Job Description Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading hourly operators to achieve daily production, safety, quality, and delivery goals. This role oversees day-to-day line operations, assigns work based on production priorities and available resources, and ensures work is completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with established standards. The supervisor also plays a key role in driving continuous improvement, maintaining operational discipline, and partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and support business objectives..

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Assign daily work and responsibilities to operators based on production requirements, line priorities, and available resources.
• Supervise and support hourly employees to ensure tasks are completed safely, accurately, and in accordance with established procedures and quality standards.
• Lead daily team huddles to review performance, production priorities, key issues, and action plans.
• Verify readiness for production at the start of each shift, including staffing, materials, equipment, and process readiness.
• Support the use of production systems and tools needed for daily execution and reporting.
• Identify, communicate, and escalate issues related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost as needed.
• Reinforce compliance with all safety requirements, safe work practices, and company policies.
• Participate in problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective action activities to address production, quality, safety, and operational issues.
• Ensure materials and consumables are available at workstations to support uninterrupted production.
• Prepare and distribute required production documents and operational instructions.
• Monitor line activity to ensure adherence to standard work, process discipline, and production expectations.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment in alignment with workplace organization standards.
• Apply Lean manufacturing principles to daily supervision and line management activities.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and waste reduction.
• Support improvements in standard work, visual management, line organization, and process consistency.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams, including Quality, Maintenance, Planning, and Engineering, to resolve issues and meet production goals.
• Use shop floor systems, production tracking tools, and escalation processes as required.
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, safety policies, procedures, and operating requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Diploma, technical college degree, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Min 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
• Min 2 years’ experience leading teams, coordinating shop floor activities, or supervising operators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Lean manufacturing, DMS, SQDC, 5S, and continuous improvement tools.
• Experience conducting daily management meetings and supporting visual management systems.
• Familiarity with production systems such as ELM, SmartShop, and MyAndon.
• Min 2 years’  experience working with gas turbine components or other precision aerospace/industrial parts.

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