Job Description

**Job Description

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The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations within a fast-paced metal fabrication environment. This role oversees direct labor employees, including team leads, and ensures safe, efficient, and high-quality production while maintaining compliance with ISO standards. The ideal candidate is a strong leader with experience managing complex manufacturing equipment, driving accountability, and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

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**Key Responsibilities

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• Lead and oversee daily shop floor operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.

• Enforce company safety policies, ISO 9001 standards, and all manufacturing procedures.

• Supervise, coach, and develop employees and team leaders to build a high-performing workforce.

• Monitor production schedules, labor utilization, and workflow to ensure on-time completion of customer orders.

• Coordinate labor, materials, tooling, and resources across departments to support operational efficiency.

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of attendance, production activity, scrap, downtime, and job tracking within ERP systems and shop floor documentation.

• Verify compliance with standard work, job travelers, work instructions, and operational procedures.

• Conduct regular process and quality audits to ensure adherence to established manufacturing standards.

• Address non-compliant behavior promptly through coaching, retraining, corrective action, or formal discipline as appropriate.

• Troubleshoot production issues and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve quality, equipment, or process-related concerns.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to safety, productivity, quality, cost reduction, and workflow optimization.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready production environment utilizing 5S principles.

• Support equipment uptime and coordinate with maintenance on production-related equipment issues.

• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

**Qualifications

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• Must have high school diploma or equivalent

• 3–5 years of supervision experience in manufacturing, assembly, or a related industrial environment.

• Demonstrated history of strong communication, conflict resolution, and team-motivation skills.

• Familiarity with metal cutting and forming machinery, processing equipment, and basic troubleshooting.

• Proficiency in continuous improvement frameworks like Lean, Six Sigma, or 5S is highly preferred. 

• Experience utilizing ERP systems and Microsoft Office software for job reporting and data analysis

You should be proficient in:

• Leadership / People Management
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Coaching and Mentoring Experience

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• ERP Software