Production Supervisor – 1st Shift

Location: Waupun, WI

Schedule: 1st Shift

Salary: $80,000–$95,000 p/y

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

A stable manufacturing company is seeking an experienced** Production Supervisor** to lead high-volume metal stamping operations. This role combines hands-on technical oversight, team leadership, process improvement, and coordination with Tooling, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering.

The ideal candidate has strong stamping experience, working knowledge of tool-and-die principles, and a proven ability to improve productivity, reduce downtime, and develop production teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily stamping production activities while meeting safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
• Supervise, coach, and develop production employees.
• Troubleshoot stamping, tooling, die, and process issues.
• Improve die-change efficiency using SMED principles.
• Monitor production metrics and lead corrective actions.
• Support preventive maintenance programs for stamping equipment and tooling.
• Coordinate with Tooling, Maintenance, Engineering, Safety, and Quality teams.
• Lead continuous improvement and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Manage projects from planning through implementation.
• Address employee relations matters and work with union representatives when needed.
• Establish department goals and communicate expectations across the team.
• Support occasional Friday overtime or schedule flexibility based on production needs.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in metal stamping or a related manufacturing environment.
• Previous production supervision, group leadership, or team-lead experience.
• Strong understanding of stamping equipment and tool-and-die fundamentals.
• Experience implementing process improvements in a high-volume manufacturing operation.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and SMED.
• Strong coaching, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience supervising employees in a union environment.
• Preventive maintenance and equipment-reliability experience.
• Experience supporting medium- or high-volume production operations.
• Project-management experience.

You should be proficient in:

• Metal Stamping & Forming (Progressive Die)
• Press Tech
• SMED
• Tool and Die
• Stamping