Program

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands/arms; lift and/or lower; push and/or pull; and use hands to finger, handle, feel and/or finely manipulate objects. The employee must frequently lift/move and/or push/pull up to 20 lbs. and occasionally lift/move and/or push/pull up to 50 lbs.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Use of vision correction is acceptable, if necessary; however, any vision correction apparatus must meet all safety guidelines for the area of activity.