Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Position Summary

The Production Supervisor oversees daily manufacturing operations for automotive components, ensuring safe, efficient, and high‑quality production. This role leads a team of operators and technicians, coordinates workflow, monitors performance, and drives continuous improvement aligned with production goals, customer requirements, and company standards.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Ensure production targets for safety, quality, delivery, and cost are consistently met.
• Supervise, schedule, and coordinate daily activities of production team members.
• Monitor production lines and equipment to identify and resolve bottlenecks or issues.
• Maintain accurate shift records (downtime, scrap, output, labor hours).
  
  
  

Safety & Compliance

• Enforce all OSHA, company, and industry safety rules.
• Conduct routine safety checks and ensure proper use of PPE.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Support 5S, housekeeping, and safe work practices across the department.
  
  
  

Quality Assurance

• Ensure products meet automotive OEM and Tier 1/Tier 2 specifications.
• Enforce adherence to quality procedures, control plans, and inspection standards.
• Partner with Quality team to resolve non‑conformance issues and drive defect reduction
  
  
  

People Management

• Tr ain, coach, develop, and evaluate production employees.
• Provide regular feedback and conduct performance discussions.
• Manage attendance, timekeeping, and basic HR workflow (e.g., corrective actions).
• Promote teamwork, engagement, and positive work culture.
  
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance on process improvements and equipment reliability.