What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Supervisor position at W3Global?
Job Title: Manufacturing Supervisor
Location: Parchman, MS
Position Overview
The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations across assigned production areas, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production while supporting workforce development and reentry outcomes. This position provides leadership to staff and incarcerated workers, coordinates with institutional personnel, and supports a variety of manufacturing operations including print, metal fabrication, woodworking, garment production, assembly, and special projects. The Manufacturing Supervisor plays a key role in balancing production goals, customer satisfaction, workforce training, and operational compliance.
Key Responsibilities - Security & Compliance
Location: Parchman, MS
Position Overview
The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations across assigned production areas, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production while supporting workforce development and reentry outcomes. This position provides leadership to staff and incarcerated workers, coordinates with institutional personnel, and supports a variety of manufacturing operations including print, metal fabrication, woodworking, garment production, assembly, and special projects. The Manufacturing Supervisor plays a key role in balancing production goals, customer satisfaction, workforce training, and operational compliance.
Key Responsibilities - Security & Compliance
- Collaborate with MDOC staff to ensure incarcerated workers arrive on time and are prepared for daily production activities.
- Maintain professional communication and coordination with MDOC personnel regarding operational needs and workforce matters.
- Coordinate with MDOC case managers and the Reentry Team regarding worker participation, performance, transitions, and release planning.
- Assist in responding to workplace incidents, safety concerns, equipment issues, and operational emergencies.
- Direct daily production activities to ensure efficiency, quality, and on-time completion of customer orders.
- Monitor workflow, staffing assignments, and production schedules across assigned manufacturing operations.
- Support multiple production environments including print, metal fabrication, woodworking, garment manufacturing, assembly operations, and other special projects.
- Conduct routine shop walkthroughs to evaluate productivity, quality standards, safety practices, and equipment utilization.
- Recommend process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product quality.
- Assist with implementation of new manufacturing programs, equipment, and production processes.
- Monitor inventory levels to ensure uninterrupted production.
- Coordinate requisitions, quotes, purchase requests, and material ordering activities.
- Verify incoming shipments and maintain accurate inventory records.
- Coordinate equipment maintenance and repairs to minimize downtime.
- Assist with evaluating equipment purchases and capital improvement opportunities.
- Ensure accurate production records, inventory reports, and operational documentation.
- Assist with customer order tracking, billing support documentation, and production reporting.
- Submit required weekly and monthly operational reports to management.
- Verify incarcerated worker payroll information and support staff payroll documentation as required.
- Assist in resolving inventory, purchasing, or accounting discrepancies.
- Communicate professionally with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Provide updates regarding production schedules, order status, delivery timelines, and project requirements.
- Support customer satisfaction efforts by ensuring quality standards and delivery commitments are met.
- Collaborate with management on special manufacturing initiatives and business development opportunities.
- Supervise and mentor incarcerated workers in a professional manufacturing environment.
- Promote workplace habits that support long-term employment success, including attendance, teamwork, quality, and accountability.
- Coordinate with the Reentry Team to support workforce readiness, release planning, and successful transitions to employment after incarceration.
- Encourage skill development and participation in training opportunities that enhance employability and career pathways.
- Experience in manufacturing supervision, production management, operations leadership, or a related field.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and production activities simultaneously.
- Experience with inventory management, purchasing, quality control, and production scheduling preferred.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and production environments.
- Comfortable working within correctional settings and collaborating with institutional staff.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel between facilities as needed.
Salary : $20 - $30