The Production Supervisor leads day-to-day shop floor execution to ensure safe, high-quality and efficient operations that meet productivity targets and on-time delivery commitments. This role will supervise and coordinate hourly employees in support of production and material flow while driving performance through standard work, visible floor leadership, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Supervise daily production and warehouse/distribution activities to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery performance.
- Assign work, prioritize activities, and adjust staffing/workflow to meet schedule and customer needs.
- Monitor performance throughout the shift; remove barriers and escalate issues quickly.
- Coach and develop employees through clear expectations, feedback, and performance management.
- Provide input for workforce planning and development, scheduling, and development of annual business plans.
- Ensure accurate production reporting by completing and maintaining appropriate records, documents, and reports.
- Enforce safe work practices and support compliance with safety and quality standards.
- Reinforce standard work, 5S/housekeeping, and disciplined execution on the floor.
- Address quality issues through containment, root cause, and corrective action.
- Ensure material availability through inventory accuracy through transaction discipline and resolution of inventory variances.
- Develop and use KPIs to track performance (safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, scrap, labor, inventory accuracy)
- Lead daily huddles and use visual management to drive accountability and follow-through.
- Conduct routine Gemba walks to identify problems, engage employees, and drive improvements.
- Lead and participate in Lean and continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and improve performance.
- Utilize your organizational skills by managing work processes and balancing workloads.
- Monitor product quality and ensure activities meet the needs of the Quality Plan
- Monitor safety and productivity and ensure the team is executing at the highest level to meet the needs of the business.
- Collaborate with other leaders to coordinate workflow and resources between departments.
- Provide clear communication with all shifts to ensure all production requirements are met.
- Ensure compliance with all quality regulations, standards and corporate policies including but not limited to ISO 9001:2015 and AAR M-1003 for assigned department.
- Supervises the application of Midland Policies to manufacturing operations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- wellness programs
- health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
- supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
- optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
- adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
- commuter benefits
- parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
- paid time off, including 10 paid holidays per calendar year
- paid vacation days beginning at 120 hours annually
- 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- tuition assistance
- business travel services
- employee discounts
- employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services
