Production Supervisor
Yorktown, IN
Key Responsibilities
Production Operations
- Plan, organize, and manage daily production activities.
- Ensure production schedules are executed efficiently to meet customer demand.
- Optimize labor, equipment, and material utilization.
- Monitor daily production performance and implement corrective actions when necessary.
- Coordinate activities across all production shifts.
Operational Performance
- Drive continuous improvement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
- Improve productivity while reducing manufacturing costs.
- Monitor production KPIs and establish action plans to achieve targets.
- Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements.
- Ensure production capacity meets customer requirements.
People Management
- Lead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and Team Leaders.
- Conduct performance evaluations and establish development plans.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of production personnel.
- Foster a positive and high-performance work environment.
Safety & Environmental
- Promote a strong safety culture throughout the plant.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety procedures.
- Lead accident investigations and corrective actions.
- Ensure housekeeping standards (5S) are maintained.
- Support environmental compliance initiatives.
Quality
- Ensure products are manufactured according to customer specifications.
- Work closely with the Quality Department to resolve production quality issues.
- Support containment activities and corrective actions.
- Ensure standardized work instructions are followed.
- Participate in APQP and new product launches.
Maintenance Coordination
- Collaborate with the Maintenance Department to maximize equipment availability.
- Support preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
- Minimize downtime through effective planning.
- Participate in equipment improvement projects.
Inventory & Materials
- Coordinate production with Materials and Supply Chain departments.
- Ensure raw materials and components are available.
- Reduce Work-In-Process (WIP).
- Support inventory accuracy and cycle count activities.
Continuous Improvement
- Lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
- Promote Kaizen events.
- Implement waste reduction activities.
- Improve workflow and manufacturing efficiency.
- Encourage employee suggestions for process improvements.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in:
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Operations Management
- Or equivalent experience.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience.
- Minimum 3 years in a production leadership position.
- Experience in automotive manufacturing preferred.
- Experience managing CNC machining, assembly, machining, or metal manufacturing operations is highly desirable.
Required Knowledge
- Lean Manufacturing
- IATF 16949 fundamentals
- ISO 9001
- Production Planning
- Capacity Planning
- OEE
- TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
- 5S
- Kaizen
- Standardized Work
- Visual Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Continuous Improvement methodologies
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- ERP/MRP systems
- Production scheduling software
- Manufacturing KPI analysis
- Data-driven decision making