Senior Production Supervisor

Overview

The Senior Production Supervisor is responsible for leading the manufacturing operations in a high-paced, highly automated production environment. This role manages the hiring, training, and performance of production personnel and drives improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. The position is accountable for creating a disciplined, performance-driven culture while applying lean tools and structured problem-solving to strengthen operational execution. The Senior Production Supervisor plays a key role in cross-functional coordination and contributes to broader plant objectives by ensuring process stability, workforce capability, and a continuous-improvement mindset within the team.

Responsibilities

* Supervise daily manufacturing activities in a high-volume environment to ensure production schedule attainment.

* Ensure all safety regulations, policies, and procedures are followed and promote a culture of safe behaviors.

* Lead the hiring, training, cross-training, and performance management of direct employees.

* Supervise, develop, and coach production leaders to ensure they contribute effectively to operational objectives.

* Drive efficiency through the application of lean tools, TPM methodology, structured problem solving, and process standardization.

* Support the deployment and sustainment of 5S, visual controls, and standard work within assigned areas.

* Maintain accurate daily production reporting and use data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

* Ensure clear, timely communication among all production personnel, support functions, and leadership teams.

* Coordinate closely with maintenance, engineering, quality, and materials teams to resolve issues and sustain process stability.

* Monitor labor utilization and efficiency performance to ensure alignment with staffing plans and budget expectations.

* Maintain accurate reporting of scrap, rework, and downtime and use the data to support cost of quality trends, variance analysis and cost-reduction efforts.

* Support inventory accuracy, cycle counting process by ensuring correct material usage reporting and WIP controls.

* Promote an environment of accountability, teamwork, and proactive issue identification.

* Demonstrate flexibility to support different shifts or work schedules as required by business needs.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* BS degree

* 5+ years of experience in supervisory or other leadership roles within a manufacturing environment.

* Experience applying lean manufacturing, TPM, and Six Sigma tools.

* Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

* Enthusiastic, proactive, and collaborative team player.

* Proven track record of achieving results and increasing levels of responsibility.

DESIRED

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bi-lingual English and Spanish.

* Master's degree in engineering.

* Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification.

* Experience supervising high-mix or high-volume operations.

* Experience as a Manufacturing, Production, or Operations Manager.

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Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer