Manufacturing Professional - Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

• Lead daily operations, managing production execution to ensure safe, efficient, and cost‑effective output.
• Maintain capacity targets, consistently exceeding them with at least 120% readiness.
• Monitor and analyze KPIs such as throughput, yield, quality, labor efficiency, and on‑time delivery.
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize workflow for maximum throughput.
• Collaborate with planning and engineering to align schedules and meet customer requirements.
• Supervise a team of 20+ employees, fostering a high‑performance culture.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle – hiring, onboarding, staffing, scheduling, training, and cross‑training.
• Coach and conduct performance management to build capability and address discipline when required.
• Drive engagement and morale through communication, recognition, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure employees are trained and certified to standard work, maintain skills matrices, and create development plans.
• Mentor team members and groom future leaders.
• Enforce safety policies and regulatory requirements, promoting a zero‑incident culture.
• Maintain product quality by addressing defects and driving root cause corrective actions.
• Support compliance activities across the work center.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and improve flow.
• Utilize data‑driven decision‑making to enhance throughput and operational performance.
• Encourage employee problem‑solving and participation in improvement efforts.

• 5+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing or operations.
• Proven leadership in high‑volume environments.
• Experience with production scheduling and capacity planning.
• Strong decision‑making and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Experience in hiring, coaching, and disciplinary processes.

• Experience managing large‑scale product lines ($40MM+ revenue).
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in operations or engineering.

Key competencies: results‑driven mindset, strong accountability, excellent communication, ability to manage competing priorities, strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, high integrity and professionalism.

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization at any time.

Annual pay range: $62,310.00 – $.

Internal title:
Manufacturing Professional – Production Supervision.