Production Supervisor

About the Role:
The Production Supervisor also commonly searched as Manufacturing Supervisor Operations Supervisor Shift Supervisor and Production Team Leader leads day-to-day manufacturing operations in the Granite City Illinois area. This position manages production employees scheduling safety quality throughput material flow and achievement of daily manufacturing goals while developing a high-performing production team.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise production employees and coordinate daily work assignments to achieve manufacturing schedules and customer requirements.
• Manage staffing employee scheduling attendance workflow shift handoffs and allocation of labor across production activities.
• Monitor safety quality throughput scrap downtime labor efficiency and schedule attainment throughout the shift.
• Provide hands-on leadership coaching training performance feedback and accountability for production team members.
• Identify production bottlenecks and coordinate with maintenance quality materials and operations teams to resolve issues quickly.
• Ensure employees follow standard work instructions quality procedures safety requirements PPE standards and established manufacturing processes.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to production delays quality concerns safety incidents and equipment downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives involving lean manufacturing 5S productivity improvement waste reduction and standardized work.
• Maintain accurate production reports staffing records shift documentation and operational performance metrics.

Qualifications:

• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within manufacturing production warehouse foundry metal processing or industrial operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing hourly production employees and coordinating daily production schedules.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflow labor planning safety quality productivity and material handling.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and make timely operational decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership communication coaching conflict resolution and employee development skills.
• Experience using production reports manufacturing KPIs Microsoft Office or related manufacturing systems.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work within an active industrial manufacturing environment and support assigned shift requirements.

Desired Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelors degree in Manufacturing Operations Management Business Engineering Technology or a related discipline.
• Foundry metals fabrication machining or heavy manufacturing experience.
• Lean manufacturing 5S Six Sigma Kaizen or continuous improvement experience.
• Experience with ERP MRP manufacturing execution systems or production planning software.
• Previous responsibility for safety metrics quality metrics production KPIs and employee performance management.