The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading, mentoring, and coordinating daily departmental operations to achieve targets in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people development. This role oversees second-shift staffing, timekeeping, continuous improvement, and performance management while fostering a safe, collaborative, and inclusive environment in a unionized manufacturing/warehouse setting.

Core Responsibilities

• People Leadership & Development: Coach, mentor, and coordinate direct reports and support functions; conduct daily team meetings and developmental conversations to foster employee growth and engagement.

• Staffing & Time Management: Manage daily staffing requirements, overtime allocation, shift scheduling, absenteeism, and payroll/timekeeping approvals.

• Safety & Environmental Compliance: Lead and enforce compliance with company policies, union agreements, OSHA, environmental guidelines, and ergonomics protocols.

• Quality & Operational Excellence: Execute daily quality checks, monitor key metrics, and communicate operational trends or irregularities to the Department Manager.

• Continuous Improvement: Lead Lean and Six Sigma initiatives to identify waste, streamline workflows, and drive root-cause problem solving across cross-functional teams.

• Performance & Relations Management: Drive team accountability, handle conflict resolution, manage disciplinary processes, and encourage employee-driven improvement ideas.

Core Technical & Leadership Skills

• Operational Leadership: Proven ability to manage shift priorities, coordinate teams, and make sound, rapid decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Continuous Improvement & Lean Methodology: Demonstrated capability in applying Lean tools (e.g., 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping) to eliminate waste and optimize process efficiency.

• Safety Management: Practical knowledge of safety compliance standards, hazard identification, and OSHA regulations.

• Data Analysis & Workforce Management: Ability to analyze operational metrics, track KPIs, and utilize workforce software alongside business tools (Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power BI) to spot trends and resolve deficiencies.

• Cross-Functional Problem Solving: Strong analytical approach to investigating root causes, gathering team input, and implementing long-term operational solutions.

Interpersonal & Behavioral Skills

• Communication & Collaboration: Clear oral and written communication skills to effectively align direct reports, union stewards, and management across shifts.

• Emotional Intelligence & Self-Awareness: High degree of self-awareness, receptivity to feedback, and ability to navigate challenging personnel situations with composure.

• Integrity & Accountability: Dedication to upholding operational policies, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring equitable treatment across the team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Required: Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in a leadership, supervisory, or team-lead role.

• Preferred: 3 to 5 years of experience within a manufacturing or warehouse environment, ideally within a unionized workforce.

• Preferred Education: Associate degree or higher (equivalent practical experience and demonstrated leadership ability will be considered).

• Certifications (Bonus): Lean Manufacturing training or Six Sigma Certification.