Fabrication & Production supervisor

The Production Supervisor leads day-to-day operations within the fabrication shop and final packaging area ensuring safe efficient high-quality production that meets customer delivery commitments. This role is responsible for supervising shop-floor personnel coordinating production activities across work centers managing performance metrics and driving continuous improvement through Lean and operational-excellence practices.

• Supervise fabrication shop and final packaging operations to achieve production quality safety and on-time delivery targets.
• Plan prioritize and schedule production activities across multiple work centers based on workload capacity material availability and delivery commitments.
• Assign daily work to shop employees according to skill level certifications workload and production priorities.
• Maintain and regularly update the shop-floor skill matrix; identify training needs and coordinate employee development activities.
• Ensure compliance with Flowserve safety policies safe work practices and applicable environmental requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture by conducting regular safety discussions identifying risks and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure production processes comply with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements including adherence to documentation traceability inspection and record-retention procedures.
• Monitor and manage key operational KPIs including utilization efficiency productivity scrap rework quality performance and schedule adherence.
• Analyze production losses quality issues and daily shop-floor constraints; implement corrective and preventive actions using structured problem-solving tools.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence initiatives including AMEF/FMEA Value Stream Mapping 5S/6S SMED standard work visual management and continuous-improvement activities.
• Apply statistical process-control principles to monitor process performance identify variation and improve product quality.
• Support inventory management activities including material availability WIP control inventory accuracy and coordination with planning and supply chain teams.
• Ensure appropriate use of ERP systems Microsoft Excel Microsoft Project and other production-planning tools for reporting scheduling and daily operational management.
• Review and interpret technical drawings work instructions manufacturing procedures inspection plans and customer specifications.
• Ensure fabrication and assembly activities comply with applicable engineering and industry standards including API 610 ASME AWS and other relevant requirements.
• Support and oversee API and non-API pump manufacturing processes ensuring that approved procedures and quality requirements are consistently followed.
• Conduct training for shop employees on safety quality procedures technical requirements Lean practices and standard work.
• Partner with Quality Engineering Supply Chain Planning and Maintenance teams to resolve operational issues and improve overall plant performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 57 years of relevant manufacturing experience including experience supervising shop-floor operations.
• Demonstrated experience in fabrication shop operations and final packaging activities.
• Working knowledge of CNC programming and machining/manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous-improvement tools including AMEF/FMEA VSM 5S/6S SMED and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with production planning capacity management work-center scheduling and inventory/WIP management.
• Strong understanding of quality systems process control and ISO 9001/ISO 14001 requirements.
• Familiarity with API 610 ASME standards and preferably AWS welding standards.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings technical specifications work instructions and manufacturing procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office applications ERP systems and Microsoft Project or comparable scheduling software.
• Strong leadership communication problem-solving and team-development skills.

• Experience in pump manufacturing including API and non-API pump production processes.
• Experience implementing Lean Operational Excellence or continuous-improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to statistical process control quality tools and structured corrective-action methodologies.
• Knowledge of welding fabrication assembly testing and packaging processes for industrial equipment.