Manufacturing - Supervisor Production

Job Description

Signicast - Milwaukee South Facility, 1241 W. Canal St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

Posted Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Under the direction of the Lead Supervisor and General Manager, the Second Shift Production Supervisor directs overall operations ensuring the achievement of production objectives at the lowest cost consistent with company quality standards and customer delivery requirements.

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities. Works in conjunction with the EHS Manager to establish and maintain all policies and programs to assure a safe working environment. Complies with all safety and health guidelines, quality standard practices/procedures and housekeeping standards.
• Prioritize, schedule, and delegate work assignments to ensure the production of company products at the highest quality at the lowest possible cost, meeting company performance standards, and customer specification and delivery requirements, in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure the training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve the company’s standards for quality, quantity, safety, and ISO/TS.
• Participate in planning meetings, recommending space, personnel, and equipment requirements. Be part of the hiring process.
• Ensure adherence to ISO/TS procedures and requirements, participate in ISO/TS planning sessions.
• Recommend preventative maintenance procedures and plan the repair of machines and equipment to minimize downtime.
• Continually evaluate processes and methods, recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment, performance, utilization of people, and quality of product.
• Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems; analyze and resolve work problems, and assist workers in solving work problems.
• Maintain departmental supplies, tools, equipment, and order as necessary.
• Ensure the completion of all required production paperwork, records, documentation, such as time cards, quality records, etc.
• Enforce safety regulations.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Conduct employee training on equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.
• Conduct employee probationary and eight-month performance reviews.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Supervisory Responsibilities - Manage Master Technicians and Manufacturing Technicians.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires an Associate’s Degree or equivalent education and experience. Must possess good computer skills and be able to learn new skills as needed. Requires one to two years of training.

Must be able to effectively communicate with other employees to share information, solve problems, and instruct or train lesser skilled employees. Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as part drawings, shop orders, work plans, and short correspondence. Must be able to write standard reports and documentation.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to…